December 1

• Congo-Kinshasa: Wishing the Rebels Would Remain

  Lined up along a dirt path that meanders its way up into the lush war-torn mountains surrounding the small town of Sake, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of young... Read more »

November 26

• Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Threatens Children

  Humanitarian agencies working in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been overwhelmed following a massive displacement triggered by fighting between the... Read more »

November 7

• Congo-Kinshasa: Farm Holds Out Hope for Peace and Development [analysis]

  Dairy cattle are again grazing on the rolling green hills of North Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Twenty years ago, an explosion of ethnic violence... Read more »

October 30

• Congo-Kinshasa: Students Torn Between School and Work

  Hanging from the door of a mini-bus taxi as it jerks and jinks through traffic, 16-year-old Gires Manoka calls out the van's destination to potential passengers as it crosses... Read more »

October 5

• Central Africa: Donors Urge Aid Boycott of DR Congo, Rwanda

  Major donors to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) should withhold aid to both governments until they comply with prior agreements to pacify the DRC's... Read more »

September 6

• Congo-Kinshasa: Water in DRC More Often Cause of Death Than Source of Life

  Despite the desperate lack of access to water for domestic use in Mwene Ditu, in the central Democratic Republic of Congo, Dieudonné Ilunga spent a good part of July... Read more »

September 5

• Congo-Kinshasa: A Green Gold Mine in Kinshasa

  A disused cemetery in the heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been transformed into a profitable urban garden. Relying on compost they make... Read more »

August 30

• Congo-Kinshasa: Calls Grow for Foreign Intervention in Conflict

  As the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate in the wake of an armed rebellion that began in April, some activists have strengthened... Read more »

August 23

• Congo-Kinshasa: Getting a Grip On Food Security in DR Congo

  The Association for Integrated Rural Development is one of a number of rural organisations on the periphery of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which are... Read more »

August 21

• Congo-Kinshasa: Mechanisation Fails for Farmers

  Mechanisation was expected to transform agriculture in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central province of East Kasaï. But a project to offer tractors for ploughing land... Read more »

August 17

• Congo-Kinshasa: Rapes of Young Girls in DRC Still Unpunished

  A rash of recent rape cases has sparked local criticism of the weakness of the justice system in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where inadequate resources and simple... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Conflict Worsens, Oxfam Warns

  Millions of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are under siege as they get killed, kidnapped and abused -as the rebel group M23 takes control of the area. Read more »

August 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Plant Diseases Threaten Food Security in Kivu, DR Congo

  Plant diseases affecting bananas and cassava are gaining ground in two provinces in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to South Kivu's provincial... Read more »

August 6

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Farmers Reap Benefits of Soil Fertility

  Just two years ago, rice farmers on the Ruzizi plain in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo were content to harvest 2.5 tonnes of rice per hectare. The adoption of... Read more »

July 18

• Mauritius: Probe Exposes Arms Trafficking

  An investigation by the Conflict Awareness Project has exposed an active arms trading network of associates of former trafficker Viktor Bout that involves companies from the United... Read more »

July 12

• Congo-Kinshasa: Warlord Sentence a Joke, Say NGOs

  Non-governmental organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo province where Thomas Lubanga Dyilo used children as fighters in his militia in 2002 to 2003 have slammed his... Read more »

July 10

• Africa: Treatment of Gays No Better in South Africa

  When Junior Mayema boarded a plane to South Africa from his native Democratic Republic of Congo in 2010, he cried tears of joy because he was finally heading to a country where he... Read more »

• East Africa: UN Report Links Rwanda to Congolese Violence

  After weeks of delay, the United Nations released Monday its full annex by the U.N. Security Council condemning the Rwandan government for its support of Congolese rebels. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: New Banknotes Elicit Hopes and Fears

  "The macroeconomic climate is looking good, with a growth rate varying between five and seven percent," said Jean-Claude Masangu, governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's... Read more »

June 28

• Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Scores Success With Remedial Education

  The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is enjoying success with the remedial education centres set up to give children from underprivileged backgrounds a free education... Read more »

May 21

• Angola: Calls for Govt to Investigate Abuse of Congolese Migrants

  The Angolan government is being urged to carry out a thorough and independent investigation into allegations of sexual and physical abuse by its security forces against Congolese... Read more »

April 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: Cassava Farmers Reap Rewards From New Methods

  Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are embracing a new variety of cassava which, in combination with improved agricultural techniques, easily outperforms yields from other... Read more »

March 23

• Congo-Kinshasa: Elections - UN Condemns Rights Violations

  A report by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office has slammed the government and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, condemning electoral violence linked to... Read more »

March 15

• Central Africa: Lukewarm Response to Guilty Verdict for Warlord

  The International Criminal Court delivered its first verdict Wednesday: Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was found guilty of recruiting children under the age of 15 to fight in a militia group... Read more »

March 9

• Congo-Kinshasa: Disabled Left to Fend for Themselves

  The outlook for people living with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains bleak, despite a variety of efforts to improve their lot and bring them in from the... Read more »