For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

Madaraka Nyerere has highlighted the need for comprehensive peace efforts in the region The unilateral ceasefire declared by ...

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

The recent unilateral ceasefire declared by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has opened a potential path for renewed ...

Madaraka Nyerere has shared his views on the factors to achieve lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read Full Article at RTcom ...

Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

This was done through a company named Union Minière du Haut Katanga (UMHK). Concessionary companies made enormous profits in the Congo Free State between 1885 and 1908. The entire country stood under ...

The external influences at play in eastern DRC are a direct result of the DRC’s failure in governance, further exacerbated by ...

With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

1783 – Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. 1846 – “The Oregon Spectator”, based in Oregon City, became ...

Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...