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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for all sides to cease hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Fighting between DRC armed forces and the M23 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Life: Indigenous peoples near Congo parks propose diverse solutions for the future of conservation
High above the lush forests of protected areas in the Congo Basin in eastern Congo, the calls of endemic birds and monkeys echo through the trees. Beneath the canopy, the Maiko, Salonga, Kahuzi-Biega, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Life: Ceasefire monitoring mission arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo
Fighting persists in the mineral-rich region despite ceasefire agreements.
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Life: DR Congo and M23 Rebels Agree On Roadmap for Peace in Eastern Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the M23 rebel group have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks aimed at resolving the protracted conflict in eastern DRC. It marks the latest step in an ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Life: Violence in eastern DR Congo drives fresh displacements, complicates Ebola response — UN
Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is driving fresh mass displacements, complicating the response to the Ebola outbreak, UN humanita ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Life: DR Congo, M23 rebels agree on roadmap for peace talks
Roadmap follows a week of talks in Switzerland aimed at making progress on a framework agreement they signed last year.
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Life: Ebola crisis deepens in DR Congo as vaccination campaign gets underway
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an emergency Ebola vaccination campaign as authorities race to contain the country’s deadliest recorded outbreak, with thousands of confirmed cases and ...