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Congolese Diaspora Celebrates 64th Independence Day with Flag-Raising Ceremony in Manhattan

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Congolese communities from around the Tri-State area, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and other members of the African community, gathered at Bowling Green Park in Lower … Read More

UN rights chief calls for international investigation into ‘endemic’ impunity in DRC

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Voicing concern over the lack of progress on the part of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to undertake credible investigations into widespread allegations of rights violations and abuses in the Kasai Central and Kasai Oriental … Read More

WHO Africa Director for Africa visits Kinshasa on Ebola outbreak

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The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Saturday visited Kinshasa, DR Congo, to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in bvtop the ongoing Ebola … Read More

“Michael and Zaida lost their lives seeking to understand the causes of conflict and insecurity in the DRC” | «Michael et Zaida ont perdu la vie en cherchant à comprendre les causes des conflits et de l’insécurité en RDC»

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[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has confirmed the deaths of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, two members of the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo who went missing since 12 March, noting … Read More

DRC-RDC: UN rights chief Zeid Al Hussein condemns planned Internet blackout in DRC

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al Hussein on Saturday condemned the government planned shutdown of the Internet and social media platforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from Sunday. The UN rights chief said that the planned … Read More

UN rights experts concerned on crackdown on protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Expressing concern over what they called an “unjustified” ban on protests in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a group of UN human rights experts on Thursday called on the authorities to protect the fundamental rights of … Read More

Political polarization in DRC may spark ‘large-scale violence,’ UN envoy warns

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The top United Nations official in DR Congo has warned of “an extremely fragile political situation” in country, where “actors on all sides appear more and more willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends”. He therefore called on … Read More

Friends of the Congo to host all-day forum to commemorate victims of conflict in the DRC

Friends of the Congo, the African Great Lakes Action Network, and other members of the African Great Lakes Coalition are hosting an all-day forum on Saturday, October 15, 2016, to commemorate the victims of the conflict in the Democratic Republic … Read More

‘Chilling crackdown’ on opponents of President Kabila in DR Congo

Human rights group Amnesty International says the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have overseen a systematic crackdown on opponents of President Joseph Kabila’s attempt to stay in power beyond the constitutionally mandated second term. In a … Read More

International organizations unhappy with recent clashes in Kinshasa

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The African Union (AU), the UN, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of Francophonie (IOF) have expressed grave concern over the recent violent events in Kinshasa and other areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where … Read More

Millions protected in Africa’s largest-ever emergency yellow fever jabbing campaign

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  Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A major part of the largest emergency vaccination campaign against yellow fever ever attempted in Africa has been completed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, saying more than 7.7 million people were vaccinated … Read More

UN envoy calls for accountability in remembering Walikale mass rape in DRC

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Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilian residents of the Walikale region of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by armed groups, the UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura has … Read More

UN Security Council expresses concern at political restrictions in the DRC

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In the run up to November’s presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Security Council late Friday in New York expressed concern at recent arrests and detention of members of opposition parties and of the civil … Read More

US imposes targeted sanctions on DR Congo police chief

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday imposed targeted sanctions on Celestin Kanyama, the commander of the DR Congo National Police Force (PNC), for his role in police violence targeted against civilians, including peaceful protesters. A statement by John … Read More