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UN calls on DRC to strengthen national ownership to address the internal displacement crisis
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced people, Paula Gaviria, said Monday that the resolution of the internal displacement crisis in the Democratic Republic of the ...
Geopolitical Monitor3d
Geopolitics Weekly (Bosnia Crisis, Canada Military Spending, DRC Peace)
This week we cover a simmering political crisis in Bosnia, attempts to revive the Canadian armed forces, the US-mediated ...
CAJ News Africa5d
M23 rebels committed to peace in eastern DRC
THE Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel movement controlling territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a political solution is the best option to resolve the country’s multi-faceted ...
'Killing Is Part Of Their Life': The Men Raised On Violence Who Are Both Perpetrators And Victims As South Sudan Faces Return To Civil War
Some pseudonyms are used to protect the identities of interviewees. “I saw a lot of suffering.” The old man, Lokwi, gestures ...
American Enterprise Institute1mon
Uganda in the DRC’s M23 Conflict—Friend to All, Enemy to None
Key Takeaway: Uganda is working with actors on multiple sides of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to hedge and strengthen its sphere of influence. Uganda has ...
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DRC: UN officials raise alarm at the dramatic impact of prolonged conflict on women and children, including increased risk of conflict-related sexual violence on displaced people
For at least five years now, the DRC has been the country with the highest level of verified incidents of sexual violence in conflict of all the situations on the children and armed conflict agenda.
Pulitzer Center1mon
DRC’s Plans To Dramatically Increase Palm Oil Production
These claims are in contrast with the recent history of PHC, punctuated by conflicts ... A map of the PHC concession area in Boteka, from the latest company’s Environmental and Social Assessment ...
Radio France Internationale1mon
DRC conflict coltan entering EU via Rwandan smuggling routes, report finds
“Our investigation strongly suggests that conflict coltan from the DRC smuggled to Rwanda has entered the EU," Alex Kopp, senior campaigner at Global Witness, said in a statement shared with RFI ...
Radio France Internationale2mon
Failed truce intensifies conflict in DRC as UN warns of record hunger crisis
Walikale has become a strategic junction in the eastern DRC, where a long-running conflict between the army and rebel groups was reignited in December. The town is now a key crossing point towards ...
Yahoo News UK2mon
DRC conflict: Why peace remains elusive
The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...
Mail & Guardian2mon
Diplomats are booted as DRC conflict goes on
Belgium was responsible for the drafting of the haphazard map of the Great ... a situation ripe for conflict. The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has remained the epicentre of ...