We are in the quickening heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where metrics like per capita ...

Sewing machines whirred across bold fabrics at a Kinshasa atelier where Congolese tailors and their style-savvy customers have revived a suit long associated with life under a dictator. The design ...

Popularized in the 1970s by former president Mobutu Sese Seko, the collarless jacket was introduced as a symbol of African ...

Plc, has marked Africa Day with a celebration across its offices in 20 African markets, bringing employees together in a ...

The M23 began its rebellion in late 2021. It swept through large chunks of eastern DRC, claiming a revolution, before entering Goma and Bukavu in early 2025, seizing both cities from the Congolese ...

In one of the richest yet poorest countries on Earth, a unique subculture is redefining identity through style. The Sapeurs of Kinshasa turn fashion into art, performance, and even survival in ways ...

Stewart Copeland Stewart Copeland can talk your ear off about his admiration for Lingala, Jimi Hendrix, and even Justin ...

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to show the community ‘they are not alone’.

Medical personnel were rushing on Monday to the frontlines of a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo whose late detection and quick spread have alarmed health experts. The World ...

The second edition of the “Africa Now” pop-up will take place from June 17 to July 8, 2026, at Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann, on the third floor of the Coupole building. Through this pop-up, ...