Dec 14 10 Congolese Youth on Why They Voted – or Didn’t By Extra DA Congolese youth share their views about why they voted in December 2011 elections and whether or not they felt it mattered. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch In Egypt and Congo, Questions of Election Legitimacy Remain Millions of Africans voted Tuesday in two very different elections. Margaret Warner discusses elections in Egypt and Congo with The International Republican Institute's Scott Mastic, who's leading an election monitoring team in Cairo, and Soloman Moore of The Wall Street… Continue watching
Jun 21 Refugee Hot Zones Around the World By Talea Miller The UN Refugee Agency released new 2010 data on the countries hosting the largest numbers of refugees and the countries producing large refugee populations. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Rape Victims Make Voices Heard in Congo Lindsay Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the use of rape as a weapon of war in eastern Congo. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Victims, Rapists Speak Out on Rape as Weapon of War in Congo Independent Television News reports on the ongoing use of violent rape as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch In Congo, Attitudes About Rape as a Weapon Remain Tough to Change Gwen Ifill talks with two experts familiar with the sexual violence that has occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past decade. Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Roadside Bombs Kill 5 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan In other news Monday, attacks across Afghanistan killed five NATO soldiers, two of whom were Americans. In attacks on Sunday, four U.S. soldiers were killed. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch News Wrap: Obama Warns Insurers Against Profiteering Over Reform In other news Tuesday, President Barack Obama told health insurance companies not to use the health care overhaul as an opportunity to raise rates, and the administration unveiled a new plan to combat homelessness. Continue watching
Aug 11 Clinton Visits Refugees in Democratic Republic of Congo By Larisa Epatko Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured a refugee camp Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive eastern region, and said more must be done to protect civilians from the violence, particularly sexual crimes. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch Congo’s Civil War Is Rich Seam for Prize-Winning Playwright Playwright Lynn Nottage talks to Jeffrey Brown about her Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, "Ruined," set during Congo's civil war. Continue watching