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DR Congo Endorses Safe Schools Declaration

The declaration suggests various common-sense actions that countries can take to reduce the negative consequences of armed conflict on education.

Congo-Kinshasa: Updated Submission to the Committee On Child Rights Concerning DRC

HRW, 22 November 2016

We write in advance of your upcoming plenary review of the Democratic Republic of Congo government's compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (the "Convention").… Read more »

Des élèves habillés en bleu blanc d'une école à Kinshasa.

Congo-Kinshasa: Lack of School Drives Girls Into Armed Groups in Eastern Congo - Charity

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 November 2016

Dozens of armed groups in eastern Congo prey on locals and exploit mineral reserves, and girls forced to join militia groups for food, money and protection Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Was Forced to Kill My Best Friend', Former Child Soldier Says

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 15 November 2016

Abducted at age 5 by rebel soldiers, Michel Chikwanine was blindfolded, handed an AK-47 gun so heavy he could barely lift it and ordered to shoot Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Wants Rebel Groups in DR Congo Wiped Out

East African, 19 November 2016

The UN is asking countries in the Great Lakes Region to push for the quick elimination of rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo before they join the political battles in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Militia Attack Kills Dozens in Eastern Region

Al Jazeera, 28 November 2016

At least 34 civilians have been killed in a bout of ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern region, authorities said, after a week of soaring tensions. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Where Is the DR Congo After a Decade of Democracy?

DW, 25 November 2016

For most people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, life continues to be a struggle ten years after the country's first free elections. Read more »

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