August 01

• Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Multiple Displacements Making People More Vulnerable

  Since 2012 an estimated one million people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) eastern provinces of South and North Kivu, major ethnic and political... Read more »

July 29

• Congo-Kinshasa: Rights Abuses On Both Sides in DRC Conflict

  As fighting continues in North Kivu Province between the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army and the rebel group M23, both sides have been accused of committing human rights... Read more »

July 18

• Congo-Kinshasa: North Kivu Sees Fresh Clashes As Peace Talks Stall in Kampala

  Fresh fighting between the rebel M23 and the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the eastern province of North Kivu could spell the end of efforts to reach a... Read more »

July 15

• Uganda: Uganda Unprepared for Influx of DRC Refugees

  Some 66,000 Congolese refugees have crossed into Uganda in recent days, following fighting between Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Democratic Republic of... Read more »

July 11

• Uganda: Rebels Train in Congo

  The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel movement based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is recruiting, training and reorganizing to carry out fresh... Read more »

June 26

• Congo-Kinshasa: Bridging the Gap Between Relief and Development in DRC

  Every year, for nearly two decades, the humanitarian community has responded to large-scale and complex crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This year, on the... Read more »

June 20

• Uganda: M23 Kampala Talks Set to Resume

  Delegates representing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebel M23 are back in Kampala, Uganda, for a fresh round of peace talks, but analysts say... Read more »

May 31

• Congo-Kinshasa: NGOs Concerned About New DRC Intervention Brigade

  Nineteen international NGOs have sent a joint letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to express concern over the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and... Read more »

May 30

• Congo-Kinshasa: Beyond Emergency Needs in DRC

  Humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should broaden beyond emergency needs to encompass underlying dynamics of conflict, according to a report by the... Read more »

May 20

• Congo-Kinshasa: Malaria Overstretching Healthcare in DRC

  Gaps in the healthcare system in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are hampering the fight against malaria, a leading killer of children, say experts. Read more »

May 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Towards Internal Solutions to the DRC Crisis

  A UN intervention brigade will soon be deployed to the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to neutralize militia groups operating there. Read more »

May 08

• Congo-Kinshasa: Is More Force in the DRC More of the Same?

  The imminent deployment of a UN-backed 3,000-strong international force mandated to "neutralize... and disarm" all armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Trading Conflict for Coffee in DRC

  Entrepreneur Gilbert Makelele wants armed groups in his part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to wake up and smell the coffee. Read more »

May 02

• Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Cuts Off Civilians in DRC's Katanga

  Tens of thousands of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga Province have received little or no humanitarian aid in the months since having fled... Read more »

April 03

• Congo-Kinshasa: M23, One Year On

  The M23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province, has been active for one year now, during which... Read more »

March 31

• Congo-Kinshasa: Five Health Issues Requiring Priority Attention

  The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year,... Read more »

March 27

• Rwanda: Congolese Refugee Camps in Rwanda "Full"

  Camps in Rwanda hosting thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are running out of space following an influx of people fleeing insecurity in eastern DRC,... Read more »

March 21

• Congo-Kinshasa: Boosting Support for IDPs Outside DRC's Formal Camps

  Humanitarian agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province are working to increase their support for hundreds of thousands of displaced people living... Read more »

March 15

• Congo-Kinshasa: Cholera Outbreak in Congo

  An influx of migrants from the countryside into the Republic of Congo's second largest city, Pointe-Noire, is exacerbating a cholera outbreak that began in November 2012. The... Read more »

March 06

• Congo-Kinshasa: Briefing - Militias in Masisi

  The process of integrating armed groups into the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army, FARDC, has stalled again amid heavy fighting at a base where hundreds of combatants had... Read more »

February 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: Measles Epidemic Affects Thousands in DRC

  A measles epidemic has affected tens of thousands of children in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), overwhelming health facilities, says medical charity Médecins... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Measles Epidemic Affects Thousands

  A measles epidemic has affected tens of thousands of children in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), overwhelming health facilities, says medical charity Médecins... Read more »

February 15

• Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Flee Army Harassment in Eastern DRC

  Thousands of people have fled the town of Punia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following threats to their ethnic community, according to UN sources. Read more »

February 12

• Congo-Kinshasa: Girl Child Soldiers Face New Battles in Civilian Life

  Girl child soldiers are often thought of only as "sex slaves", a term that glosses over the complex roles many play within armed groups and in some national armies. This thinking... Read more »

February 04

• Rwanda: Congolese Refugees in Rwanda Complain of Insufficient Food, Water

  New waves of civilians fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] for Rwanda have added to the challenge of providing the tens of thousands of such refugees there with adequate... Read more »