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...
Brussels - Today, close to 100,000 mpox vaccine doses will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), making these the first delivery of the vaccine to the country. A second delivery amounting to around 100,000 vaccines is expected...
Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University - The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of...
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 horns, street calls, and the clatter of metal spoons against enamel bowls—food remains a point of calm, a slow rhythm carried from kitchen to table. Across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cuisine is as layered as the country’s landscapes: rainforest, savannah, river delta. Each dish is a record of migration, trade, and memory.
Staple ingredients anchor the Congolese table—cassava, plantains, maize, rice—simple in form but infinitely adaptable. From these foundations emerge meals that speak of both...
Jonathan Beloff, King's College London
The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23...
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 horns,...
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 of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers there. Some, including political parties, have questioned whether the soldiers were adequately trained, equipped and supported. Lindy Heinecken has spent decades researching the South African military in peacekeeping...
Jonathan Beloff, King's College London
The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court proceedings that began...
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...
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...
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...
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