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.

East & West. The flood of arms has entered the Congo from almost all sides (see map), and in such quantity that some Western intelligence sources say the Simbas cannot possibly absorb any more.

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 ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The United States will work with local leaders here in the Congo River basin to ensure that planned fossil-fuel extraction won’t result in a climate ...

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 ...