Protect Women and Girls in DR Congo's Prisons
HRW
UN Report Sheds Light on Rapes in Makala Prison During Deadly Jailbreak Read more »
N$52.6 Million EU-Funded Solar Project Powers 32 Homes in Swakop's DRC Settlement
Namibia Economist
The European Union (EU) has funded a project worth N$52.6 million to provide renewable energy to 32 households of Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement as part of a memorandum of… Read more »
Africa CDC Congratulates Japan and DRC On the Signing of Notes for a Donation of Mpox Vaccines
Africa CDC
Africa CDC congratulates the Government of Japan and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the agreement to donate Lc16 Mpox vaccines, along with… Read more »
'My Heart Is Bleeding' - Congolese Youth On the M23 War and Prospects for Peace
The New Humanitarian
'We just want peace and that everyone lays down their arms.' Read more »
'Making a Mockery' - Ending Fortress Conservation in DR Congo and Beyond [analysis]
African Arguments
The court ruling on the rights of the expelled Batwa people could pave the way for the paradigm shift we need. Read more »
Bringing the Overlooked Impact of DR Congo's Displacement Crisis Into Focus
RFI
Perpignan - British photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham - recognised for his striking images of civilians displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo - wants to… Read more »
SME Repatriates 194 DRC Citizens
ANGOP
At least 194 citizens from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were repatriated in recent days, by the Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) in the Province of Cabinda, for illegal… Read more »
DR Congo Leaders Want More From Beijing Than Mineral Sales
VOA
Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo will be heading home from the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing with limited success in their bid to expand… Read more »
Peace Talks On Eastern DRC Continue in Luanda
ANGOP
The ministerial delegations of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, under the mediation of Angola, will continue this Thursday in Luanda the negotiation of the… Read more »
Activists Condemn 'Negative Solidarity' As Kinshasa Readies to Host Genocide Convicts
New Times
Rwandan experts and activists against genocide have reacted to the move by DR Congo to host six convicts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who have for years been in Niger… Read more »
Global Fund Provides Nearly U.S.$10 Million for DRC's Mpox Response
Global Fund
At the request of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) is supporting the country… Read more »
Why Mpox in Africa Was Ignored for Too Long and Children Are Dying As a Result - Podcast [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000 people are known to be infected in… Read more »
What Do Deaths in Makala Prison Reveal About DR Congo's Justice System? [analysis]
New Times
Prison Centrale de Makala in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, built for 1,500 prisoners but currently holding almost 15,000 inmates, was the scene of an unprecedented tragedy at 2am on… Read more »
Angola Tracks Mpox On Border With DRC
ANGOP
Health authorities in the border municipality of Luau (Moxico, Angola) installed a health checkpoint on the border with Dilolo, Lualaba province, Democratic Republic of Congo… Read more »
UN Peacekeeper Pullout Brings Mixed Feelings in DR Congo's South Kivu Province
The New Humanitarian
'We have no assurance that the army can protect us like MONUSCO.' Read more »