Region

Africa

September 10, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

The Team at Work

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

Photos chronicling Pulitzer Center grantee Mvemba Phezo Dizolele's reporting in DRC.

September 10, 2006 | The San Francisco Chronicle

Mountain Gorillas Managed to Survive Genocide

(09-10) 04:00 PDT Ruhengeri, Rwanda -- The mud, at first, is brutal. It splashes your pants and sloshes down your socks and seems to fling itself at you from the thick bamboo forest. It suctions your boots as you strain up what shouldn't really be called a path, and mocks you for moving so slowly, especially compared to the Rwandan guides who seem to glide through the forest.

September 05, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Kinshasa

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

Kinshasa is Congo's capital and one of the country's largest cities.

September 05, 2006 | The New York Times

The Toll of Small Arms Op-Chart

Despite the presence of the world's largest peacekeeping mission, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains in the grip of civil war. The reason is clear. A flood of small arms and light weapons undermines the 17,000 United Nations troops' mandate to protect civilians.

September 03, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Bukavu

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

Bukavu in a city located east of the DRC and the capital of the South Kivu province.

September 02, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Daily Life

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

A series of photographs capturing the influence of cellular phones on the daily lives of people in DRC.

September 01, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Mining in the DRC

Carlos Villalon

Mining is becoming a growing industry in DRC where many farmers are switching jobs to join the destructive industry.

August 31, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Coltan Processing

Coltan mining continues to grow in the DRC. Coltan is commonly used in mobile phones, and the DRC counts for one of the world's largest coltan reserves.

August 30, 2006 | Pulitzer Center

Victims of War

Carlos Villalon, for the Pulitzer Center.

Women and children have been raped systematically by the armed forces in the conflict. Also, about 1200 people die daily because of non-direct fighting, according to some NGOs.