Our correspondent Steve Wembi sent us some information from Kinshasa. A story of children of mixed blood.
50 ans d’indépendance…50 ans d’oubli : le triste sort des Métis du Congo Belge
Je suis arrière-petite fille de colon belge. Ma grand-mère maternelle, Albertine KITUTU, est née en 1931 d’un père Belge et d’une mère Congolaise. Elle a épousé [...]
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Congo 50 years independent
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments
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Stories and songs from the cleaners’ strike
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments
The long strike of the cleaners ended after 9 weeks on the 22nd of April with an agreement (CAO). The most diverse strike in Dutch history brings together people from all parts of the world. The cleaners are now 8 weeks on strike and moving in their buses all over the land to push both [...]
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Give Ricky a life
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Ricky is in detention in Alphen aan den Rijn, to be deported to Nigeria.
He is an acknowledged survivor of the Schiphol Fire and has been denied residence because of his criminal record. He is considered un “unwanted alien”. This is the second time that Ricky is in prison without charges since the [...]
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