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Building Peace and Promoting Prosperity in DR Congo

Jeanine Mabunda, the first woman to preside over the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is working to show that a leadership style based on collaboration and respect can achieve what generations of politicians have not.

Pan-African Parliament

Guest of honour at an opening ceremony of the PanAfrican Parliament, Jeanine Mabunda Lioko, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo, gave a keynote address on the African Union theme of 2019: “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa'’.

Congo-Kinshasa: A Job for a Woman - Peacebuilding and Delivering Benefits to People Hungering for Change

allAfrica, 10 July 2020

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 »
Congo-Kinshasa: Political Marriage of Convenience Bodes Ill for Prosperity in DRC

Daily Maverick, 29 June 2020

On Tuesday 30 June, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrates the country's independence from Belgium in 1960. The DRC, which has changed its national flag three times… Read more »

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Nobel Winner Mukwege Wants Accountability For Sexual Violence

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynaecologist and Pentecostal pastor. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu in DR Congo, where he specialises in ... Read more »
- Central Africa: Nobel Laureate Calls for Sanctions Against Leaders Who Tolerate Sexual Violence
- Congo-Kinshasa: Ennobling 'Doctor Miracle'
T-Shirts, Whistles and Facebook – Fighting Rape in #DRCongo

With social media, posters and whistles, along with more traditional approaches through the justice system, Congo is fighting a culture of rape and ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: T-Shirts, Whistles and Facebook – Fighting Rape
'New Dawn’ in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers - DR Congo

Last year's appointment of a special representative to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the issues of child soldiers and rape during conflict is bringing ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: Mobile Courts Tackle Sexual Violence in DRC
- Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers
DRC Mobile Courts Deliver Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

Mobile courts have been utilized in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prosecute cases of sexual violence perpetrated by military personnel and civilians. Over the past month, ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers
- Congo-Kinshasa: Mobile Court Delivers Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in DRC

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