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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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