Africa: The country rotted for three decades under dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. His successor has promised to rebuild, but little change is evident. Amid a new civil war, its people adapt.

In neighbouring Congo Republic, whose capital Brazzaville also sits on the banks across the river, at least 17 people have died in floods across eight departments including the capital, with more ...

On August 5, 1964, Simba rebels seized the city of Stanleyville, a sprawling colonial jewel perched on the Congo River. Seeking power and revenge for the Western-backed assassination of Patrice ...