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The coverage of the Democratic republic of the Congo has been made possibile thanks to a crowdfunding launched at the end of 2019. It supported a first on-the-ground mission that took place in February 2021. This section aims at keeping the spot on DRC. It's not just about an endless war, it's also about the efforts to build peace.

Eastern DRC under a state of siege: A bitter pill in North Kivu

On May 6, 2021, after a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi, a state of siege was established in Ituri and North Kivu, two provinces...

Between horror and hope in the villages of Ituri

“We have buried twenty-eight people. I have seen them with my own eyes. We also found three bodies in the fields and buried them...

Fleeing war, weaving life in IDP camps of Bunia

He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds when one enters the house—actually,...

Disability in Goma. The power of staying together against Covid-19, war, and stigma.

Sylvain Kakule Kadjibwami lost the use of his legs during one of those ambushes that bloodlessly bleed North Kivu. “When I was shot, I...

Congo, war, disability, and our fight against Covid

The story I am telling from the city of Goma is a seemingly distant one—as far away as the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Lights, shadows and war reporting

Covering a conflict is something to be done on tipotoes, admitting what we do not undersant. A priest reminded me that we, journalists, if...

On the ground in DRCongo. Why now

I should have left for the Democratic Republic of the Congo a year ago. A year that has radically changed our daily life. Nobody...