When I was in Kananga and interviewing some Congolese NGO workers who were treating some of the child soldiers from the Kasai uprising, most of my interviews...

This is a longer version of a story I wrote for Stanford Medicine, when asked to give my perspective on why the measles outbreak in Congo has become the wors...

When Christmas rolled around last week, perhaps some thought of Jesus or maybe the Pope, various elders and priests. All those men preaching from pulpits abo...

I hadn’t been in Kamponde more than 10 minutes when one of my students from long ago approached, welcomed me back with a double-fisted handshake, then looked...

I'm getting back to Congo-related stuff after taking a break. I've been working on a post about the Kamwina Nsapu uprising and clashes with government soldie...

I was among the hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents who were without power last week. I got off easy; power went out on Wednesday night an...

Within minutes of arriving in Kamponde, there were a handful of people I immediately asked after. Among those were two of my former students, Kanyi Mushimbi ...

The quick update I gave to my Kickstarter Family

Day Four in Kinshasa. We have confirmation of our Congo Airways flight to Kananga on Friday. That is the city about 60 miles north of Kamponde where we will ...

Day Two in Kinshasa and though we’re stuck here until Friday — we got bumped from the flight to Kananga in central Congo today — I’m having fun getting reacq...

One of  the handful of side projects I'll be working on when we get to Congo in two weeks (!!) is showing up at schools and helping biology teachers and stud...

Nick and I will be headed to SFO airport in three weeks from today for our long-awaited journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Most of our supplies...

Some of you have so kindly asked what you can send along with me to the village. As I've told those of you who have asked: Your initial contribution is more ...

This is the original page for a Kickstarter project launched in 2016 to fund my trip and potential documentary about my nearly four-decade love affair with a...

Love this Reuters obituary for Pierre Mambele, a taxi driver in Kinshasa who worked for foreign journalists for decades. One of the many people behind the by...

Third Time's a Charm? Thank you dear Kickstarter Family for your patience and understanding. Things have calmed enough in the DRC, allowing me to get our thi...

Wishing all of you & your loved ones a Happy New Year. It's hard to believe that this is my 23rd update since I launched this project in April 2016. I'm trul...

Dear Kickstarter Family, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that that UN aides, Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, along with their Congolese inter...