Down the street a couple of policemen are attempting to restrain a distraught woman as she rips the clothes from her own body. We are in the quickening heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it’s traditional for a man to pay a dowry to the family of the woman he wants to marry. But in recent years the cost has spiralled – with some parents asking for ...

Standing in a makeshift salon on the side of a dusty backstreet in Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa Papy Kalume pulled a fresh razor out of his bag. The 47-year-old barber placed the ...

Pregnant women and infants are at risk should they contract mpox but there are no approved vaccines for this population.

KINSHASA, Oct 24 (Reuters ... as a coach and establish Democratic Republic of Congo's first boxing club for women. He paged through a well-thumbed magazine to show off photos from the day ...

Welcome to the 1970s, a strange mélange of grimy New York City streets, the hardscrabble blue-collar strength of union ...

Faty Sy Savanet once again sings in her native Lingala, and references the important Kotazo cultural movement of Kinshasa in this latest record. We also shine a spotlight on an up-and-coming soul ...

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the “Rumble in the Jungle” boxers, fans across Africa have been in Kinshasa, the Congolese ...

It was a vast, unwieldy expedition. Three giant inflatable rafts, two watercraft jets, six rubber dinghies, eight Land Rovers ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 1993 — Erin Whitten becomes the first woman goalie in professional hockey to ... 1974 — Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in the eighth round in Kinshasa, ...