News Republic of Congo Politics: New UK aid funding to tackle Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as helping neighbouring countries to prepare. UK aid has already supported vaccines, surveillance and the construction of treatment centres in ...
News Republic of Congo Politics: UN Accuses Lendu of Mass Killings of Hema in DR Congo's Ituri Province
Members of the Lendu group are responsible for the mass killings of Hema during inter-ethnic clashes earlier this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.N. Joint Human Rights Office. The investigators report at least 117 people were killed during a series of attacks on multiple villages in Ituri province between June 10 and 13. They confirm at least 94 people were killed in Djugu territory and 23 in Mahagi territory. U.N.
News Republic of Congo Politics: Congo-Kinshasa: How the Return of Katumbi, Bemba Will Shape Congo
The admission of Burundi and South Sudan to the East African Community served to prove one thing: Political stability, no matter how loosely defined, is not a criterion for membership of an economic bloc that harbours ambitions of becoming a political federation.
News Republic of Congo Politics: Why the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola Outbreak Could Continue to Spread
No, you shouldn't. But should you be very concerned by the ongoing outbreak in the DRC? Yes, you should, because of political and cultural factors. As an infectious disease doctor, I cared for ...
News Republic of Congo Politics: World’s Displacement Crises Worsened by Lack of Funds, Political Will or Media Attention
The countries faced with displacement crises last year were largely in Africa, with Cameroon heading the list, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Central ... But it is also a ...