A cease-fire deal between rival tribes in the northeast of Congo takes effect Friday. The fighting between the Lendu and Hema tribes, which have been battling for control of the city of Bunia, has ...

Savannah native Janiqwa “Nqwamary” Nganga was given the rare honor of being named chief and queen of an African tribe.

Rashidi Alema Anzor, a 24-year-old actor, singer, and producer, is a native of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His passion for cinema led him to a career in theater and film within ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — With July 4th just around the corner, people from the Democratic Republic of Congo came together to celebrate in Galesburg. Congo Independence Day is on June 30, but on July 2 people ...

Streaming into Leopoldville last week, the delegates to the Congo’s first Parliament were a strange-looking lot. Some had the sharply pointed heads of a tribe that practices infant skull bandaging.

Hailing from Democratic Republic of Congo, Kwenders immigrated to Canada with his mother as a teenager, bringing a love of music and celebration with him. After settling in Montreal, Kwenders joined ...

From the Democratic Republic of Congo—where in the words of Spin writer Eric Pape, a “culture of corruption, moral decay, and negligible resources has created a music scene that can best be described ...

A superstar in Africa, she sang in the language of her tribe and often addressed social concerns, insisting on women’s strength and decrying abuse. By Jon Pareles Tshala Muana, a Congolese singer who ...

An Egyptian ex-minister is the favourite to become head of the UN's culture agency, but his Congolese rival says bets are still off before a key decision next week. They are former Egyptian ...