The Canadian who Murdered his way Across Africa | Scramble for Africa, Colonialism, British Empire

With GDP per capita of just $2 per day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest, if not the poorest nation on Earth. However, this does not have to be the case. The country has massive deposits of rare earth minerals...

Nzinga negotiated strategic alliances with the Dutch and the Christian missionaries to legitimize her rule and resist the Portuguese. This video delves into the slave trade and the political tensions between rival African rulers....

Has racist thinking discouraged us from looking at how sophisticated West African empires were before the Europeans arrived? How did trade mesh with a rise in inequality between Africa and the Europeans? West Africa Before the Europeans,...

Why are we ignorant of the archaeology left behind in West Africa? Are West Africans going to rediscover their history and will there be a demand of giving back physical objects from foreign museums in aiding that rediscovery?

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Perhaps the oldest known mathematical device in the history of mankind was created in Central Africa and could potentially be the originator of Egyptian and Greek mathematics.

More people were killed in a recent civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in conflicts in Vietnam, Syria, Iraq and Korea combined. The African country may be sliding back in to war, but one man is hoping a message of peace...

More people were killed in a recent civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo than in conflicts in Vietnam, Syria, Iraq and Korea combined. The African country may be sliding back in to war, but one man is hoping a message of peace...

Professor Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid collaborate with youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo at Yole!Africa.

A Beat Making Lab is an electronic music studio small enough to fit in a backpack. We build Labs in collaboration with communities all around the world; donating laptops, microphones, software and other equipment. From our first Beat...

How hard is it for historians to look at what was going on before the slave trade in West Africa? What were the limits of geographic expansion in West Africa?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 3

Sleeping sickness is one of the most deadly of the forgotten diseases. Experts thought it had been destroyed decades ago. But it's back with a vengeance and now mobile field teams are out in the bush carrying out blood tests and lumber...

Sleeping Sickness is the deadliest disease in the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo suffers more cases than any other country. Without treatment, parasites called trypanosomes invade the victim’s brain, ravage their sleep cycle,...

After an eruption at the Democratic Republic of Congo's Mount Nyiragongo volcano, there are fears that a ‘limnic eruption’ could occur at a nearby lake, spewing out suffocating gas

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Anglo-Zanzibar War

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the First Congo War

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed the deaths of five individuals who were infected with Ebola.

Vaccinating children in developing countries can be hard work. It’s a huge challenge – especially when there are long distances to travel, there’s not enough staff and there is the need to keep vaccines at the right temperature . Trying...

Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio and his bodyguard, Italian carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci, died in a gunbattle, and were not killed execution-style, as had previously been reported.

According to local health authorities, there are now 426 cases of Ebola in eastern Congo.

In the Congo, brutal wars that have cost one thousand lives a day are almost over. People are returning home after over a decade as refugees. But many come home to find someone else has claimed their land. Lalia and Safi are two such...

The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to last until mid-2019.

What was West Africa like before the Europeans arrival? How did the empires grow, flourish and eventually decline?<br/>
West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 1

Many non-profits are using Landsat as a tool to identify and protect areas that are important for conservation. This video shows how The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has used Landsat in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to...