VOA’s Heather Maxwell brings her popular Drop the Needle music trivia quiz from radio to television! She tests her colleague, Anasthasie Tudieshe.
Congolese are expressing mixed reactions ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron's first visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. Perceived French support of Rwanda, which the DRC accuses of backing rebels in the county's east despite Rwanda's denials, and its colonial past have fueled anti-French sentiments. Anasthasie Tudieshe reports from the DRC capital of Kinshasa.
Patrick Muyaya, government spokesperson for the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the recent visit by Pope Francis was "historic and very symbolic." Muyaya told VOA reporter Anasthasie Tudieshe that the trip will have far reaching implications for the people of Congo.
VOA's Anasthasie Tudieshe reports on the reception of Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo after his arrival Tuesday. More than a million people reportedly attended the pontiff's Mass on his second day in the DRC's capital of Kinshasa.
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are ready for the visit by Pope Francis who is set to arrive in the Central African nation on Tuesday morning and spend three days while meeting religious and civic leaders. For more on the DRC’s preparations to host the pontiff, VOA’s Anasthasie Tudieshe reports from the capital, Kinshasa.
