[HRW] Address Constraints on Rights, Civilian Protection in Conflict Areas, Accountability
[UN News] UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers from "crisis or worse" levels of hunger that affects a staggering 25.6 million people.
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- More than 13 000 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases have been reported in the African region since the start of 2024, as of 17 November. Three countries - Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda - account for approximately 97% of all reported cases so far this year.
[UN] Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain deeply impacted by conflict, facing an increase in grave violations, according to the latest report by the UN Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the DRC .
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Congolese counterpart Térèse K. Wagner agreed on Thursday 21/11/2024 to adhere to relevant international law principles, particularly the principles of prior notification and no harm, regarding the Nile River issue.
[WFP] Kinshasa -- There are 25.6 million people who continue to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report. Armed violence, continued conflict and soaring food prices are driving acute food insecurity affecting displaced people and returnees. Despite high levels of hunger, the DRC boasts fertile lands and abundant water resources and possesses the inherent capacity to attain
[SANF] Achieving lasting peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is high on the agenda as leaders from southern Africa convene on 20 November to discuss the peace and security situation in the region.
[MSF] After several months, insanitary conditions and severe, life-threatening shortages of clean water continue to reach critical levels in various informal camps for displaced people around Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC), warns Médecins Sans Frontières. MSF urges aid organisations with water, sanitation and hygiene expertise to take immediate, sustained actions to address this catastrophic crisis and prevent outbreaks of life-threatening diseases
[Nile Post] At a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament, concerns were raised regarding unresolved diplomatic issues between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
[Trafigura.com] Lobito -- The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has taken an important step this week towards strengthening its transport capacity with the arrival in Lobito, Angola, of the first batch of 275 new container wagons purchased from Galison Manufacturing in South Africa.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedion Timothewos, held productive bilateral talks with several key counterparts on the sidelines of the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi, Russia.
[New Times] The African Union has made some effort in responding to crises across the continent, at least when compared to its precursor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
[CFR] Attempts to change the constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo only exacerbate existing citizen distrust in government.
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday commended voters across the United States for their "active participation in the democratic process", which will see Donald Trump return to the White House when he takes the oath of office in January.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) have received high praise for their professionalism and operational readiness following a successful Operational Effectiveness Inspection (OEI).
[African Arguments] With at least 40,000 coerced into mining coltan, and several global tech brands directly implicated in funding conflict, pressure needs to bear on stopping the war as an imperative for the children to go to school.
[HRW] Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, during a speech in Kisangani on October 23, proposed steps to change the country's constitution, including floating the idea of a change to presidential term limits. Tshisekedi had previously pledged to "scrupulously respect constitutional obligations."
[Afropop] Gims, formerly Maitre Gims, is a fantastically successful French-Congolese singer, rapper, producer and songwriter. Born in Congo the son of Djanana Djuna, one of Papa Wemba's singers in the band Viva la Musica, he came to the world as Gandhi Alimasi Djuna. He later adopted the name stage name Gims because "it sounded American." He told me this at a press event on November 1, the night before his sold-out show at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 2. Gims's hit songs rarely sound like the
[GAVI] Mbanza-Ngungu, Kongo Central -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached a major public health milestone by successfully integrating the malaria vaccine into its national routine immunization programme. This remarkable initiative has just been launched in Mbanza-Ngungu (southwest of the country) by the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, with the active participation of the Governor of Kongo-Central and the support of key partners such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's
[ISS] Tanzania's geographical location and conflict mediation experience make it well placed to bridge the region's various peace efforts.
[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization's 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world's most infectious disease: persistent poverty in high burden countries; increased rates of infection among vulnerable populations; the inability to find and treat all missing cases; and funding shortfalls.
[Nile Post] Ugandan lawyer Kalali Steven has filed a lawsuit against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the East African Court of Justice, alleging severe human rights violations within the Makala Central Prison.
[The Conversation Africa] If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines - will be much the same as they have been for decades.
[allAfrica] Joseph Kabila, former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is launching a "call to mobilize the Congolese people" to ensure the failure of incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi's plan to establish a dedicated commission of experts to revise the Constitution.
[HRW] Congolese Coalition, International Partners Call for Permanent Cancellation
[HRW] Nairobi -- COMESA Should Work to Curb Atrocities, Protect Civilians, Promote Justice
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The White House announcement on October 16 that President Biden's postponed trip to Angola has been rescheduled for December, fulfilling a promise that he would visit Africa before leaving office, is welcome.
[allAfrica] President Félix Tshisekedi announced that a commission would draft the DR Congo's new Constitution next year, reports RFI, as the current one is "not good" and "written in a foreign country".
[The Conversation Africa] The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province, surrounding and cutting off the main city of Goma.
[People's Dispatch] The people of one of the world's wealthiest countries in terms of natural resources have been condemned to violence and poverty by US-backed foreign interventions to secure mineral wealth for corporations