Duchess of Edinburgh speaks out against sexual violence after secret DR Congo visit

Sophie visited Congo to ‘shine a light’ on the “weaponisation of rape” and recognise the work being done to support those who ...
The New Humanitarian

The M23 takeover, part 1: In DR Congo’s Walikale, forced labour and fears of arrest

Led mostly by Congolese Tutsis, the M23 initially justified its insurgency – one of several currently roiling DRC – by citing a broken peace deal and discrimination against marginalised Tutsi ...

Jihadists massacre 89 Christians in African nation, many slain at funeral service

Jihadists slaughtered 89 Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 70 killed during a funeral service and others ...
BusinessLIVE

Remaining SANDF troops and equipment being airlifted back from DRC

A Boeing 737 is being used for troops and an Il-76 is being used for cargo, and this will continue for a few days ...

Two countries signed a peace deal in Washington. On the ground, little has changed

In the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, new recruits are being trained for battle – and US President Donald ...
The Africa Report

DRC: Why Tshisekedi will skip Thabo Mbeki’s peace forum

Kinshasa says the former South African president is not a neutral broker and will stick to talks in Washington and Doha. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has turned down an ...
STAT

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a warning

On Aug. 20, in Bulape, a small town in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasaï province, a 34-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to the local hospital with sudden fever, bloody vomiting, and ...