DEMOCRatic Republic of congo

BUILDING TSHUKUDUS IN KANYARUCINA, NEAR GOMA, DRC

Beds, fridges, crates of beer, butchered animals, dowries and cheese: these strange pushbike-cum-handcarts are used across eastern DRC to transport everything. 

KINSHASA: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PErsons WITH DISABILITIES

"Ndenge Tozali" roughly translates from Lingala to "the way we are". It's a phrase used defiantly by members of ACDF - the French acronym for Congolese Association "Standing Proud". 

FASHION SHOW IN GOMA, EASTERN DRC

Ongoing fighting outside Goma between M23 rebels and the national army didn't dampen local students' desire to put on a fashion show. 

Mountain Gorillas 

These giants roam the mountains between DRC and Rwanda. Rangers from the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN in its French acronym) patrol Virunga park defending wildlife - including elephants and gorillas - against poachers.

CATCHING KINSHASA

Wrestling is a game of magic and muscle in Kinshasa.

MASISi CHILDREN PLAYING AT SOLDIERS

In November 2014, these children were running around playing near the director's office of a primary school in eastern DRC. "I am the chief and these are my bodyguards," the kid with netting over his face said pointing to the two next-eldest.