Now there is a much greater recognition of the harm Belgium caused in Belgian Congo and Rwanda. Under Belgian rule the ...

Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...

Days after protests erupted over Goma's fall to M23 rebels and Rwandan forces, Kinshasa remained paralyzed. Fear has halted ...

Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents. Massive traffic jams and unsafe driving cause chaos on the roads, leading to ...

A brief history of Lubumbashi Lubumbashi was originally called Elisabethville. It was established by colonial Belgium in 1910 precisely to extract copper for global markets. This was done through a ...

Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, ...

Protests in Kinshasa have turned violent, with embassies burned, schools emptied, and fear spread as tensions over M23 rebels escalated.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Belgium on Wednesday warned its citizens against traveling to DR Congo, as Brussels Airlines scrapped a flight to Kinshasa after violent protests erupted over the conflict rocking the east of the ...

Violent demonstrations broke out near several embassies in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, including the Belgian Embassy, where a gate was set ablaze.

(Thomas Mukoya/Reuters) In Kinshasa, angry crowds chanted anti-Rwanda ... "What Rwanda is doing is with the complicity of France, the U.S. and Belgium. The Congolese people are fed up.

Belgium warned its citizens on Wednesday against all travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo following violent protests in Kinshasa, including incidents targeting the Belgian embassy.