Kinshasa headache
The harsh realities of resistance for a new generation in Joseph Kabila’s Congo.
The harsh realities of resistance for a new generation in Joseph Kabila’s Congo.
A critical review of Swiss theatre director Milo Rau’s multi-media project, "Congo Tribunal,” about the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Policymakers need to properly assess the risks to ordinary Congolese people from expanding the “conflict minerals” category.
The state of politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and those working to build a new future there.
Has migration policy reckoned with epidemics like Ebola?
Do online movements such as #MeToo #HerToo and #TimesUp do enough to address the experiences of all victims of sexual violence?
The presidential term of Joseph Kabila, in power in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001,
Until Joseph Kabila publicly recuses himself from running for a third term, many Congolese will be suspicious of any dialogue proposed by the government.
Those extracting value from the DRC's soil over last 20 years show they're willing to do anything—including 6 million deaths—to satisfy global commodity markets.
A Congolese writer whose work oscillates between gripping dystopia and humanist celebration.
Being a pro-democracy, nonviolent youth activist is a dangerous thing in some countries. Like in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
While health professionals are crucial frontline responders, the Ebola crisis is indeed too important to be left to medical personnel.
Differences can be harmonious and allow people to come together despite their background and roots.
That story about Akon, the Senegalese-American R&B singer, performing in an air bubble to thousands of screaming Congolese in Goma, because he doesn't want to get Ebola is false
UPDATED: So there you have it. After 120 minutes and a great goal by Mario Goetze
Belgian-Congolese filmmaker, Nganji Laeh, along with musician and composer Badi and filmmaker Monique Mbeka Phoba, explore present day DRC via film.
Creating spaces where artists related to the Congolese diaspora can freely tell their side of the story.
Can European film producers narrate African pasts without reducing these to just European historical developments?
Harry Belafonte and Martin Scorsese are planning a TV series on King Leopold II of Belgium's brutal rule in the Congo.
This summer I’ve been hired as a freelancer for Iggy, MTV’s global music website. The site