Congo stories: battling five centuries of exploitation and greed

Foreword / by Soraya Aziz Souleymane

Why Congo?

The Kongo kingdom : before the Europeans landed

Upstander profile: Dominique Bikaba

The astonishing relationship between the West and Congo

Upstander profile: Petna Ndalika

Ryan's essay on being introduced to Congo

Upstander profile: Justine Masika

A den of highly armed thieves

Upstander profile: Rebecca Kabugho

Africa's first world war : reverberations from Rwanda's genocide

Mass rape and child soldier recruitment : the horror continues

Upstander profile: Dr. Denis Mukwege

Fidel's story

Life today in one part of Congo

Congo responds to the onslaught : the whistle for change

Upstander profile: Douce Namwezi

Ryan's essay on changing the narrative in Congo

Davids and Goliaths : global rights activists versus the war profiteers

Upstander profile: Neema Namadamu

Flipping the script : Steve Jobs, Apple, and corporate-driven change

War crimes shouldn't pay : lessons from Al Capone to al-Qaeda

Vanquishing the vampires : what you can do

Conclusion: Countering myths and stereotypes

Postscript / by Dave Eggers.