Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo

We are a group of returned Peace Corps Volunteers & Friends of DR Congo. Our group exists to educate others, provide funding, & sponsor opportunities.

[MPOZEMBIZI Théophile @TheoMpoze]

#DRC: The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo.
@jasonkstearns gives a detailed historical account of this period, focusing on the main players—#Congo-lese and #Rwanda-n states and the main armed groups.
#StopImpunity in #AGLR
@Europarl_EN @EUinRW

[UNICEF en RDC @UNICEFDRC]

"I am honoured to welcome Didi-Stone as UNICEF DRC’s newest National Ambassador, supporting our goal to give every Congolese girl the opportunity to build a better future" —Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Representative in DR #Congo.

https://t.co/oXfAdl5H0z

[Chandler Foundation @ChandlerFdn]

.@BenAffleck has a new movie out, but did you know he is also a champion for bolstering community-led organizations in Congo?

Learn more in this exclusive Q&A with Affleck and @WhitneyinMT in #SocialInvestor @AmySarrFall @EasternCongo #TheLastDuel

https://t.co/W4JldEcVVn

[Eastern Congo Initiative @EasternCongo]

Dr. Paul Farmer was a constant source of encouragement for ECI and will be greatly missed.

Our director, Abraham Leno, shared, "He was instrumental in leading the interventions to tackle EBOLA in West Africa and the DRC. His life and work touched so many people around the world"

[World Food Programme @WFP]

❝Today I feel at peace because my life is moving in the right direction. I am paying for my children’s school fees, I’m building a new house, and my soap business is a success.❞

🧼✨📽️ Meet Germaine — widow, mother, and entrepreneur from the Democratic Republic of #Congo.

[Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo @friendsofcongo]

Logo and motto of Pope's journey to Democratic Rep. of Congo released — and carries the nation's beloved Okapi. #DRC #Congo #DRCongo @VaticanNews @Pontifex
https://t.co/c0xIgVDBUx

[Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo @friendsofcongo]

Incredible reporting and photos in this NYT story about the battle to protect or exploit the massive tropical peatlands in the Congo Basin. Why should we care? Those peatlands store the carbon equivalent of 20 years of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.
https://t.co/v9Wyak3piV

[Vava #CongoIsBleeding Tampa @VavaTampa]

I penned few words on The Rumba Kings here. A love letter by Peruvian director Alan Brain to Congolese people. @RumbaFilm

[Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo @friendsofcongo]

Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62. He was such a champion of improving global health in developing countries. What a loss.
https://t.co/yjnLjj8wrK

[Warriors on NBCS @NBCSWarriors]

Jonathan Kuminga is 19 years old

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

.@JonathanKuming6 fell in love with the game by watching Kobe highlights at internet cafés in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Now, he's balling out in The Bay.

[Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo @friendsofcongo]

@DoddoBaruch OK @DoddoBaruch, nous mettrons votre requête sur notre page Facebook Peace Corps/Zaïre!

[Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo @friendsofcongo]

Into Africa, great new podcast by our friend @MvembaDizolele, who heads up the Africa program at @CSISAfrica. Fascinating guests and topics "to shine a spotlight on the faces spearheading cultural, political, and economic change on the continent."
https://t.co/VpxY19rDDW

[Jason Stearns @jasonkstearns]

Imefika! My book on the recent phase of the Congolese conflict is out from @princetonupress. https://t.co/LSzMPbe4mn It asks why conflict has persisted despite a comprehensive peace deal, billions of $ of investment and the largest peacekeeping mission in the world. (THREAD)

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

International Court of Justice @CIJ_ICJ orders #Uganda🇺🇬 to pay #DRC🇨🇩 $325M in #reparations following 1998-2003 conflict between the two countries.
https://t.co/KbxBxmIpc1

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

RIP #LucMontagnier - Nobel Prize-winner for co-discovery of #HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The real "discoverers" were Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, who worked in his @institutpasteur lab & Jay Levy @UCSF -- 1st person to isolate it from human cells. MORE
https://t.co/FzUgHvXxhK

[Dikembe Mutombo @officialmutombo]

Dreamers today, Leaders tomorrow. Last day of school for our kindergartens at Samuel Mutombo Institute in Mbuji-Mayi, Congo🇨🇩 @ Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic Congo https://t.co/o2rZIk0LOZ

[Groupe d’étude sur le Congo @GEC_CRG]

[Congo Siasa] La guerre qui ne dit pas son nom

Il dit quoi le nouveau livre de @jasonkstearns #RDC

↪️https://t.co/vseeIo2j4H

[Friends of Bonobos @Lola_ya_Bonobo]

Bonobos are known as the ‘make love not war’ apes, so #ValentinesDay, Feb. 14th, is the perfect date for #WorldBonoboDay. What are bonobo families like? Do they have babies frequently? Learn more about the peace-loving ape: https://t.co/R6UuZTPUKg
📷L. Haberkorn #loveislove

[The House of Kongo @MvembaDizolele]

L’histoire ce n’est pas la rumeur racontée au fil du temps par Tata Kulutu ou Tutu Jean. C’est le recoupement des témoignages des acteurs & leurs contemporains. C’est l’expérience que nous avons vécue. C’est ce que les archives nous disent — oui, celles qui sont restées secrètes.