In 2004, Bakody spent nine months in Kindu, a provincial capital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, managing a radio station set up by the UN peacekeeping force at a time when the country’s ...

As the Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to recover from a five-year civil war, one priority of international relief agencies is to restore a vital rail link in the central African nation's ...

KINDU, Congo — The highway out of town is a single dirt motorcycle track. The colonial-era railroad has finally broken down. The last of the mighty river barges lies rotting on shore with weeds ...

KINDU, Congo - When a notorious rebel commander showed up leading a crackdown on pro-government tribal fighters in eastern Congo, it ended in the cold-blooded murder of more than 50 civilians. Coming ...

KINDU, Congo – The highway out of town is a single dirt motorcycle track. The colonial-era railroad finally has broken down. The last of the mighty river barges lies rotting on shore with weeds ...

KINDU, Congo – Congo's president says nothing can stop long-awaited elections from taking place even as fears mount of a possible delay. President Joseph Kabila addressed the issue Wednesday, saying ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Reverend François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa, of the clergy of Kindu, ...

It began as just another week of heat and torpor in the Congo. Sweating natives, as usual, loaded palm kernels into boats at upcountry river stations, while understaffed United Nations teams passed ...