The rhythm and sounds of the drum circles were the seeds for American music. Ragtime and jazz both have roots in Congo Square ...

Traditional music and dance remain central to the cultural life of many indigenous forest communities in the Congo Basin. Gatherings often feature rhythmic singing, percussion, and coordinated ...

An alliance of student organizations and departments across campus will host events, teach-ins, film screenings, art exhibits and discussions in honor of Congo Week from Oct. 14-20 to spread awareness ...

A drone strike in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, killed three people, including a United Nations aid worker from France Wednesday.

The derogatory title of his searing documentary film, “A Little Black Man from Congo” isn’t what South African filmmaker Tshililo waha Muzila came up with by himself. It’s what he discovered that ...

Over the last decade, towns in the north of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seen the increasing migration of Indigenous Batwa people, according to censuses seen by ...

Created in 2014, the Amani Festival has become a powerful symbol of peaceful co-existence in eastern part of Congo, where ...

The Congolese Catholic Choir was mired in disagreement. Over what, precisely, would have been hard for most Vermonters to parse — unless, of course, they happened to speak Swahili. Even then, ...

Men and women who took part in an interfaith programme experienced a remarkably lower incidence of violence, even years later ...

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Voters in the Republic of Congo will be heading to the polls in a presidential election this weekend, with the outcome of the vote all but a foregone conclusion ...

When faith leaders leveraged their influence to mitigate violence against women, they found dramatic success by teaching men ...

A century-plus-old game has gotten a modern makeover and new burst of popularity, but is the future of American mah-jongg ...