For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

It became a symbol of resistance to dictatorship, particularly under the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now DR Congo). He advocated for the rejection of western clothing in favour of ...

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 ...

It was an East and Central African affair, with artists from Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. Look One is an annual exhibition held at the Xenson Art Space in Kamwokya. It starts the year, opens up the ...

Marceline Tawembi, a newcomer to Canada who devoted her life's work to improving the lives of others in her home country of Congo, died in the cold in Ottawa earlier this month after leaving the women ...

Tawembi, left, wears traditional Congolese dress in a photo taken in 2017 at the UN ... Tawembi had been leaving the house early in the morning without enough warm clothing. Hakizimana said police ...

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities ...

Uganda announced Thursday that a nurse, 32, had died of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, amid a new outbreak of the deadly virus there — the first in two years. The country has activated emergency ...

The acclaimed film director’s new project is a photographic exhibition about mass demonstration – and concludes a very personal journey ...

Highlights include actual planes, jeeps and Higgins Boats, a theater with WWII-era musical performances, a restaurant and a fantastic gift shop with 1940s-inspired gifts and clothing. Few Carnival ...

The North Carolina Reads Program, also known as NC Reads, returns to Warren County Memorial Library in Warrenton this month.