Directed by Johan Grimonprez, it cut deep into the blood-and-rubber ties between Belgium and Congo, shining a light on the United Nations, jazz as a political agent and the plot to assassinate Congo’s ...

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

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

A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...

Likewise, in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, music is at the forefront of events that aren't as well known as the Nazi's rise to ...

Slavery was a business, a commerce, a financial enterprise expanding American capitalism. In fact, most economists agree that ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

‘Tragically, Congo’s horror remains unchanged. Foreigners full of lust, rebel groups, and a corrupt government have and are ...

As the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders convene this weekend in Tanzania, the focus, analysts said, is on whether the meeting will yield a ...

Once again, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in flames. Towns are razed, bodies pile up in hospital morgues, and ...

Interview - Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader ...