Diane Mbombo-Tite speaks five languages: French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba and English. She dreams in French. Growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, her mother spoke to her father in ...

GALESBURG — The city of Galesburg will hold its very first Lipanda Day, a celebration focused on Congolese “culture and integration,” on Saturday, July 2. The event will take place from 2-6 p.m. in ...

This year, he's finally back to where he was in the Congo. At Yankee Ridge, which hosts a French-English dual language program, he teaches French grammar to children from a variety of grades. He's ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Inside the distribution center at Galls, there’s a constant cacophony of sound thanks to sewing and embroidery machines humming along. But head upstairs each Wednesday and ...

Coming to America from a refugee camp in Uganda where she'd lived 17 years, there was a lot that Rehema Mukeshimana found unfamiliar. Different climate. Different foods. Running water. But Mukeshimana ...

It's hard to watch the students learning to dance in the small Binghampton church without smiling. The room is dark, and the lack of strong central air conditioning makes it a little hot. But the ...

Dr. Jean Kaya took a circuitous route to Colorado Mountain College. Hailing from the Republic of the Congo, Kaya matriculated to the United States as a Fulbright scholar and has continued his ...

Every Wednesday at noon, Dr. Jules Wetchi gets on Big Heavy World radio and plays an unlikely combination of roles: DJ and public health expert. Wetchi puts on upbeat African music first, warming up ...

Justin Bilombele (left) and Amuri Justin (right) are stand outside of the car in Kessler Park, where Bilombele taught Justin how to drive. Refugees often struggle to get to jobs, school or the store ...