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DRC

No mpox jabs for SA yet — but WHO and Africa CDC will help to fight the outbreak
Health
/ 10 September 2024

No mpox jabs for SA yet — but WHO and Africa CDC will help to fight the outbreak

Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets

By Mia Malan
Mpox declaration marks a key shift in power for Africa
Africa
/ 26 August 2024

Mpox declaration marks a key shift in power for Africa

The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power

By Charles Ebikeme
New strain of mpox cases surge in DRC and neighbouring countries
Health
/ 7 August 2024

New strain of mpox cases surge in DRC and neighbouring countries

The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks

By Marietou Ba
We want a say in transition mining, say DRC communities
The Green Guardian
/ 6 August 2024

We want a say in transition mining, say DRC communities

Communities living on and working land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say they are not informed about mining permits for energy transition minerals

By Jonas Kiriko
Cobalt crush undermines future of DRC’s community forests
The Green Guardian
/ 24 July 2024

Cobalt crush undermines future of DRC’s community forests

A historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies

By Jonas Kiriko
Peace needs more boots on the ground
Thought Leader
/ 20 July 2024

Peace needs more boots on the ground

Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
Democracy in Africa: digital voting technology and social media can be a force for good – and bad
Opinion
/ 31 May 2024

Democracy in Africa: digital voting technology and social media can be a force for good – and bad

Many African countries have weak election management systems, and citizens are rightly worried about human interference in electoral processes

By Maxwell Maseko
‘Living in fear’ in relentless battle for east DRC
Africa
/ 19 May 2024

‘Living in fear’ in relentless battle for east DRC

The conflict has raged between rebels of the March 23 Movement and Congolese armed forces since late 2021

By Alexis Huguet
Crocodile hunting wanes but legends live on in DRC
Africa
/ 5 May 2024

Crocodile hunting wanes but legends live on in DRC

Crocodile hunting was once lucrative, with its skin sought after for its power to protect people against evil spirits, and for use in the fashion industry

By Agence France Presse
Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report
Africa
/ 17 February 2024

Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report

Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources

By Agence France Presse
The world is brutally indifferent to the DRC’s democracy
Africa
/ 11 December 2023

The world is brutally indifferent to the DRC’s democracy

The country’s future is inextricably intertwined with that of the planet itself. That is not necessarily a good thing

By Simon Allison
Ahead of DR Congo vote, people in volatile east feel abandoned
Africa
/ 9 December 2023

Ahead of DR Congo vote, people in volatile east feel abandoned

Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s

By Alexis Huguet
Unearthing oppression in the DRC’s cobalt mines
Friday
/ 29 November 2023

Unearthing oppression in the DRC’s cobalt mines

This is an edited extract from Siddharth Kara’s book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

By Siddharth Kara
UN force deployed for ‘Operation Springbok’ to save DRC civilians
Africa
/ 11 November 2023

UN force deployed for ‘Operation Springbok’ to save DRC civilians

Clashes broke out again at the start of October after six months of relative calm, pitting rebels against the national army

By Glody Murhabazi
In DRC camps, women face stark choice: hunger or rape
Africa
/ 15 October 2023

In DRC camps, women face stark choice: hunger or rape

Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into camps around the city of Goma, a crisis triggered by M23 rebels

By Alexis Huguet
DRC stockpiles fuel illegal wildlife trade
The Green Guardian
/ 3 September 2023

DRC stockpiles fuel illegal wildlife trade

Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Jonas Kiriko
The DRC’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ is spellbinding
Africa
/ 13 August 2023

The DRC’s ‘voodoo wrestling’ is spellbinding

A huge draw in the poor areas of Kinshasa, the sport involves men and women who use magic in the ring

By Emmet Livingstone
DRC’s riverside capital running on scarce and dirty water
Africa
/ 25 July 2023

DRC’s riverside capital running on scarce and dirty water

Kinshasa is buffeted by torrential rains for eight months of the year, but for many in this rapidly growing megacity, running water that is safe to drink is a rarity

