Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
Venice Biennale: Golden Lions for Simone Leigh and Sonia Boyce. – Culture
They are as indispensable to every Venice Biennale as the overcrowded water buses and the oceans at Aperol, which are drunk down here after looking at the art: the assurances…
Court orders Uganda to pay $325 million in reparations to Congo – Politics
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had demanded eleven billion dollars in war reparations from neighboring Uganda. The state had therefore gone before the highest UN court and longed for…
Belgium’s bloody colonial history in the Congo – Culture
from Josef Kelnberger Their names are Maddy, Pascal, Muana, Joanna. They tell the visitor what it’s like to live in Belgium if you have Congolese roots. Why parents with twins…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: What Remains of Lumumba – Politics
Belgium and the USA did not like that Patrice Lumumba wanted to lead Congo to freedom. He was murdered and dissolved in acid. Visiting his daughter who would like to…
Development aid: when aid does more harm than good – economy
Development aid often fizzles out ineffectively, billions of dollars are wasted senselessly. Donors and those in need are left behind. It is high time to finally rethink. Essay by Judith…
New Ebola case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – health
A new case of the life-threatening Ebola disease has been registered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ministry of Health reported an infection in the eastern province of…