Democratic Republic of the Congo Archives

Demand for Congo’s cobalt is on the rise. So is the scrutiny of mining practices.

Sarah Katz-Lavigne - February 21, 2019

Congo’s contested elections in December resulted in the country’s first

Jason Klocek - February 4, 2019

[caption id="attachment_83417" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Members of the Islamic Movement in

Chipo Dendere - January 30, 2019

[caption id="attachment_83225" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters gather near a burning tire

Oumar Ba - January 22, 2019

[caption id="attachment_82866" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo

Anna Mwaba - January 21, 2019

After a contentious race, on Jan. 10, 2019, Democratic Republic

Sara Hellmüller - January 17, 2019

[caption id="attachment_82718" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Congolese police officers hold back members

Allard Duursma - December 18, 2018

[caption id="attachment_53427" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.N. peacekeeping forces patrol during presidential

Susanna Campbell - December 11, 2018

[caption id="attachment_73379" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Soldiers and police at the scene

Gudrun Østby and Christine Amisi - December 10, 2018

[caption id="attachment_81342" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Denis Mukwege, center, celebrates with his

Ashley Nunes - December 2, 2018

This week, General Motors announced plans to halt production at