Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Conrad’s 1899 novella was a searing critique of European colonialism, but especially the form practiced in the misnamed Congo Free State. King Leopold ... Republic of ...

Rwanda has economic as well as security interests. Kigali denies UN evidence that it smuggles vast amounts of gold and other ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa ... with all state and non-state parties,” including M23. The rebels seized Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, following ...

DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...

African leaders asked defense chiefs for a road map to ... DR Congo. But in the long term is to work with all parties [including M23 rebels] to ensure that they have a stable state," he said.

The AU was supposed to be Africa’s collective problem-solving mechanism. Instead, it has become a stage for well-crafted ...

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the ...

the biggest prize on the presumed carcass Africa, also arguably the biggest prize on Earth. The owner of the prize called it “Congo Free State” a personal property then not yet a colony of his kingdom ...

Conservation projects across the world are reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to shut down USAID and freeze foreign aid, as groups large and small scramble to fill sudden funding ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Anesvad Foundation (Bilbao, Spain) have signed a 2-year agreement valued at €1.4 million to support ...