KINSHASA, Congo, July 29 -- There is something familiar in the stern dark eyes of one of the men who wants to be Congo's next president. Put him in a pair of black, horn-rimmed glasses and a ...

The son of Congo’s former dictator vowed to use military force to crack down on Congolese soldiers and rebels who have kept up a years-long campaign of rape against civilians in the Central African ...

CONGO: Despite the fact that it has pitted the country's two major players against each other, the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential run-off has been noticeably quieter than the first round ...

Politics: Northwestern Equatuer is the native province of both Jean-Pierre Bemba and Mobutu Sese Seko, the latter of whom built a opulent palace in the remote far-north town of Gbadolite. Bemba won ...

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Kinshasa — With two weeks to go before the Democratic Republic of Congo goes back to the polls to choose between incumbent President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba in a ...

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President Mobutu Sese Seko on Saturday stood defiantly on his mansion patio with his new military prime minister and dismissed the legitimacy of the popular rebellion washing over his corrupt 31-year ...

Two major Democratic Republic of Congo presidential candidates have urged their supporters to vote for President Joseph Kabila in the second round. Antoine Gizenga, who came third in July's historic ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government will repatriate the body of ex-ruler Mobutu Sese Seko in agreement with his family, President Joseph Kabila has said. Mr Mobutu is buried in Morocco, ...