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In the past several years, aid donors and others focused on improving lives in developing countries have been touting social media's ability to empower citizens to foment social change.  Two recent high-profile examples are the “Arab Spring” and popular unrest in China, where social media clearly played roles.  But what about places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where access to social media remains very limited, if not absent altogether? Caldwell Bishop reports from a recent event on the upcoming elections in Congo............

A project uses radio to make the lofty goals of the International Criminal Court understandable and relevant to the people whom they affect. Operating in Congo and the Central African Republic, the project is a conduit for residents of post-conflict zones to raise concerns and questions and get answers of authorities.