http://www.cafebabel.com/Les articles du magazine europeen, rubrique congoen© cafebabel.comMon, 11 Jan 2010 11:34:29 -0000300http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/32298/staff-benda-bilili-street-congo-music-disability.html<p>‘We're all handicapped people, ain't we?’ runs their myspace byline. After more than a month of touring through Europe, this group of paraplegic street musicians from Kinshasa left crowds elated and bewildered almost a year after releasing their debut album Très Très Fort, courtesy of Belgian producer Vincent Kenis of Congotronics fame. A French documentary on the group has been underway for seven years</p> ('Sofia Verzbolovskis',)Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:34:29 -00001241541http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/25970/matonge-african-district-brussels-cities-edition.html<p>Marked by the imposing office high-rises of the European Union, the institutional centre of Brussels symbolises the power of European civilisation. Beside it, the African quarter of Matongé follows life in a completely different rhythm</p> ('Francesca Reinhardt',)Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:05:23 -0000179798http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/2762/the-abc-of-eu-peacekeeping-abroad.html<p>Europe is the largest contributor to UN peacekeeping operations. But does strengthening the EU’s own channels threaten its commitment to international peacekeeping?</p> ('Hanna Sankowska',)Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0000155769http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/1935/a-vote-for-a-piece-of-soap.html<p>In the interior of the humid Congo basin, amid corruption and endemic poverty, the preparations for the elections on the 30 July were a huge challenge</p> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:00:00 -0000145891http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/1947/kinshasa-paris-life-at-the-margins-of-the-state.html<p>8000km from home, the Congolese community in Paris remain as concerned as ever by the politics in their country – and unconvinced the elections that took place on the 30 July will change anything</p> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:00:00 -0000146027http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/1939/painting-congolese-history-tshibumba-kanda-matulu.html<p>Amid the clichés of contemporary media coverage, the paintings of Tshibumba Kanda Matulu offer an unparalleled opportunity to understand the hopes and fears underlying the history of the Congo</p> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:00:00 -0000145940http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/17605/the-state-in-africa.html<p>Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, a researcher at the Centre for African studies in Paris, speaks about corruption in subsaharan Africa and a state imported from Europe</p> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:00:00 -0000143483http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/17608/war-peace-and-a-ballot-box.html<p>The Congolese people voted for a president and parliament in the first democratic elections in the country for decades. In a country ravaged by conflict, the election process faced some tough challenges</p> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:00:00 -0000143486http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/article/17530/dieudonne-kabongo-lethal-comedy.html<p>As the former Zaïre prepares to have its first democratic elections in 45 years, Congolese-born comedian Dieudonné Kabongo talks about Africa and the disillusionment of young immigrants who try their luck in Europe</p> Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:00:00 -0000143369