Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 ...

For many African football fans of a certain generation, the name “Zaïre” evokes a vivid blend of images: Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga, perhaps the politician with the longest name on the ...

President Kagame, who, like his DRC counterpart Tshisekedi, ducked the recent EAC Heads of State summit in Arusha, last ...

If the bar is dropped low enough, everyone becomes a high jumper ...

A Belgian court has given the green light for a former diplomat to face trial over the 1961 killing of Patrice Lumumba.

Stuart Reid’s love of writing and learning about the world drew him to become a longtime editor at Foreign Affairs. Reid sat down with CFR to discuss the importance of good writing to convey global ...

Isama, who felt highly distressed by the horrific experience and death of a fine gentleman like Bashar Sani in the hands of ...

Davignon, 93, is suspected of having had a front-row seat when Belgian officials discussed transferring the prisoner Lumumba ...

Iran has appointed hardline cleric Mojtaba Khamenei as the country's new supreme leader.

For decades, eastern DR Congo has been described as a tragic battlefield, a region where civilians are caught between armed groups, regional powers, and international peacekeeping missions. Yet ...

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory. Alfred McCoy This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important ...

The mention of Rutendo Benson Matinyarare’s name evokes emotions. His admirers praise him as a courageous and patriotic ...