Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Ebola Response Must Be Anchored Locally - Muyembe

"We must learn from the past. During the 2018 epidemic, basic health structures were insufficiently involved." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, a Cultural Revival After a Year of Rebel Rule

"It's a reminder that culture is always present and that it endures." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: As Ebola Resurfaces in DR Congo, So Do Critical Questions About How to Respond

"It's going to be a real race against time." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Tax Drive in DR Congo Puts Squeeze On Aid Groups

"It's like a Sword of Damocles." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fear and Survival - Reflections On a Year Under M23 Rule in Goma

"Mistakes are unforgivable, which is why we do everything to obey those who govern us." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Caught in the Middle - Banyamulenge Face Violence and Instrumentalisation in DR Congo's Uvira

"We are associated with the war that is raging here." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: On the Road to DR Congo's Uvira, a Peace Deal Cooked Up in Washington Shows Its True Face

"The world's decision-makers know nothing about what is happening in my country." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: In DR Congo's Uvira, Pro-Government Militia Actions Show Abuses Aren't Just an M23 Problem

"People were whipped, arrested, some died in detention." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Life Under the M23 - What Our Reporting Reveals About Rebel Rule in DR Congo

"It is a bona fide police state that focuses only on security and neglects all other areas of life." Read more »

Rwanda: UN Faces Scrutiny Over Refugee Transfers From Rebel-Held DR Congo to Rwanda

"It was brutal like you wouldn't believe." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mining Interests and Missed Deadlines - Why Congolese See Little Hope in M23 Peace Talks

"They are signing commitments they never intended to implement." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Land Grabs and Assassinations in DR Congo's Rutshuru

"They tell us they are hunting the FDLR, but it is peasant farmers who are dying." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The M23 Takeover, Part 2 - Congolese Describe Domination and Defiance in South Lubero

"It's a bona fide police state that focuses only on security." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The M23 Takeover, Part 1 - in DR Congo's Walikale, Forced Labour and Fears of Arrest

"They sow terror so that they will be listened to." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Art Remains Our Oxygen' - DR Congo's Slam Poets Refuse to Be Silenced

As rebels seize their towns, spoken-word artists battle censorship and violence. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Hope and Resistance - Slam Poets Capture the Weight of War in DR Congo

"I wrote this text to put down on paper all the pain I can't bear." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Commit Widespread Abuses in DR Congo's Goma

"Many people are arrested, some disappear, and families don't know where their loved ones are." Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Back to Ruins - the Displaced Congolese Forced Home By M23 Rebels

"We left everything behind when we fled, and now there is nothing left." Read more »