November 30

• Congo-Kinshasa: Is Facebook Mobile Moving Youth in the Wrong Direction?

  The growing use of Facebook Mobile has many concerned in this city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Now that young people have the social network literally at their... Read more »

November 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: A Rapper From Goma With No Time for Booty Shaking

  Shortly before the escalation of violence in North Kivu, RNW was in Goma, talking with one of the many young, talented and socially engaged rappers who have called this city home.... Read more »

November 21

• Rwanda: No Aid for M23, Says Dutch Minister [interview]

  Three days before M23 rebels took control of the Congolese city of Goma, RNW were speaking with the Netherlands new minister for foreign trade and development cooperation. On... Read more »

November 19

• Congo-Kinshasa: A Youth Demonstration to Support the M23?

  The M23 rebel movement is using youth in territories under their control to deny allegations of rape and forced enrolment of minors. This is a report from the heart of a... Read more »

November 17

• Congo-Kinshasa: How Congolese Yankees Use Cool to Conquer the City [opinion]

  Youth from the DRC city of Kisangani are embracing a newly found identity to survive - and succeed in - life, reports Catherina Wilson in her award-nominated thesis. Reader, meet... Read more »

November 16

• Congo-Kinshasa: A Red Armband for Dr. Mukwege

  The situation has been very tense at Panzi Hospital since the assassination attempt on Doctor Denis Mukwege that forced him to flee home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more »

November 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Sex Workers 'Furious' Over Bike Taxis Curfew

  Prostitutes in the city of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are furious. They say that since a curfew has been imposed in early October on the cheapest and most... Read more »

October 18

• Congo-Kinshasa: Getting Married in Congo - Mission Impossible?

  Aimé Kwete has been preparing to marry his fiancée for almost a year now. He attributes the delay to the fact that, so far, he hasn't been able to pay the dowry to... Read more »

October 14

• West Africa: Francophonie Summit Brings Sparks to Kinshasa

  This weekend, Kinshasa hosts the 14th Francophonie Summit. While leaders from French-speaking countries will meet to discuss political issues, the two-day event is also giving... Read more »

October 12

• Congo-Kinshasa: Meet the Mai Mai - M23's New Enemy

  These days, the M23 rebels in the eastern DRC province of North Kivu are fighting a war not only against regular Congolese army troops. Armed groups in the north of the territory... Read more »

October 5

• Congo-Kinshasa: Nights in Goma Get Bloody

  For the past two weeks, nights in North Kivu's capital have been anything but restful. Armed attacks and murders are terrorizing the DR Congo city. By day, a witch hunt for the... Read more »

October 1

• Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese ICC Witnesses to Set New Asylum Precedent?

  A fairly simple-seeming decision taken last week by a Dutch district court may have major consequences on relations between the International Criminal Court, its cooperating... Read more »

September 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: The M23 - DRC's New Scapegoat for Torturing Innocents?

  The M23 has been accused of many human rights violations in North Kivu, including rape, abduction and murder. But some say the notorious rebel group in the DRC are not the only... Read more »

September 21

• Congo-Kinshasa: Meet the DRC's Angry Villagers, Part II [opinion]

  Fuelled by unsparing anger, young Congolese men, belonging to the movement Raïa Mutomboki, will do anything to defend their families against the FDLR, a Hutu militia formed... Read more »

September 20

• Congo-Kinshasa: Meet the DRC's Angry Villagers, Part 1

  Fuelled by unsparing anger, young men, mostly in their 20s, will do anything to defend their families against the FDLR, a Hutu militia formed after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Meet... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Rappers of Generation Conscious

  Kinshasa is considered by many to be the home base of African music. But the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is also home to an underground scene of politically... Read more »

September 18

• Congo-Kinshasa: Politically Conscious Rappers Sing for Democracy

  Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is considered by many to be the home base of African music. But it is also home to an underground scene for a... Read more »

September 3

• Congo-Kinshasa: School Children Deplore Extended Holiday

  Like most children, David Kulimuchi would rather play football with his friends than go to school. But now that he and his family were forced to flee, and his school has been... Read more »

August 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Let's Not Forget the Miners in DR Congo [opinion]

  Lonmin's Marikana mine tragedy has drawn international attention on the deplorable working conditions of South African miners. But was there any media coverage of the sixty people... Read more »

August 21

• Congo-Kinshasa: Rebel Ceasefire Holds, But No Solution in Sight

  As a tentative ceasefire between Congolese government troops and rebel forces calling themselves M23 endures into its fourth week, a viable solution to the crisis caused by the... Read more »

August 9

• Congo-Kinshasa: Youths in East Lose Faith in Negotiations

  The Kampala summit ended yesterday in Uganda without an agreement on the creation of a neutral military force to tackle the conflict raging in the Congolese province of North Kivu... Read more »

August 8

• Congo-Kinshasa: My Blog, My Voice in the DRC

  RNW is in the process of shifting its focus to promoting freedom of speech in regions where this is under threat. So this summer we're publishing a series of portraits of men and... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Hague Court Orders Reparations for Victims

  Victims of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga are entitled to reparations. This was ordered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday. Read more »

August 6

• Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Ready for Talks

  DR Congo M23 rebel movement, which controls parts of the North Kivu province, says it is ready for peace talks with the government. The rebels are hoping to do that during an... Read more »

August 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Fear From All Sides in the Eastern DRC

  Caught in the crossfire between M-23 rebels and the Congolese army, people in the eastern DRC territory of Rutshuru live in constant fear. Violent clashes continue to erupt. And... Read more »