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UPDATED: 10 Nov 2008 GMT
  • Dr.Canon speaks about Civil Rights movement Black History Month Interview

    On Wednesday, February 11, Fulbright professor Dr. Patrick Cannon was interviewed by Digital Congo, a private TV station in Kinshsa. The interview focused on the U.S. Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 60s. This movement was the cornerstone for legislation prohibiting racial discrimination in the United States.

  • Vice Verse All Stars Vice Verse All Stars

    The urban hip-hop group Vice Verse All stars from New York arrives in Kinshasa on March 4. The group plans public concerts, lecture-demonstrations, media outreach and collaborations with local music groups.

  • Ambassador Garvelink cuts inaugural ribbon Special Self-Help Fund Program-Clinique Kimbangu

    Friday, January 23rd, Ambassador and Mrs. Garvelink inaugurated one of the Embassy's twelve Special Self Help projects funded in 2008. Clinique Kimbangu received $5,500 to construct a small classroom where mothers and care givers can be trained in nutrition, hygiene and food preparation.

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APAO Portia McCollum responds to Digital Congo correspondent

Black History Month Interview
On Thursday, February 5, Digital Congo Television interviewed the Assistant Public Affairs Officer of Embassy Kinshasa on the subject of Black History Month.The Assistant Public Affairs Officer explained the history /creation of Black History Month, its evolution, and its larger meaning for Africa...

Journalists watch inauguration

Kinshasa American Corner Hosts Inauguration Day Event
On January 20, 2009, an audience of more than 80 people, including journalists and university students, watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th U.S. president at the Kinshasa American Corner.

Col. Olin Saunders speaks at the graduation ceremony

U.S Sponsors Training for DRC Military Officers
95 Congolese military officers graduate December 16 from 13th class of U.S.-sponsored continuous training program as part of ongoing military cooperation between the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tripartite plus meeting (Archive photo)

Tripartite Plus: Final Document
The United States sponsored a meeting of the Tripartite Plus Commission in Kigali, Rwanda from December 9-10. Tripartite Plus is a confidence-building forum that was established by the United States in 2006 to facilitate dialogue and understanding between the nations of Africa's Great Lakes Region...

Michael Hess and Ambassador Garvelink

Top USAID Official Talks with Congolese Press
On December 9, 2008 Michael E. Hess, the Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), spoke with Kinshasa’s media on the level and nature of U.S. humanitarian assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...

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