11th Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Congo in Conversation

Congo in Conversation

Tag: Politics

Bunia, DRC, September 4, 2020. A fighter from the CODECO militia (C) holds rocket-propelled grenades as government soldiers take up positions while crowds of people look on after more than 100 heavily armed militiamen caused alarm by entering the eastern Congolese city of Bunia last Friday. Drawn mostly from the Lendu ethnic group, CODECO is accused by the United Nations of committing widespread and systematic killings, beheadings, rape, and other atrocities that the world body has said may amount to crimes against humanity. © Dieudonné Dirole for Fondation Carmignac

Politics and Insecurity

Militia Incursion Stirs Fear in Bunia

I got the call from a friend at around 6am on Friday: dozens of CODECO militia fighters had infiltrated our ...

byDieudonne Dirole

September 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