Alfred Mamba, who witnessed as a child the Ali-Foreman "rumble in the jungle" fight 50-years ago, poses for a photograph in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

Muhammad Ali came to the central African country and beat then-undefeated George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle” on Oct. 30, 1974, to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion again.

BULENGO, Congo (AP) — A hooded man burst into the 42-year-old woman's tent while her children were out searching for food, then raped her in the displacement camp where she ...

The Lisungi project has empowered refugee women in Congo by providing conditional cash transfers, training, and small business grants, enabling them to start agricultural cooperatives and transform ...

12/15/2023 Women have been underrepresented in Congolese politics — until now. Ahead of the December 20 elections, support for a fresh wave of female candidates is growing.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A court in Brussels has started considering a crimes against humanity lawsuit brought by five biracial women who were born in Congo and taken away from their Black mothers when ...

Sexual terrorism. It's the only way to describe what is happening to women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to doctors at Panzi Hospital in the eastern province of South Kivu. “If you ...

Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean drew a boisterous reaction Monday when she addressed the issue of women's rights in Congo — a country known as the rape capital of the world. Jean spoke to an audience ...