Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday a drone attack targeting the airport in the city of Kisangani was halted before it could strike. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, ...

Andrée Blouin's autobiography charts a clear history of resistance to colonial oppression, writes Olivia Umuerwa Rutazibwa ...

The 2026 Voix d'Afriques (Voices from Africa) literature prize has been awarded to Pascal Boroto, a young writer from the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a novel inspired by his journalist mother.

We’ve been told our whole lives that money buys happiness. Get a bigger paycheck, a nicer house, a faster car, and surely you’ll feel better. It’s practically the unofficial motto of modern society.

Provisional results announced showed Nguesso with nearly 95% of the vote; his closest rival received less than 2%. Many political analysts had predicted victory for the longtime leader in power since ...

Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected with nearly 95 percent of the vote, according to provisional results announced on Tuesday. Sunday’s election in the ...

Incumbent President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, who is running for re-election, speaks after casting his vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Brazzaville, ...

Throughout the capital, Brazzaville, there were no long queues outside polling stations. RFI reporters observed small groups of voters arriving sporadically. Low turnout underlines the lack of ...

Votes are being counted in the Republic of Congo after a day of voting Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to extend President Denis Sassou Nguesso's rule for a fifth term. Throughout ...

Six candidates are standing against Sassou Nguesso but the main opposition is divided and largely absent, leaving him set to win another five-year term. The former paratrooper colonel is already one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campaign poster for incumbent leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso, ahead of the 15 March 2026 presidential election. (© Loïcia Martial/ ...

Congo-Brazzaville holds elections Sunday in a vote expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Observers ...