Martial Law Brings Crackdown As Military Deepens Repression In DR Congo
BY DAYO ADESULU The Democratic Republic of Congo’s military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months since the government imposed martial law...
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World Bank Builds Human Capital And Inclusive Development In DR Congo
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the period of 2022-2026 in support of stabilization and...
Violence And Aid Access Obstruct Humanitarian Effort in DR Congo
Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to hamper humanitarian operations in a context where one...
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DR Congo: Abuse allegations amid Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’
Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in the...
Human Rights Watch Calls For Investigation into Mass Rape Of Female Prisoners In DR Congo
BY DAYO ADESULU Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi, Human...
Human Rights Abuses Intensifying in Eastern DR Congo – UNHCR
In the two most affected provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, UNHCR and its partners recorded more than 1,200 civilian deaths and 1,100 rapes, constituting a total of 25,000...
AU adds DR Congo to African Peer Review Mechanism
The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member of its African Peer Review Mechanism. This took place during...
Merck Foundation Partners DR Congo First Lady To Boost Healthcare Capacity
BY DAYO ADESULU DR Congo First Lady has partnered with Merck Foundation to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma and empower girls through education. The ...
Merck Foundation Partners 18 African First Ladies, Others To Tackle Societal Issues
BY DAYO ADESULU Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has raced to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic in partnership with 18 African First Ladies,...
Merck Foundation, African First Ladies Empower African Doctors On Capacity Building
BY DAYO ADESULU Merck Foundation together with African First Ladies has continued its strategy to provide speciality training for African doctors to better manage diabetes...