Downstream to Kinshasa
afropop: the ultimate cultural exchange

DOWNSTREAM TO KINSHASA is a harrowing documentary about the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For two decades, the victims have been fighting with authorities in the city of Kisangani for the recognition of this bloody conflict and demanding compensation. Tired of unsuccessful pleas, they have finally decided to voice their claims in the capital Kinshasa, after a long journey down the Congo River.

Episode Duration: 53 minutes and 41 seconds

Episode Number: 1403

About AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange:

AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE, the innovative documentary series on contemporary life, art and pop culture in the African Diaspora.

Four films introduce powerful stories: African boxers journey across the Atlantic to match their skills against the best in the world; a teenage girl travels to Ghana and an expatriate from Sierra Leone returns to his homeland, each hoping to dispel prevailing myths about the two countries; and, Hurricane Katrina victims find themselves refugees in their own country.


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Mon, Feb 17 4:00 P.M. Queen Kidjo     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Mar 10 7:00 P.M. Queen Kidjo     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Mar 11 12:00 A.M. Queen Kidjo     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Mar 11 8:00 A.M. Queen Kidjo     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Mar 15 5:00 A.M. Queen Kidjo     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Mar 20 2:00 P.M. She Had A Dream     NH World (11.3)


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