DRC: Local groups and government try to boost vaccination rates, fight misinformation (ITV & Ukingo)
More than 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, our understanding of the virus and of the COVID-19 vaccines has evolved. […]
DRC: Community ownership a promising solution to save the Congo Basin (BBC)
Patrick Wasa-Nziabo eases dozens of kernels from a sun-dried cob into a large plastic bucket. The 31-year-old is sorting through […]
DRC: Farmers confront dangerous impact of deforestation (Global Press Journal)
On a routine afternoon last December, a half-dozen loggers in Katwa, a village in Lubero territory in eastern DRC, swung […]
DRC: Farmers turn to ponds to compensate for regional fish scarcity of fish (ICI CONGO)
Despite the presence of three lakes in eastern DRC’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces, in eastern DRC, residents and officials […]
Listening to listeners: Radio Tayna tunes into its audience to address COVID-19 and other illnesses
In Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Nord Kivu province, the impacts of COVID-19 persist. Thankfully, they’re matched by […]
Vianney Watsongo Katsuva—winner of the George Atkins Communication Award for 2021
For Vianney Watsongo Katsuva, being a broadcaster means being a voice for others. Growing up in a rural community, he […]
DRC: How a group of women are making money by replacing charcoal for cooking (Global Press Journal)
Most families in northern DRC’s Tshopo province, can’t afford electricity to cook. Instead, they rely on locally-produced wood charcoal to […]
Radio Communautaire Salama: Winner of the Liz Hughes Award for Her Farm Radio 2021
When you tune into Radio Communautaire Salama in Butembo, DRC, on Saturday afternoons, you hear broadcasters tackle the serious issue […]
Radio Codel Kayna relies on local experts, women, and youth for a unique COVID-19 response
Saoul Ndungo has been the director of Radio Codel Kayna in Kayna, North Kivu, DRC, for more than four years. […]
DRC: COVID-19 pandemic changes cross-border trade
Benjamin Bahati is a Congolese businessman who has been selling eggs and chickens imported from Rwanda for the past nine […]