High in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains lie the shafts of Kilembe Mines, once East Africa’s most important copper operation. The Government estimates suggest the deposit still contains ...

Former heavyweight champion and boxing icon Mike Tyson is set to face former champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition match in the Democratic Republic of ...

A Brussels court ruled that Étienne Davignon must stand trial for the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than six decades after one of Africa’s most controversial political killings, a Belgian court has taken a historic step toward accountability. A former senior diplomat, Etienne Davignon, has been ...

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory. A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. This ...

Davignon, 93, is suspected of having had a front-row seat when Belgian officials discussed transferring the prisoner Lumumba ...

Blackwater lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are releasing carbon up to 3,500 years old, raising concerns about the ...

A Belgian aristocrat who served as diplomat and European commissioner will have to face trial regarding his possible involvement in the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese prime minister and ...

A Brussels court ​on Tuesday ordered a former high-profile Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice ...

Explore the world's oldest forests, from Australia's 180-million-year-old Daintree to Japan's Yakushima with trees over 7,000 years old, each offering unique ecosystems and wildlife.

The goal in the world of global health s to bring an end to this scourge by 2030. A new drug looks as if it could do the job.

To the cartographers of the modern conservation world, the forests of northeastern Gabon can appear almost empty. Satellite ...