Tag: DR Congo
DR Congo capital in turmoil as river bursts banks
Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighbourhoods in the central African megacity.
UNHCR, UNICEF express concern over humanitarian toll on civilians in eastern DR Congo
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children's Fund, are greatly alarmed by the escalating crisis unfolding once again in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DR Congo crackdown on opposition ahead of elections – Rights Watch
The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, restricting their fundamental liberties and arresting party officials since May 2023, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Children in DR Congo worst hit by cholera outbreak – UNICEF
A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF.
UN peacekeepers urged to improve protection on displaced Congolese
Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a displaced people’s camp on June 12, 2023, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province, Human Rights Watch said today.
Killings, rapes by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in DR Congo
Nairobi, June 13, 2023) Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.