Jan 21 Watch 11:41 Meet a couple separated by thousands of miles and America’s new refugee policies By Matt Katz, Melanie Saltzman The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any other country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. In this special report for PBS NewsHour Weekend, produced in partnership with public radio station WNYC, correspondent Matt Katz has… Continue watching
Aug 05 American accuses Congo officials of unlawful arrest, torture By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — An American security contractor is accusing two top-ranking Congolese officials of ordering his detention and torture, declaring in a lawsuit that they demanded he confess falsely to being part of a plot to overthrow the country's government. Continue reading
May 20 Congo’s political crisis stokes fears the nation could slip into chaos By Richard Lardner, Associated Press "If we allow Joseph Kabila to remain in power, he's going to become a president for life," said Francis Kalombo, a member of Kabila's ruling party. "He's going to keep pushing and pushing and pushing and that will lead to… Continue reading
Mar 03 ‘One Day, I Will’ project shows children’s ambitions in four African countries By Corinne Segal Senegal-based photographer Vincent Tremeau asked children in four African countries: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:50 Protecting Virunga Park and seeing Congo’s rich potential By PBS News Hour Emmanuel de Merode -- anthropologist, Belgian prince and chief warden of the Virunga National Park -- has dedicated his life to the rich wildlife found within the precious and contentious national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That has… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 54:33 PBS NewsHour full episode October 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we dig into the evidence of what shot down a Malaysian airliner. Also: How a possible Joe Biden run could influence the Democratic debate, a deadly surge of violence in Israel, a battle between government and… Continue watching
Feb 18 Photos: Lynsey Addario’s life as a witness to war By Victoria Fleischer Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered conflict in Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. She tells her story in her new memoir, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War.”… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch In ‘Virunga,’ rangers risk death to save Africa’s oldest national park By PBS News Hour Virunga National Park in Eastern Congo is the spectacular home to the only mountain gorillas left on the planet, and many other types of wildlife. A new documentary tells the story of a group of rangers working to protect the… Continue watching
May 23 ICC convicts second war criminal since 2003 mandate By Diane Jeanty Congolese warlord Germain Katanga is now the International Criminal Court’s second conviction since it was mandated to bring the worst international criminals to justice 11 years ago. Continue reading
May 04 U.S. pledges $30 million to Congo for democracy-building By Lara Jakes, Associated Press The United States is prepared to give Congo $30 million in aid for stability and democracy-building - but wants President Joseph Kabila to agree to step down at the end of his current term in office, U.S. Secretary of State… Continue reading