Congo
What are you scared about, Joseph Kabila
Being a pro-democracy, nonviolent youth activist is a dangerous thing in some countries. Like in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
5 Questions for Filmmaker, Djo Munga
The Congolese cites the crime film, 'Carlito's Way,' starring Al Paciono, as a project he wished he had made. You can see the inspiration in "Viva Riva," his breakout film.
The first feature film out of the DRC in over 28 years
Viva Riva! director, Djo Tunda Wa Munga, on African self-representation, and opening a production company in "chaos."
My barber loves these tunes
Hipsters Don't Dance 'Top 5 World Carnival Tunes' for October 2014.
In Search of Freedom
Belgian-Congolese filmmaker, Nganji Laeh, along with musician and composer Badi and filmmaker Monique Mbeka Phoba, explore present day DRC via film.
The Question of International Aid
How a documentary about a radio station provides a window into aid policy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
King of Soukous
An Adieu to Tabu Ley Rochereau, the master rumba singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Deadline Congo
Harry Belafonte and Martin Scorsese are planning a TV series on King Leopold II of Belgium's brutal rule in the Congo.
Restaging the Death of Patrice Lumumba
The merits of restaging 'Une Saison au Congo,' Aimé Césaire's history of the life and death of Patrice Lumumba, in London, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.
A Season in the Congo
A review of Aimé Césaire's 'A Season in the Congo' (Une Saison au Congo) at the Young Vic theatre in London.
Did Britain’s MI6 put a hit on Lumumba?
When a member of the UK's House of Lords (a few months before she died) told another Lord, over tea, that she'd organized Lumumba's abduction and murder.
Capitalizing On a Violent Heritage
The politics of selling African art mostly collected during colonial era to private collectors.
Yannick Nyanga’s Tears
How a black French rugby player's crying during the playing of the country's national anthem was appropriated for all sorts of rightwing and reactionary politics.
President of France, King of Africa?
Francois Hollande want French-African relations to be transparent. Is this a new African policy or the old FrançAfrique?