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 ...

FALLY IPUPA: (Singing in non-English language). RASCOE: That's "Formule 7," the title track from Fally Ipupa's latest album. And he joins us now from Paris. Welcome to the program. IPUPA: Yes, thank ...

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 ...

The newest faculty member to join Colorado Mountain College’s teacher education program comes to his position by way of the Republic of the Congo. Jean Kaya came to the U.S. as a Fulbright Foreign ...

Furahi: A Taste of Home is selling authentic Congolese cuisine from Ohio City Farm, near the West Side Market.

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 ...