Lumumba remains a leading figure in Congolese and African history. He was a revolutionary and a national hero whose ...

The Congolese independence leader’s uncompromising speech about 80 years of European colonial brutality and injustice went ...

Despite peace deal signed in Washington with Rwanda, Congolese government will use available mechanisms to pursue justice for ...

The agreement outlines provisions for the "respect for territorial integrity and halting hosilities" in eastern DRC but are ...

Congress established Independence Day as a holiday in 1870, and in 1938 Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees. Today, communities across the nation mark this major ...