January 22, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: Human Rights Take a Downturn - Report
An excerpt on the DR Congo from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
December 14, 2020
Africa: Civic Rights Were Eroded Across Africa in 2020
CIVICUS , the global civil society alliance, rates civic space in six Sub-Saharan African states as " closed", in 21 as "repressed" and in 14 as "obstructed". … Read more »
Africa: People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa
An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report: Read more »
November 06, 2020
Africa: Lesson for Governments - Africa's Civil Society Helps Mitigate Covid-19 Crisis
Covid-19 has presented a severe danger for African societies and economies, as people faced the threat not only of the virus, but also of lockdown regulations that hit vulnerable… Read more »
October 09, 2020
Africa: Nobel Peace Prize Turns the Spotlight on World Hunger
The World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations agency which provides aid to millions of people, often in countries torn by conflict and instability, has been awarded the Nobel… Read more »
August 18, 2020
South Africa: Organisation Against Gender-Based Violence Calls for AU Action on Mukwege Threats
South Africa Women Fight Back (SAWFB), an organisation aimed at keeping all women safe from gender based violence, has sent a letter to the President of the Republic of South… Read more »
July 10, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: A Job for a Woman - Peacebuilding and Delivering Benefits to People Hungering for Change
What is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced turbulence and conflict for centuries, and most of its 85 million people remain desperately poor. Yet it is,… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Africa: Peacebuilding Expertise Plays Role in COVID-19 Era
As South Africa prepared for its first democratic elections in 1994, political tensions and domestic conflict escalated. Two years earlier, Wiseman Nkuhlu, now Chancellor of the… Read more »
April 08, 2020
Africa: Four Conflict Countries 'Particularly Vulnerable' to COVID-19
South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, says a new survey of factors contributing to the risks… Read more »
March 24, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: First COVID-19 Patient Recovers - Health Minister
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reportedly announced that first patient to be diagnosed with COVID-19 no longer has the virus, the country's Health Minister Eteni Longodo… Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: Breakthrough Device Revolutionises Ebola Patient Treatment During Outbreaks
A Congolese clinician's frustration at being unable to give Ebola patients the quality of care they deserved has led to a ground-breaking innovation which revolutionises the… Read more »
January 01, 2020
Africa: UN Agency Pinpoints African Nations As World's Worst 2020 Hunger Spots
Zimbabwe, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region dominate the demand for food aid as the world enters 2020, says the United Nations World Food… Read more »
November 06, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Why South Africa's Parliament Must Cut Off Funding to Grand Inga Dam Project
The South African parliament has heard a submission from two leading civil society organisations, calling for them to play their oversight role and stop government funding to the… Read more »
October 24, 2019
Africa: How DR Congo's Yannick Kimanuka Feels After Winning 2019 Anzisha Prize
allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo caught up with Yannick Kimanuka, who was named the 2019 Anzisha prize winner at the Anzisha Prize Forum awards in South Africa. The 21-year-old… Read more »
Africa: Young African Entrepreneurs Shine at the 2019 Anzisha Prize Awards
Previously known as the Anzisha Gala, this year's Anzisha Prize Forum awards ceremony took place in South Africa where 20 young entrepreneurs got a chance to showcase their… Read more »
October 18, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: 10 Ways the Diaspora Can Help Bring Peace & Prosperity to #DRCongo
Based on remarks as closing speaker at the Congolese Diaspora Impact Summit in New York in September 2019. Read more »
October 11, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: President's Staff Killed in Cargo Plane Crash
A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing all eight passengers and crew, a presidential advisor told Reuters on Friday. Read more »
August 01, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Third Positive Ebola Diagnosis in Goma, 15 Persons Quarantined
One person has died, a third diagnosis reported and 15 persons quarantined in Goma, reports France24. The World Health Organization says it is collaborating with the government of… Read more »
July 16, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Ebola Patient Dies
Officials in the DR Congo have confirmed that a pastor diagnosed with Ebola in Goma has died, appealing for calm as the epidemic reaches the city with a population of one million… Read more »
June 18, 2019
South Africa: Shimmy Beach Club Cancels Koffi Olomide's Show
Popular Congolese Rhumba and Soukous maestro Koffi Olomide who was set to perform at the Shimmy Beach Club in Cape Town on June 30, has had his show cancelled. Read more »
April 05, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium Apologises for Colonial-Era Abduction of Children from Africa
Belgium has apologised for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Africa between 1959 and 1962, Reuters reports. Read more »
March 27, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi to Meet U.S. Secretary of State on U.S. Visit
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the African leader's first official state visit between 3 and 5 April,… Read more »
March 19, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Rhumba Maestro Koffi Olomide Guilty of Rape
The popular rhumba and soukous maestro Koffi Olomide has been found guilty of statutory rape of one of his former dancers when she was 15. Read more »
February 28, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S.$80 Million Raised to Fight Ebola, More Needed
The World Bank, supported by Japan, Germany and Australia, has allocated up to U.S. $80 million in grants over the next six months to help fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
February 22, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Collision Between Acid Truck and Bus Leaves At Least 18 Dead
At least 18 people were killed when a truck laden with industrial acid collided with a bus, sources say. Read more »