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 ...

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

The movement expanded to Europe with Congolese migration, in the 1970s and 1980s ... Some of their public posturing echoes that of European dandies, like a specific gait, often slightly stooped with ...

2024’s dress code was Garden of Time which saw the likes of Kim Kardashian, Lana Del Rey and other stars posing on the red ...

The dress code for the 2025 Met Gala was announced on Tuesday, and – as usual – it's a little hard to decipher. Here's what ...

Composed of clothing, photographs, fine art, historical texts, and artifacts, it’s the first Costume Institute exhibition to ...

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their fight to the country's capital – but their attempts to march south are have been met by resistance. Rwanda-backed rebels ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, after the M23 rebel group captured the eastern Congolese ...

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GISENYI, Rwanda—Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of a weak army in ...

GISENYI, Rwanda, Jan 30, (AP): Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo's escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo's interior and seek the protection of a weak ...

The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits in the Sangha region, despite the area being officially designated for a ...