By Emmet Livingstone
East and Southern African governments must prioritise human rights ahead of elections
Opinion
/ 12 July 2023

East and Southern African governments must prioritise human rights ahead of elections

We cannot accept anything less than a full guarantee of the safety of vulnerable people before the polls

By Tigere Chagutah
KZN rhinos find new home in DRC’s Garamba National Park
The Green Guardian
/ 16 June 2023

KZN rhinos find new home in DRC’s Garamba National Park

Northern white rhino are considered extinct in the DRC, and the translocation will help to restore the population and the ecological balance in Garamba

By Lesego Chepape
DRC: The war that doesn’t say its name
Africa
/ 6 July 2022

DRC: The war that doesn’t say its name

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo conflict, as well as peacemaking, have become ends in themselves, while the fighting is carried forward by its own momentum

By Jason K Stearns
Rwanda-DRC tensions complicate the Nairobi peace talks for the Great Lakes
Africa
/ 9 June 2022

Rwanda-DRC tensions complicate the Nairobi peace talks for the Great Lakes

Peace is unlikely while Rwanda continues to back the M23 militia group that is responsible for much violence across the region

By David Monda
Higher prices, demand revs up copper mining in Africa
Africa
/ 13 May 2022

Higher prices, demand revs up copper mining in Africa

Electrification of the global economy has created fresh demand for the ‘red metal’, pushing the price of copper to a 10-year high

By Conrad Onyango
Defence department blames lack of funding for failure to act on gender-based violence in the SANDF
National
/ 11 May 2022

Defence department blames lack of funding for failure to act on gender-based violence in the SANDF

An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife

By Kimberley Schoeman
Don’t revive Leopold’s ghost or legitimise DRC’s president, Felix Tshisekedi
Africa
/ 10 March 2022

Don’t revive Leopold’s ghost or legitimise DRC’s president, Felix Tshisekedi

Like King Leopold II, Tshisekedi has enriched himself through stealing power and suppressing democracy. Belgium’s monarch should stand with Congolese, not the colonial past

By Martin Fayulu
DRC tin mining town finds hope in lithium
Africa
/ 3 March 2022

DRC tin mining town finds hope in lithium

Manono, a town in Tanganyika province in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a textbook case of a mining town that went from boom to bust

By Annie Thomas & Lucien Kahozi
The DRC’s surrendered rebels are left in limbo
Africa
/ 28 January 2022

The DRC’s surrendered rebels are left in limbo

Former Democratic Republic of the Congo militia fighters housed in sordid conditions, such as at camp Mubambiro, are protesting their living conditions

By Heritier Baraka Munyampfura
The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko
Africa
/ 27 December 2021

The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko

The bravest bankers: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko refused to stay silent in the face of injustice – even when speaking out carried grave risks for them and their families

By Simon Allison and The Continent
Dear Aaron Motsoaledi, please give me South African citizenship
Opinion
/ 15 November 2021

Dear Aaron Motsoaledi, please give me South African citizenship

In 2001, my mother immigrated to South Africa from the DRC and applied for asylum. I was two years old. Now I must apply for asylum even though I know no other country

By Ndoji Manika
DRC’s former child soldiers face tough return to civilian life
Africa
/ 5 November 2021

DRC’s former child soldiers face tough return to civilian life

Many of the former child combatants are overwhelmed by the horrors they have witnessed in a part of the country that has been ravaged by violence for more than 25 years

By Heritier Baraka Munyampfura, Annie Thomas and Ricky Ombeni
How to game Twitter’s algorithm – and hoodwink journalists
Africa
/ 28 September 2021

How to game Twitter’s algorithm – and hoodwink journalists

It is possible to convince newsrooms looking for a topical story that something is news when it isn’t, to dangerous effect

By Tessa Knight and The Continent
South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years
National
/ 22 September 2021

South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years

Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels

By Erika Gibson
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