Congolese innovator Josephine Uwase Ndeze is the winner of Miss Geek Africa 2019 for her mobile platform that enables expectant mothers to monitor their progress, check any symptoms they might be experiencing and connect them to their healthcare providers in case of an emergency.
In a historic moment, Belgium has elected its first black mayor, Congolese politician, Pierre Kompany, the father of Vincent Kompany, Manchester City’s Captain. Pierre (71), a Mechanical Engineer who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and came to Belgium in 1975 as a refugee.
Congolese photographer Robert Nzaou Kissolo is known for documenting life from a unique perspective. His hair politics series, done in 2016, and his current Congo delicacies series are peculiar, avant-garde and breathtaking all at once.
Congolese gynaecologist Dr Denis Mukwege is known as “Doctor Miracle” for his ability to surgically repair the horrific damage inflicted on sexually abused victims in a country described by a top UN official as “the rape capital of the world”.
Popular illustrator Nicholle Kobi is known for her representation of black women in all their variations in an online space that rarely features them and a country that shuns them. Her work is inspired by the simple manifesto “Carefree Yet Refined”.
Joseph Kabila will finally step down and will not contest in the upcoming presidential elections in December. His party has however nominated Kabila loyalist, former Interior Minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadari as its presidential nominee.
Belgium renamed the former Square du Bastion to Patrice Lumumba Square but did not discuss reparations or repatriation of the wealth stolen from Congo. The insensitive and insincere apologies by former colonial powers are indeed an insult to those colonized.
Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s general elections are scheduled for 23 December 2018. The government has announced that the country is opting out of financial support from donors and the international community to fund elections.
African women all over the world are doing great things. Today we meet Laëtitia Kandolo, a Congolese stylist who has worked with some of the biggest names and brands in the world. Laëtitia has styled Rihanna, and worked with Kanye West among other lists of celebrities.
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