Africa: The country rotted for three decades under dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. His successor has promised to rebuild, but little change is evident. Amid a new civil war, its people adapt.

In neighbouring Congo Republic, whose capital Brazzaville also sits on the banks across the river, at least 17 people have died in floods across eight departments including the capital, with more ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The United States will work with local leaders here in the Congo River basin to ensure that planned fossil-fuel extraction won’t result in a climate ...