Archive for the ‘Ask the Africans’ Category
Congolese Woman Speaks Out
In this four video series, Congolese activist and Women Coordinator for Friends of the Congo, Bibiane Tshefu, articulates how there is a complicity in the international community when it comes to ending the conflict in the Congo.
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Adam Hochschild of King Leopold’s Ghost Chimes in on Conflict Minerals Debate
In the April edition of Mother Jones, Adam Hochschild notes “The real problem is not conflict minerals, but the fact that Congo’s long-suffering people reap only a tiny share of their country’s vast wealth.” Read the entire article here: http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/02/congo-gold-adam-hochschild
Congolese filmmaker urges us to stop breeding dependency through NGOs
Congolese filmmaker Petna Ndaliko Katondolo speaks about the non-profit industrial complex at the 2009 “Congo in Harlem” film festival.