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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

November 12, 2022

COP27: Afreximbank pledges to support Africa bridge climate finance gap

The Afreximbank called on African financial institutions to join it to bridge the finance gaps.

Afreximbank
October 31, 2022

UN concerned about resumed hostilities in eastern DRC

The UN secretary-general expressed concern over the resumption of hostilities between the armed forces of the DRC and the March 23 Movement (M23).

DR Congo crisis
October 24, 2022

23,000 people flee DRC amid violence in northeast

Some 23,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since renewed fighting between government troops and rebel militia in the northeast.

Central African Republic (CAR) crisis group
September 20, 2022

Ebola virus breaks out in central Uganda

Uganda’s health ministry on Tuesday announced that the deadly Ebola virus has broken out in the central part of the country.

August 4, 2022

DR Congo: UN honours murdered rights experts with sculpture

“Their murder was a heinous crime. It was an assault on the values of the United Nations.”

Zaida Catalán and Michael Sharp
July 11, 2022

UN report highlights 24,000 grave violations against children in conflict zones

The report said abduction, sexual violence including rape, rose by 20 per cent in 2021, with attacks on schools and hospitals also showing an increase.

Suffering children in conflict zones
June 30, 2022

Human rights under threat in DR Congo, UN Security Council told

The M23 militia began as a renegade force of army mutineers in 2012, committing atrocities and war crimes.

M23 group
June 24, 2022

We need to understand how monkeypox is spreading in Nigeria: WHO

“In Nigeria, the proportion of women affected is much higher than elsewhere. It is critical to better understand how the disease is spreading there.”

June 12, 2022

Foreign militants killing civilians in DR Congo should return to countries of origin: UN

Currently there are the Cooperative for Development of the Congo, the Forces Démocratique pour la libération de Rwanda, and several others.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric
May 5, 2022

New Ebola case confirmed in DR Congo

The current outbreak is the sixth since 2018, the most frequent in the country’s Ebola history. Previous outbreaks in Equateur Province were in 2020 and 2018