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Mine field

17 March 2009

Wars and volcanoes have made Goma a dangerous place to call home. But with a fragile peace now in place in the DR Congo, everyone from Lebanese traders to Serbian pilots are arriving in town. The lure: the region’s vast…

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Africa and Middle East

14 April 2015

How the Democratic Republic of Congo got an airport back and Tunisia's road to the truth.

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Art smarts

19 June 2014

Find some locals to design a modern art gallery, find lots more locals to frequent it and suddenly find yourself with an international success: welcome to Goma.

Radio

The Briefing, episode 443

15 July 2013

We get the latest from Goma as Congo’s M23 rebels advance on the city, and also find out why Indian telegrams are out but Russian typewriters are in.

Monocle Minute

Artsy anniversary

3 December 2016

Happy birthday, Goma! Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art is 10 and celebrating in style in it’s clean, lean, mean, glassy and broad-eved building. Helping to blow out the candles will be a roll-call of Australia’s brightest…

Radio

The Foreign Desk - What is Rwanda doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

1 February 2025

The idea of Rwanda invading the Democratic Republic of Congo looks, on paper, preposterous. However, as an alliance of rebel groups seized Goma, the biggest city in the DRC’s east, we ask: what is the plan? Fred Bauma joins…

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Africa/Middle East

1 May 2009

How Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, gets around in Me and My Motorcade, plus why Hezbollah loves a good DVD night in and a spotlight on the forthcoming Lebanese election.

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How to...

17 January 2013

No one is better placed to offer valuable advice on tricky projects and ambitious, world-changing actions than the people at the sharp end – precisely the kind of individuals giving the benefit of their hard-won experience…

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Monocle travel guide

15 August 2013

Restaurant firm Monsoon Group is busy turning Iran’s capital into a feast for the senses – with an emphasis on taste. Its latest effort is Divan, where creativity can be found on the menu and on the walls. Elsewhere, dis…

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The Agenda: Design

22 August 2024

The new Finnair lounge at Helsinki Airport, Japanese townhouses and more.

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50 things to improve your life

17 June 2009

Our 2009 global round-up of the people, pursuits, places and pets to improve the way you live, work, rest, commute and communicate.