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Congo-Kinshasa: Aid Cuts Threatens Internally Displaced
VOA, 2 August 2022
The U.N. refugee agency says it will be forced to cut aid programs for millions of internally displaced people and refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo without an immediate… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNHCR Alarmed By Growing Death Toll Among Displaced in Eastern DR Congo
UN News, 22 July 2022
As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll and suffering of displaced civilians through brutal attacks, is cause for serious… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Civilian Deaths Surge in Eastern DRC As Attacks Escalate
VOA, 22 July 2022
U.N. aid agencies Friday expressed concern over increasing civilian deaths as attacks by armed groups against local communities and sites for internally displaced people escalate… Read more »
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Commends Angola's Efforts Towards Normalization of Rwanda, DRC Relations
Capital FM, 30 July 2022
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Angolan President João Lourenço for his efforts towards the normalization of relations between Rwanda and DR Congo. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Have to Work in a Field' - 300,000 Teachers in DRC Going Unpaid
African Arguments, 22 July 2022
Since primary education was made free in 2019, there has been a steep rise in both numbers of students and teachers working for nothing. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Explainer - What's Behind the Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC?
VOA, 22 July 2022
When the gunshots rang out, Dansira Karikumutima jumped to her feet. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago in Hiding After Beating, Threats From M23 Rebels
CPJ, 29 July 2022
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should ensure the safety of journalist Henry Hererimana Serushago and take steps to protect reporters covering conflicts… Read more »
Aid Cuts Threaten DR Congo's Internally Displaced
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the biggest displacement crisis in Africa, with more than 5.6 million internally displaced people and over half-a-million refugees and asylum-seekers.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that it will be forced to cut aid programmes for millions of internally displaced people and refugees in the DR Congo, if an immediate injection of funds is not forthcomming. The agency said it has thusfar only received 19% of the U.S.$225 million required to run its humanitarian operation in 2022. It said this was not enough to meet the bare minimum. It warned that it will be forced to cut cash and livelihood kits for agriculture, fisheries and livestock if it does not receive additional support.
Agency officials said the war in Ukraine has taken the oxygen out of humanitarian appeals for Africa. International solidarity toward people fleeing war in Ukraine has been overwhelming, they note, adding that similar support should be extended to all crises around the world.
InFocus
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The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire at a Ugandan border post, killing at least Read more »
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The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the deadliest the world has ever witnessed. One report estimates the death toll at 5.4 mi Read more »
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The Angolan Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are creating conditions for resuming the repatriation of refugees from the Democratic Republic ... Read more »
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East African leaders have agreed to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and called for an immediate ceasefire,< Read more »
A young girl and her younger sister in a makeshift camp in Kalemie, Tanganika Province (file photo)
