In the 40 years since the Democratic Republic of Congo - formerly Zaire - became independent ... on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of independence last year. In fact, DR Congo has seldom ...

The attackers, dressed in military uniforms and displaying the Zaire flag, claimed in videos circulating on social media that they wanted to "change things in the management of the Republic." ...

The DR Congo military on Sunday said ... the group then went to the Palais de la Nation, brandishing flags of Zaire, the name of the Democratic Republic of Congo under the dictator Mobutu Sese ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil ... 1971 - Country is renamed Zaire. 1977 - French and Belgian paratroops, alongside Moroccan forces ...

Local media reports said the assailants were members of the New Zaire Movement linked to formerly exiled DR Congo politician ... we cannot march together with Vital Kamerhe and President Félix ...

When Rwandan and Ugandan troops invaded Zaire ... Congo, there was an uproar at home given the poor state of roads, especially in and around Kampala. Yet there was a method in the madness. DR ...

In 1974 Zaire became the first team from sub-Saharan Africa to qualify for the World Cup finals Former DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani says his country has improved its football considerably ...

Former DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani says his country has improved its football considerably since their last and only World Cup appearance, as Zaire, in 1974. The current incarnation of the ...