Bénédicte Kumbi Ndjoko
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Bénédicte Kumbi Ndjoko
@bkkumbi.bsky.social
Historian/ Human rights activist
Congo needs to be heard and I am here for this.
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Statement following the attacks on Kisangani airport the night of January 31 to February 1, 2026.
February 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Journalism is at risk under M23 rule, a Rwandan proxy force.
They claim to have liberated eastern Congo. They say they led a revolution, only to end up censoring and beating journalists.

cpj.org/2026/01/thre...
Threats, exile, censorship: DRC journalists besieged in year of rebel rule - Committee to Protect Journalists
For Congolese journalist Prince Cikala Mihigo, the first day of 2026 brought a brutal reminder of the risks of reporting: rebel soldiers beat and kicked him while questioning him about his work, leavi...
cpj.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
On race,
A very interesting conversation led by Joy Reid after Trump disgusting racist video on the Obamas.
Plus consider subscribing to Joy Reid(@joyannreid.bsky.social) and Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) youtube channels.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY9D...
Trump Goes Mask-Off Racist: With Joy-Ann Reid, Tim Wise, and Robby Jones
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
As a Congolese, I'm delighted to see this.
Our minerals are being used to enrich Elon Musk and our people are being exterminated for it.
#TeslaTakedown
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets to protest Tesla. Trust the process. #3E #TeslaTakeDown
March 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM