A single image captures the grim task facing those who needed to find space for the dead after a spasm of violence in Central ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

Yes, Voodoo is still practiced in New Orleans and will be on display for tourists visiting for the Super Bowl. But it’s not ...

C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound, and the Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to ...

Traditional rites, artistic exhibitions, concerts, dances, conferences, and other activities are part of the festivities aimed at highlighting ancestral culture. The streets of Ouidah are buzzing ...

“Globalization and digital communication likely encourage Christians from various traditions to identify with a single leader,” observes one expert. The next step? Possibly an “ecumenical ...

The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main city in the country's volatile east, warning the situation could ...