Friends and supporters, I haven't been around here regularly for a long time, but I want to bring you a chance to feel good about contributing to Didjak Munya's next project.  He has just launched an Indiegogo fundraiser to support a four-song maxi-single called K-ke (pronounced Kah-Key) and to create the accompanying videos.


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Check out the new video by Didjak Munya, featuring vocalist Bill Clinton Kalonji - get up and shake that thang!

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(credits to me and the rest of the "production crew" invisible...)

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The Francophonie Summit is this upcoming weekend in Kinshasa, preceded by a number of other events. It is held every couple of years, in various locations around the world. The "benchmarks" of the International Organization for the Francophonie are listed on their official website, and include items such as number of member states in which it is ( Read more... )

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By John Irish

PARIS (Reuters) - Rwanda is open to extraditing Congolese warlord Laurent Nkunda as long as he does not face the death penalty in his homeland, ministers said on Monday.

The former leader of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), a rebel force that repeatedly routed Democratic Republic of Congo's army, has been held ( Read more... )

Renaissance Builds City in Congo ( Read more... )

DR Congo tin 'smuggled' by UN man

A UN employee in the Democratic Republic Congo has been arrested for trying to smuggle more than a tonne of tin ore into Rwanda, officials say.

He was found in his UN vehicle with 24 packages each containing 50kg of cassiterite, said DR Congo Information Minister Lambert Mende.

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I discovered the link to this site through Lexxus Legal's Facebook page, which led me to this two-part post.  Both include links to videos, plus some free downloads.  This is Africa goes beyond music, but it's turned out to be a treasure trove of free downloads of tunes and mixtapes.

1. Congolese urban music in a world of global influences (Part 1 ( Read more... )

I don't entirely agree with the premise that now it's Congress that can be the scapegoat for what is happening in DR Congo.  However, unintended consequences are always hard to predict and often nasty.  Fortunately or unfortunately, China has been waiting in the wings to come to the rescue.

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