UNICEF warns about escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urges global action

Appointed mediator of the African Union (AU) in an attempt to resolve the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has just succeeded his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço, who was carrying out this mission until last month. But while diplomatic initiatives to try to put an end to the conflict are multiplying, what room for manoeuvre does he really have? Decryption.

China is using cobalt from the DRC to power the green energy transition. But at what cost?

The DRC faces resource exploitation, environmental destruction, unsafe working conditions, and rampant child labor Originally published on Global VoicesChild workers at an artisan mine in Kailo, DRC. Julien Harneis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese develo…

UNICEF warns about escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urges global action

‘Millions of lives at risk’: Spokesperson says as he calls for immediate aid to eastern DRC - Anadolu Ajansı

Thousands of children raped in war-torn DR Congo, UNICEF says – France 24

In a harrowing revelation, ⁢UNICEF has reported that thousands of children have fallen victim to sexual ​violence amid the ongoing conflict‌ in the Democratic ⁢Republic of the Congo (DRC). This alarming statistic sheds light on a disturbing reality⁤ faced by ⁤vulnerable populations caught​ in the throes ‍of war. as armed groups continue to clash in [...]

Goma, DRC: Shooting leaves one person dead in the Kyeshero hospital | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

Faced with a resurgence of violent incidents affecting healthcare services in the ongoing conflict in the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) once again condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of weapons in and around healthcare facilities. The latest example led to the death of a person in a hospital in Goma where MSF teams work.  On the nig…

Mpox testing gaps raise risk of cross-border spread

FILE PHOTO: A child suffering from mpox at the mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo Scientists raise alarm about new variants, urge national disease testing ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn. Mpox testing and monitoring efforts in h…