Tag: congo

• Cobalt angst will turn carmakers into mine owners

  May 23, 2021

  Henry Ford left little to chance. To ensure raw materials reached his slick new production lines, the U.S. automobile pioneer owned everything from coal mines in West Virginia to rubber… more ›

• With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny

  April 18, 2021

  A Dutch artist worked with former plantation employees to create a “white cube” that they hope will one day display works returned from European museums. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/arts/design/white-cube-renzo-martens.html more ›

• Death of DRC’s Lumumba: ‘The Belgians weren’t the only bad guys’, says daughter Juliana

  September 20, 2020

  A Belgian court announced that it would return Patrice Émery Lumumba’s tooth to his family. Juliana Lumumba, daughter of the hero of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s independence, spoke… more ›

• The horrific consequences of rubber’s toxic past

  July 24, 2019

  The black-and-white photograph shows a man, perched on the edge of a wooden deck, looking down at two objects. At first, you can’t take in what they are. In the… more ›

• Meet the Sapeuses of Brazzaville

  March 5, 2019

  Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo – Wearing a white linen Jean Courcel suit, a Chanel bow-tie and Versace sunglasses, Ntsimba Marie Jenne wouldn’t look out of place in the front row of… more ›