After yesterday’s somewhat guardedly optimistic blog about Congolese Election Day, it is becoming clearer that

Well, it is Election Day Plus One in the Congo. Acting on the advice of

Yesterday, Joseph Kabila Kabange arrived in Uvira on a presidential campaign stop.  I was able

In 2006, the Democratic Republic of Congo held its first multiparty elections in 46 years.

So, who will be running against Joseph Kabila in the presidential election? There are so

In less than a month, national elections are scheduled for the Congo.  Yesterday, official campaigning

More news from Uvira/Fizi: On 10/24, Mai Mai rebels attacked a FARDC position in the

So, what is the situation in Uvira/Fizi these days?   There are wars and rumors of

‘Listen to the yell of Leopold’s ghost Burning in Hell for his hand-maimed host. Hear

On Tuesday, October 5th, I awoke to the sounds of wailing coming from outside my

Andrette is 38 years old, and has 2 children.  In 2010-2011, she spent three months

Mirungi Ekyiamba is 35 years old and is married to Bitangingwa, a very petite, pretty

Binwa is 40 years old and has 5 children. In 2010-2011, she spent three months

For survivors, the experience of sexual violence causes painful and often chronic physical problems, including

Two nights ago, a group of gunmen walked into a bar in Gatumba, Burundi.  The

On Thursday, September 1st, I arrived at the military tribunal of Uvira, based on an

On August 15, SOS FED and the community of Mboko inaugurated a brand-new well in

On Tuesday, August 30, I attended the monthly meeting of the Uvira CTLVS (Comite Territoriale

Uvira seems to be a rather anonymous town deep in Central East Africa. The architecture:

A few months ago, I wrote a couple blogs about SOS FED’s participation in a

Col. Kifaru Niragiye and his troops have been re-absorbed into the FARDC, with no promise

The conflict, and its effects on civilians, is not quite abating in Fizi Territory. The

Nothing is ever that easy for an AP fellow, and the Congo is no exception.

In Fizi Territory, one of the more prolific armed groups is Mai Mai Yakutumba.  Fortunately,

Last month I reported on an attack on the village of Nyakiele by soldiers loyal

Happy Independence Day! Today, on June 30th, Congo is celebrating 51 years of independence from

In my previous blog entry, I reported about an ongoing situation in and around the

More reports on security incidents occurring this month: June 4: Monitors reported that the FDLR

I really wish all the news I had from this part of the world wasn’t

Hello all, I am back from my holiday in Uganda. It was lovely, but I’m

Greetings from Kampala. I’m taking a two-week holiday in Uganda, but I’m keeping in contact

The violence in Fizi Territory is starting to hit close to home. On Thursday, May

Attacks on civilians may be picking up again in this part of South Kivu. There

Here is a link to the NY Times article on a study soon to be

So, I am about four months into my 12-month stint here in the Congo. It

There are a few corrections to my coverage of the Kikoze mass rape incident: -I

On 4-21-11 I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with a MONUSCO official

Great news: SOS FED, The Advocacy Project, and ifa-Zivik are entering into the next phase

On March 31st, an attack on civilians occurred in the village of Kikoze, in the

Currently it is rainy season in Uvira, so the weather is hot, humid, and sticky.

In my last blog entry, I wrote about a UNFPA data-mapping project that is being

On March 23, I attended my first CTLVS (Commission Territoriale sur la Lutte contre la

There is evidence of a growing humanitarian crisis in Fizi Territory. I have been attending

Good news: the German Embassy in Kigali gave Marceline her Schengen visa, so she will

South Kivu is home to quite a few ethnic groups, and with any area with

On February 28th, a vehicle belonging to CCAP, a local NGO based in Uvira, was

Good news: Colonel Kibibi Mutware, the ex-CNDP Amani Leo commander who led his troops on

I admire the European Union for many reasons: their strong currency, the ease of travel

Today Amisi, Marceline, and I are getting together a list of supplies we will be

Yesterday my friend Vincent told me that Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down as Egypt’s leader,

A fight breaks out in a bar in the dark of the night in the

A presidential election is supposed to occur in 2011, and current president Joseph Kabila faces

So, here I am in Uvira, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Things

Kitagi miyazi, rafiki yangu.  So, I am headed back to the Congo.  After three months