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Links and Literature

Develop an understanding of Congo’s context and learn why there is such a critical need for a new generation of leaders in Congo.


Congo: From Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
By Georges Nzongola-Ntajala

The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo
By Jason K. Stearns

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters
By Jason K. Stearns

Cobalt Red How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
By Siddarth Kara

Congo: The Epic History of a People
By David Van Reybrouck

King Leopold's Ghost
By Adam Hochshild

This Is For You: The Story of David Kasali & Congo Initiative
By Sharon A. Sheehan

Born from Lament: The Theology and Politics of Hope in Africa
By Emmanuel Katongole

Video Resources



Helpful Links

UCBC Faculty & Students’ Publications and Lectures

  • Reverse Innovation: A Response
  • Defining Integrated Learning: Perspectives from Alumni of the Christian University in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • We are the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Essay by UCBC Students
  • Reimagining Education for Transformation and Social Change: A Case Study of Integrated Learning at UCBC in the DRC
  • Structured Stakeholder Engagement Leads to Development of More Diverse and Insclusive Agroforestry Options
  • Doing Theology in Africa – Lecture by Dr. David Kasali
  • Community Responses to the Ebola Response: Beni, North Kivu
  • Grief and Memorialization: Beni, North KivuĀ 
  • Grief and Memorialisation: Making Meaning with Ebola-Affected Families

DRC Facts and History

  • CIA Factbook | DRC
  • DRC Country Profile
  • DR Congo: The crime behind the chaos

News Media

  • AllAfrica.com | Congo – Kinshasa
  • Radio Okapi
  • ECI: Recent News
Blogs and Websites

  • Congo Research Group
  • The Central Africa Forum | African Arguments
  • Human Rights Watch | DRC
  • International Crisis Group | DRC
  • Congo Stories
  • Global Conflict Tracker (Council on Foreign Relations)

Art and Culture

  • Art on the FrontLine
  • Yole!Africa
  • Salaam Kivu International Film Festival
  • Congo Art in Paris
  • Congolese Artist You Should Know
  • DRC: Art questions the status quo
  • Soundcloud: Modern Congolese Music



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