11th Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Congo in Conversation

Congo in Conversation

Arlette Bashizi

Arlette Bashizi is a freelance photographer based in Goma covering music, culture and daily life. She is a member of the Collectif Goma Oeil and the Congo Women’s Photographers Network.

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

When a group of activists wearing hooded, full-body personal protection outfits, gloves and masks marched through Gambela market in Congo’s...

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Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 27-28, 2020. With schools closed during Congo's period of confinement, and the city implementing regular power cuts, my 13-year-old sister Marie studies at home by the light of a mobile phone. © Arlette Bashizi for Fondation Carmignac

Electricity and Hydroelectric Plants

Goma in the dark

We have a lot of power cuts in Goma. We’re used to it, but it still makes life difficult, especially...

byArlette Bashizi