In the two Congos, there’s a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

He advocated for the rejection of western clothing in favour of traditional attire, but Sape persisted as a counter-cultural statement. The movement expanded to Europe with Congolese migration ...

But nothing could have prepared it for this. In one recent week alone, nearly 3,000 people were killed as rebels swept across the Congolese city. Body bags were rushed in. The fighting in Goma has ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on ... for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" ...