Call for More Peacekeepers Ahead of Elections
A coalition of rights groups urges the United Nations Security Council to send more peacekeepers to areas of Congo where rebels operate ahead of this year's presidential election A coalition of rights...
View ArticleMeasles Kill Over 1 000 Children
A measles epidemic kills 1 145 children in the DRC since the beginning of 2011, according to the United Nations The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that...
View ArticleAnother Mass Rape Near in the DRC
Aid workers investigate reports that at least 60 women have been raped near the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Fizi Aid workers are investigating reports that at least 60 women have been...
View ArticleAfrican Youth Day Conference 2011
Organisation of African Youth (OAYouth) The Organisation of African Youth (OAYouth) is the youth platform for information exchange, forum for debate on African issues and a network of future...
View ArticleCourt for Serious Human Rights Abuses
The Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament adopts a bill creating a Specialised Court for serious violations of human rights The Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament has adopted a bill...
View ArticleEbola Fever Claims Lives in the DRC
Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have claimed up to 32 lives since May, according to WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) says an outbreak of Ebola fever in the Democratic...
View ArticleIFAD Grant to Boost DRC Smallholder Farmers
IFAD to provide a US$68.4 million grant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers The International Fund for Agricultural Development...
View ArticleUN Investigates Rapes in DRC Unrest
The UN investigates allegations of rapes and other abuses by the DRC troops The United Nations (UN) is investigating allegations of rapes and other abuses by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) troops...
View ArticleUN, DRC Sign Accord to Stop Rape
The UN signs an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at fighting against rape and sexual violence The United Nations (UN) has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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