Baleinières, handmade wooden cargo ships, are floating microcosms of life in the DR Congo.
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Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in African cities are driven by the national elites and therefore do not necessarily lead to community-level improvements.
African nations need to negotiate contracts that ensure they hold on to the power their resources bring.
The latest peace deal between the two neighbours provides concessions and demands that are perhaps easier said than done.
Periodic flooding in Kinshasa is a symptom of uncontrolled urbanisation.
Current initiatives to bring peace in eastern DRC have been ineffective as they are routinely violated.
Low wages and low funding in the DR Congo have led to police officers trying to extract funds from drivers.
Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kagame will need to address regional security threats, which include deteriorating relationships with neighbouring Burundi and DRC.
Uganda’s interest in natural resources during the second Congo war has had a lasting impact on how it’s perceived in the DRC.
The members of the Society for Ambience and Elegance (Sape) are impossible to overlook. Born in Central Africa at the beginning of the 20th century, the style is now found from Paris to Dubai.
Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis.
Charity advertising often reinforces historical stereotypes of underdevelopment that equate Africa with poverty.
Laurent Kabila and his son Joseph were the Democratic Republic of Congo’s third and fourth presidents.
Central to the DRC’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa and underrepresented groups in the eastern region.
Timber parks, where the paperwork for loads of timber is inspected, can help stem the financial losses from illegal exports.
The region’s forces are seen as important in addressing the long-running conflict in the DRC – but their involvement is complicated.
Football provides a way for unpopular elites to build political capital – but also creates space for citizens to voice dissent.
All too often, urban reforms are led by technical and infrastructural change, rather than by engaging people.
South Africa frequently invokes its celebrated constitution that is based on human rights, but has often failed to live up to its ideals.
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