The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

Congo has been wracked by more than a century of violent colonization and imperialism resulting in millions of deaths—and ...

In the history of the DR Congo exploitation under colonial rule, followed by a dictatorship, wars and internal conflict, instability and displacement have resulted in protracted humanitarian crises.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most resource-rich nations on earth, yet its people remain trapped in poverty, instability, and perpetual war .

Eastern Congo, a peripheral part of the inter-lacustrine ... humanity and modern capitalism had the world seen such a penal colony. It is a vision of hell which is still engraved in the memory ...

But Tree continues key themes his creations revolve around. “I’ve long been working on the colonial past because I am from Congo,” Baloji said. The story explores the tribulations of the ...