'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat': The CIA, geopolitics and jazz in DR Congo

Johan Grimonprez’s documentary 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' is a polyrhythmic, electric revisiting of the assassination of ...

Congo military court sentences former President Kabila to death for treason

A military court in Congo has convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason and other charges and sentenced him to ...
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Congo's Nobel winner Mukwege pins hopes on new film

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege hopes a new film about his life will achieve what decades of activism have ...

Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health agency says

Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday that suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled since last week ...
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Congo’s prosecutor seeks death penalty for former President Kabila for war crimes

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s public prosecutor on Friday asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia in a treason case that includes war crimes charges ...
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These 5 documentaries reveal surprising aspects queer Hispanic immigrant experience in the U.S.

These films reveal what is often missing from the debate around immigration: the experiences and perspectives of immigrants themselves.
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Congo announces new Ebola outbreak after case confirmed in southern province

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s health ministry on Thursday announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai province. “To date, ...