11th Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Congo in Conversation

Congo in Conversation

Politics and Insecurity

Militia Incursion Stirs Fear in Bunia

byDieudonne DiroleSeptember 8, 2020

Kinshasa, DRC, August 23th, 2020. People block the road to slow the police convoy escorting Lamuka opposition party leader Martin Fayulu when he returned to Congo this week after being stuck in the United States for five months due to coronavirus travel restrictions. Thousands of Fayulu's supporters lined Kinshasa's streets as the failed presidential candidate returned home and called for reforms and early elections. Fayulu insists the 2018 election was stolen by President Félix Tshisekedi in a deal cut with former leader Joseph Kabila and accused the government of failing to reform the judiciary and electoral commission. © Justin Makangara for Fondation Carmignac

Politics and Insecurity

Returning Opposition Leader Calls for Reform and Early Elections

Thousands of people swarmed Kinshasa’s streets as opposition leader Martin Fayulu returned home last weekend from the United States, where...

byJustin Makangara

August 27, 2020 - Updated On August 28, 2020

Bukavu, DRC, August 2020 Sapeur Chrispin Floribert Sumaili, 25, shows off his style on a street in the eastern Congolese city of Bukavu this month. Raissa Karama Rwizibuka for Fondation Carmignac

Health

Congo’s Innovative Coronavirus Fashion

Bukavu, DRC, August 2020.Sapeur Chrispin Floribert Sumaili, 25, shows off his style on a street in the eastern Congolese city...

byRaissa Karama Rwizibuka

August 20, 2020

Kinshasa, DRC, May 2020. Members of the pro-democracy and civil society movement Filimbi (« whistle » in swahili) carry out a public educational campaign about coronavirus in a market in Congo's capital Kinshasa in May. © Justin Makangara for Fondation Carmignac

Health

Youth Activists Tackle Coronavirus and Disinformation

Kinshasa, DRC, May 2020. Members of the pro-democracy and civil society movement Filimbi (« whistle » in swahili) carry out...

byArlette Bashiziand1 others

July 31, 2020 - Updated On August 18, 2020

Goma, DRC, July 13, 2020. Protesters are arrested by a police officer in the eastern Congolese city of Goma on July 13 while denouncing the nomination of an election commission chief accused of rigging past elections in favour of former President Joseph Kabila. Congolese authorities have come under fire for cracking down on peaceful critics, journalists, and political party members while using pandemic state of emergency measures as a pretext to curb political protests. © Moses Sawasawa for Fondation Carmignac

Access to clean water

Congo Lifts Coronavirus State of Emergency

Congo this week lifted health emergency measures put in place on March 24 to contain the spread of coronavirus. The...

byMoses Sawasawa

July 24, 2020 - Updated On August 18, 2020

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