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Flavors from the Heart of Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Culinary Heritage

By Jonas Loubin The scent of palm oil drifts from a pot balanced over glowing charcoal. Outside, rain presses on the corrugated roofs of Kinshasa’s open-air markets. In a city where sound is constant—car...

DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green

Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne - Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo...

South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University - The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of...

Congo in Color: Fashion, Art, and Music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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In Kinshasa, the humid air hums with sound and movement. Street vendors call out over the steady rhythm of traffic; shopfronts spill their colors onto cracked sidewalks. Here, style is not a matter of vanity but a language—a way of speaking without words. Across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from the dense rainforests of Équateur to the bustling riverbanks of the capital, cultural expression runs deep, threading through daily life in ways as intricate as a beaded collar or the looping rhythm of a rumba guitar. The Tailored Defiance of the Sapeurs Among the most visible symbols of this cultural vibrancy are the Sapeurs, members of La Société des Ambianceurs...

Congo in Color: Fashion, Art, and Music in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Kinshasa, the humid air hums with sound and movement. Street vendors call out over the steady rhythm of traffic; shopfronts spill their colors...

4 things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up

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Philipp Kastner, The University of Western Australia - The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war...

4 things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up

Philipp Kastner, The University of Western Australia - The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war in eastern DRC. The United Nations welcomed the agreement as “a significant step towards de-escalation, peace and stability” in the region. I have analysed several different peace negotiations and agreements. It’s important to distinguish between what’s...

4 things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up

Philipp Kastner, The University of Western Australia - The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long...

4 things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up

Philipp Kastner, The University of Western Australia - The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long...

Threads of Identity: Young Designers Elevate Congolese Fashion on the Global Stage

In the heart of Kinshasa’s bustling streets, color spills into view—kaleidoscopic fabrics drying in the sun, the rhythmic hum...

Flavors from the Heart of Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Culinary Heritage

By Jonas Loubin The scent of palm oil drifts from a pot balanced over glowing charcoal. Outside, rain presses on the corrugated roofs of Kinshasa’s open-air markets. In a city where sound is constant—car...

South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University - The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment...