It was a vast, unwieldy expedition. Three giant inflatable rafts, two watercraft jets, six rubber dinghies, eight Land Rovers ...

When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra -- one of the most famous in Africa -- in 1994, they had so ...

General Mobutu seized power in the Congo in 1960 with CIA backing after the Belgians abandoned their former colony. His first coup eliminated the Soviet-backed Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba ...

Muhammad Ali’s clash with George Foreman produced one of the great performances of all time – but also set a precedent that ...

That was on October 30, 1974. The Rumble in the Jungle became a worldwide event. It became a marketing coup by Mobutu Sese ...

In many ways, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle didn’t start on this day 50 years ago at 4:30am. In ...

As Congo marks the 50th anniversary of the Rumble on Wednesday, boxing dreams live on not only in the capital, Kinshasa — ...

The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African ...

But there was one hitch in the plan; King did not have the money. Instead, King found someone who did. That man was Mobutu ...

30, 1974. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky, File) FILE - This is a Sept. 22, 1974 file photo of Zaire’s President Mobutu Sese Seko, ...

Fifty years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman met in a boxing ring in Africa. Ali’s stunning knockout victory ...

The Rumble In The Jungle’ pitting heavyweight champion George Foreman against Muhammad Ali on October 30 1974 - 50 years ago ...