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News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Culture: Local culture shapes the Zairean liturgy

News channel or source: https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/2026-04-04/local-culture-shapes-the-zairean-liturgy
Published on: Saturday 04 April 2026

Easter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where congregants celebrate with the Zairean Rite, the only Vatican-approved liturgy shaped by local culture, alive with song, dance, and striking ritual ...

News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Culture: 'You'll have a long life': In DR Congo, maggots and caterpillars are prized food

News channel or source: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/20/nx-s1-5539101/edible-insects-drc-kinshasa-maggots
Published on: Friday 19 September 2025

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — They're tastier than they look. Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic ...

News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Culture: Can nature outcompete war in Eastern Congo?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/social-issues/can-nature-outcompete-war-in-eastern-congo/ar-AA20NQC0
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

By David AkanaRhett Ayers Butler In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, discussion of conservation often centers on loss: forests cleared, wildlife depleted, conflict spreading across landscapes ...

News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Culture: What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo

News channel or source: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/24/congo-70-christians-beheaded/
Published on: Sunday 23 February 2025

Several reports accused the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of carrying out the attack. The ADF is an armed group ...

News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Culture: How a Bill Gates-backed company landed in a fight between Congo and Belgium

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/history/how-a-bill-gates-backed-company-landed-in-a-fight-between-congo-and-belgium/ar-AA1ZBAjg
Published on: Saturday 28 March 2026

Antique maps and other geological archives are at the heart of an increasingly ugly showdown between Belgium’s colonial museum and the Democratic Republic of Congo.