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Worldcrunch » Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo

Stay updated with comprehensive news on the Democratic Republic of Congo from Worldcrunch. Discover insights on Congolese politics, economic strategies, societal issues, and cultural landmarks with translations from top international sources. Highlights include Kinshasa, Congolese history, and cultural festivals.

photo of a father and child
Societyfatherhood

Can Men Breastfeed? How Central Africa’s Aka Tribe Flips Parenting Roles

by Ignacio Pereyra March 31, 2025May 24, 2025
What's Reigniting War In Congo? Rare Minerals And Rwandan Genocide Ghosts
Geopolitics

What’s Reigniting War In Congo? Rare Minerals And Rwandan Genocide Ghosts

by Pierre Haski January 28, 2025May 24, 2025
Blood Minerals? Why The Democratic Republic Of Congo Is Suing Apple
Futuretechnology

Blood Minerals? Why The Democratic Republic Of Congo Is Suing Apple

by Pierre Haski December 19, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a ​man from the Aka tribe carrying his infant son
Societyfatherhood

Can Men Breastfeed? Parenting Insights From A Central African Tribe

by Ignacio Pereyra July 11, 2024
What The Failed Congo Coup Reveals About Anti-Western Sentiment In Africa
Geopoliticsunited states

What The Failed Congo Coup Reveals About Anti-Western Sentiment In Africa

by Christian Putsch May 21, 2024May 24, 2025
For several weeks, residents of Sake, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), have been living under the intensive exchange of heavy weapons fire as fighting flared up between government troops and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels,.
Geopoliticsunited states

Why Rwanda May Force The World To Remember DRC’s “Forgotten War”

by Pierre Haski February 21, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of an open smartphone
Greenenvironment

What If You Rented Your Smartphone Instead Of Buying It?

by Charlotte Meyer January 2, 2024May 21, 2025
photo of people looking at electoral lists
Geopoliticsresources

DRC Elections, Between Huge Potential And Deep Dysfunction

by Pierre Haski December 20, 2023May 21, 2025
People walk past a street market selling accessories and produce
Economypolitics

Africa’s Demographic Boom Is The Continent’s Greatest Resource

by Sophie Jacquier June 19, 2023May 19, 2025
OneShot - Gorillas Strike A Pose For Selfie
OneShotdemocratic republic of congo

OneShot – Gorillas Strike A Pose For Selfie

by Juan David Romero April 25, 2019May 20, 2025
Praying at a church in Goma, DRC
In The Newseducation

Want To Teach In This Congolese City? Better Get Baptized

by Worldcrunch March 17, 2017May 20, 2025
Time to give a dam
In The Newsdemocratic republic of congo

Electricity And Jobs Help Save Congo’s Wildlife Reserve

by Worldcrunch March 7, 2017May 20, 2025
Bible reading in Goma, North Kivu, DRC
In The Newselection

Can The Catholic Church Prevent A New Congolese Civil War?

by Alidad Vassigh January 16, 2017May 20, 2025
Men carrying tree trunks in North Kivu, DRC
Geopoliticsexploitation

DRC, Environmental Costs Of Congolese Wood Industry

by Worldcrunch October 7, 2016May 20, 2025
Playing soccer in Kindu, DRC
Societysoccer

Congolese Teens Fall Prey To Lure Of Sports Gambling

by Worldcrunch October 14, 2015May 23, 2025
Easter celebrations in a church in Goma, North Kivu, DRC
Societyreligion

How Vatican Funding Cuts Weigh On The Faithful In Africa

by Worldcrunch October 3, 2015May 22, 2025
A member of the UN's MONUSCO mission near Beni in March 2014
Geopoliticsjihadists

Congolese Crossroads: Between Cannibalism, Jihad And Hope For Progress

by Worldcrunch July 29, 2015May 23, 2025
In Goma, DRC
Societydemocratic republic of congo

Save The Children Pushes Congolese Teens To Keep Their Babies

by Worldcrunch March 26, 2015May 22, 2025
Bulldozing in Bukavu
Societycorruption

How One African City Is Taking Back The Streets, Literally

by Benjamin Witte February 12, 2015May 23, 2025
Out of sight, out of mind
blogdemocratic republic of congo

