Welcome to the Tales of the World interview series, debuted this summer 2012, and which looks forward to a long and happy life. This time, our studio welcomes Dr. Rahel Kunz, teaching and doing research at the University of Lausanne in the field of gender

What about Congo’s artistic life? How come Congolese artists fail to develop a voice of their own that could contribute to a political message for peace and self-empowerment? Guilain Mathé has a message of battle and optimism for us in Switzerland and

What about Congo’s artistic life? How come Congolese artists fail to develop a voice of their own that could contribute to a political message for peace and self-empowerment? Guilain Mathé has a message of battle and optimism for us in Switzer[...]

Jules Cornet, Belgian explorer, called the Congo a “geological scandal”, due to the mineral riches that abound in its soil. Coltane is but one of the many precious and little talked about minerals that make the Congo a country where war is waged not o

Jules Cornet, Belgian explorer, called the Congo a “geological scandal”, due to the mineral riches that abound in its soil. Coltane is but one of the many precious and little talked about minerals that make the Congo a country where war [...]

Identity and ethnic strife are two of the crucial elements of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region of North Kivu. Guilain Mathé untangles the complex web of identities at play, between Rwandan and Congolese sympathies and

Identity and ethnic strife are two of the crucial elements of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region of North Kivu. Guilain Mathé untangles the complex web of identities at play, between Rwandan and Congolese sympathie[...]

Guilain Mathé, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, found himself in Switzerland through the scholars at risk programme, who offers a safe haven to scholars that have incurred the wrath of authorities due to their activities that often uncover uncomfor

This week Tales of the world starts a series of interviews with young researchers and activists living in the Geneva area, working with international issues and having a message to send to the world at large. Our first guest is Guilain Mathé, from the De