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...
