Jason Stearns, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, talks with Renee Montagne about why elections in the Congo matter so much to African democracy. We turn now to Jason Stearns. He's ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A major critical and popular success in Belgium, this sweeping history of Congo begins during the precolonial era and brings readers all the way up to the current era of warlords and civil war. Van ...

U.S. President Trump says he has ended the long war in eastern Congo. But despite signing peace deals, Congo’s M23 rebels ...

The Kongo empire, a highly structured and developed state, rules over a region that today covers parts of south-western Congo, northern Angola and a slice of the Republic of Congo. It lasts for some ...

Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. have sparked a reckoning about racism and colonialism across the world, including in Belgium, where a growing movement is demanding the country address systemic ...

The Congo: History Series is a collection of short documentary bits, which cover some of the historical events that are continuing to shape this nation, both on the international scene and at a local ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been a critical source of strategic minerals for the United States since at least World War II. Here’s a short history → No place in the world has such a rich ...