Tawembi, left, wears traditional Congolese dress in a photo taken in 2017 at the UN General Assembly. (African Hope Committee Inc.) She came to Canada last May and planned to continue her work ...

Photos of Tawembi taken in 2017 and posted online show her at the UN General Assembly. Tawembi, left, wears traditional Congolese dress in a photo taken in 2017 at the UN General Assembly. (African ...

In the two Congos, there’s a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

Paris Couture Week wrapped up in Paris this Thursday, with 29 fashion houses showing their collections. Here are all the highlights.

Visibly, the Tanzania security looked overwhelmed already at the VIP side that they now resorted to letting people in depending on dress code ... do something about DR Congo or else " history ...

Nostalgia, escapism and bold reinventions defined Paris Couture Week as 29 fashion houses unveiled collections that paid homage to past eras while reflecting today’s global challenges. With dramatic ...

According to tradition, the bride will change into a new dress at midnight called a menyecske ... it’s the opposite in Congo. To show they are serious about their upcoming marriage and ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

Manitoba's Congolese community rallied in Winnipeg to spread awareness and stand in solidarity with the death of their co-nationals in the African country gripped by a war that has recently seen ...

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after decades of fighting. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal.