But its plot is deadly serious. Patrice Lumumba, who helped lead Congo’s struggle from a Belgian colony into an independent republic and became its first Prime Minister, was wildly popular – not just ...

Police are chasing two suspects who fled into Brussels’ metro tunnels following a shooting in the Belgian capital, according to officials. Authorities were first called to Clemenceau train ...

Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...

By the time snake catcher Dylan Cooper had finished digging through the mulch, he’d recovered a total of 102 snakes - five adults and 97 newborns, Reptile Relocation Sydney owner Cory Kerewaro ...

During the colonial era, the borders drawn by European powers divided the Banyarwanda people between Rwanda (under German and later Belgian rule) and the Belgian Congo. This arbitrary division left ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Belgium's new government is looking to double its nuclear power capacity from 4 gigawatts to 8 GW by building new reactors, Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet was quoted as ...

Belgian state found guilty of colonial-era child kidnappings Children of white fathers and Congolese mothers were forcibly placed in orphanages in colonial-era Belgian Congo. Human Rights 12/06 ...

NGO ActionAid and locals say cost of some items has risen between 18% and 160% as conflict blocks aid and supplies.

GENEVA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Rwanda said on Friday it had proof of an intended major attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo and denied it was fomenting conflict inside its neighbour's border.

A Brussels prosecutor said the perpetrator was still on the run after the second shooting in the Belgian capital in less than ...