https://priscillebfatuma.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Priscille B. FatumaenMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://medium.com/@priscillebfatumawriter/we-dont-lack-talent-we-lack-immersion-56448d938e1aWhy We Built The English Parlour in Kinshasa In November last year, I read a short post on LinkedIn suggesting that students in Mbuji-Mayi (DRC) could launch a paid English club.It was presented as a practical business idea.But I did not see a side hustle.I saw a structural gap.Across Kinshasa and beyond, thousands of students pass English exams every year. They memorise grammar rules, complete exercises, and move up levels. Yet when placed in a real conversation with international peers, somethi...Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://medium.com/@priscillebfatumawriter/we-dont-lack-talent-we-lack-immersion-56448d938e1ahttps://medium.com/@priscillebfatumawriter/what-it-takes-to-become-a-digital-entrepreneur-in-the-drc-1719bddd81f5What it takes to become a digital entrepreneur in the DRC I recently shared with my newsletter subscribers the terrible experience I had with the state of public administration in my country as a new entrepreneur, which was giving me anxiety during the period going from Q3 to Q4 2023. If you have plans to start a business in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then you might want to stick around and get all the information you can from this essay, as I will be sharing my experience along witMon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://medium.com/@priscillebfatumawriter/what-it-takes-to-become-a-digital-entrepreneur-in-the-drc-1719bddd81f5https://kalaharireview.com/spinster-2e427085ccfdI didn’t know there would be a massive military action downtown today. But I hoped for something like this to happen when I fled the estate so I could go to my friend’s house on the north side of town unnoticed. Now I find myself stranded amid the agitation, trying not to get squashed between people like millet in a grain mill. Thanks to the jump I made from the first floor of what used to be my home, my left elbow aches so much I just want to remove my entire arm and leave it on the side of thMon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://kalaharireview.com/spinster-2e427085ccfdhttps://medium.com/@priscillebfatumawriter/congo-inc-bismarcks-testament-by-in-koli-jean-bofane-book-review-e40154f019ddCongo Inc.: Bismarck’s Testament by In Koli Jean Bofane — Book Review In my search for the perfect book to read last December, I made a personal wishlist (not my Amazon wishlist) of must-read books by Congolese writers. It’s safe to say I wasn’t wrong when I added Congo Inc.: Le testament de Bismarck (the original title in French) to the list! This book delivered — more so than I expected. Prior to reading this book, which was first published in 2014, I had read another novel published in 201Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://medium.com/@priscillebfatumawriter/congo-inc-bismarcks-testament-by-in-koli-jean-bofane-book-review-e40154f019ddhttps://olongoafrica.com/on-the-politics-of-gym/In early October 2021, I was reading a book on Wattpad titled, All Good Things, written by a Canadian author named Renee Racine. It was a lighthearted read—because laughter is something I desperately needed—and I found something rather unexpected in it; I found myself. To give you a wee bit of summary, the story is about a Toronto-based woman in her forties whose name is Alice. Alice is in desperate need of some passion in her life, and so she quit her job to find what’s next for her, only to goFri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://olongoafrica.com/on-the-politics-of-gym/