In Democratic Republic Of Congo, A Snapshot Of Broken Justice

by Worldcrunch January 23, 2015May 22, 2025
Break time at a school in DRC
Societyeducation

Rape At School, A Congolese Scourge Is Finally Confronted

by Worldcrunch December 11, 2014May 22, 2025
In a church in Goma
Societyviolence

How A Congolese Priest Disarms Sworn Enemies

by Worldcrunch November 17, 2014May 22, 2025
Congolese rely on their mobile phones everywhere. (File Photo -Kinshasa)
Economytechnology

Where Mobile Phones Have Become The Banking System

by Worldcrunch October 6, 2014May 22, 2025
A traditional funeral ceremony in Duakombe Village, DRC.
Societydemocratic republic of congo

Fearing Desecration, Congolese Resurrect Ancient Burial Rites

by Patrick Randall September 24, 2014May 22, 2025
In this file photo in Goma, internally displaced Congolese line up for aid
Geopoliticshumanitarian aid

Fingerprinting The Victims To Fight Humanitarian Aid Fraud

by Worldcrunch September 18, 2014May 22, 2025
In a clinic in Goma, DRC
Societyhealth

Duped Too Often By ‘Healers,’ Congo’s Diabetics Embrace Real Medicine

by Worldcrunch July 25, 2014May 22, 2025
In the DRC, the most vulnerable
Geopoliticsexploitation

When Child Traffickers Operate Under The Guise Of Charity

by Worldcrunch February 13, 2014May 23, 2025
Compromising pictures and videos taken with cell phones constitute a new kind of cyber-criminality in Bas-Congo
Societydemocratic republic of congo

Congolese Women Take Action Against ‘Revenge Porn’

by Patrick Randall December 28, 2013May 22, 2025
A makeshift -- but genuine -- school in Kpandroma, DRC
Societyeducation

Why “Universities” Are Flourishing In Butembo

by Worldcrunch December 16, 2013May 23, 2025
Butembo's main street
Futurepollution

Solar Satisfaction In A Congo Town Without A Power Grid

by Worldcrunch November 27, 2013May 22, 2025
Baby receiving treatment for malaria at a municipal hospital in M'banza Congo
Societyhealth

Prayers Are Not The Cure For Malaria

by Worldcrunch November 20, 2013May 22, 2025
"This support encourages many farmers to put more effort into improving their output techniques"
Food / Traveldemocratic republic of congo

How Rwandan Shops And Congolese Farms Bump Up Agriculture Output

by Worldcrunch November 3, 2013May 22, 2025
Tradition -- not witchcraft
bloghealth

Traditional Practitioners Use Plants To Treat Mental Illness

by Worldcrunch October 23, 2013May 22, 2025
Congolese kids practicing capoeira
Societybrazil

In Congo, Street Children Find Hope In Brazilian Martial Art Of Capoeira

by Patrick Randall October 12, 2013May 23, 2025
Civilians and FARDC soldiers in DRC
Geopoliticsmilitary

Congolese Soldiers And Civilians Learn Benefits Of Playing Nice Together

by Patrick Randall October 2, 2013May 22, 2025
In a village near Bukavu, DRC
Societydemocratic republic of congo

Wee and Unwanted In Congo, Where Newborns Of Street Children Face A Tough Start

by Lucille Fonteny August 6, 2013May 22, 2025
"Not long ago, the most popular meals were fries, sausages, steaks and other meats, but it’s different now.”
Societyhealth

French Fry Rebuff: Congolese Return To Traditional (And Healthier) Diet

by Leo Tilmont June 27, 2013May 23, 2025
Sunset on Idjwi Island
Food / Travelafrica

Idjwi, A Quiet Island Sheltered From Congo’s Woes. For Now

by Leo Tilmont June 14, 2013May 22, 2025
Children at work in a Congolese gold mine
Societychildren

Kids Are Dying In Congolese Gold Mines, And No One Is Held Accountable

by Leo Tilmont June 5, 2013May 22, 2025
M23 troops in Bunagana, North Kivu
Geopoliticsun

With UN Troops Arriving, Congo Insurgents Have A Choice To Make

by Leo Tilmont May 21, 2013May 23, 2025

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