Experts Suggest Three Paths for Economic Structural Transformation When...
Similar to the situation in oil exporting countries, the new Covid-19 epidemic dynamics has also hit the economies of African mining exporting countries.read more
View ArticleTwo Foreign Nationals Arrested for Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn as...
Herdade Lokua, 23, and Jospin Mujangi, 31, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were arrested on Nov.read more
View ArticleHSI investigation leads to arrests for ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking
WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to make the interdiction of wildlife trafficking a global priority by protecting wildlife...
View ArticleIFC, Globeleq, and Others Partner to Develop Large-Scale Solar Power Project...
Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, November 25, 2021 - To scale up clean energy production capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, IFC, Globeleq, CIGenCo, Greenshare Energy, Greenshare...
View ArticleThousands of people in DR Congo are in desperate need of humanitarian...
A new wave of violence in Ituri province in Eastern DR Congo has forced aid organisations to reduce or suspend their activities, leaving thousands of families without life-saving humanitarian support,...
View ArticleAfrica: Megacities, Water and Climate Change
The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa is hosting the first regional meeting entitled “Africa: Megacities, Water, and Climate Change (MAWAC)” from 30 November to 1 December. read more
View ArticleEbola Vaccine Being Used in Congo Produces Lasting Antibody Response, Study...
UCLA-led study, led by Dr. Nicole A. Hoff and Dr. Anne Rimoin , finds crucial evidence that antibody response and persistence after Ebola vaccination is robust, significantly informing the use of...
View ArticleDemocratic Republic of Congo: MSF forced to close medical projects in Nizi...
NEW YORK/KINSHASA, MARCH 21, 2022— Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has announced that it will close its projects in the towns of Nizi and Bambu in the Ituri province of the...
View ArticleAir pollution responsible for 180,000 excess deaths in tropical cities
Avoidable deaths in fast-growing tropical cities were caused by a rapid rise in emerging air pollution.read more
View ArticleEmpowering Women Entrepreneurs to Boost Economic Transformation in the...
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2022— The World Bank has approved $300 million to support women entrepreneurs, enhance the growth of new and existing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and promote job...
View ArticleDR Congo: Army Units Aided Abusive Armed Groups
People fleeing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels near Kibumba in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 24, 2022.read more
View ArticleUN Foundation Announces Press Fellowship to The Democratic Republic of The...
The United Nations Foundation today announced a press fellowship to The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) focused on polio eradication and disease surveillance to take place in mid-August 2022. As...
View ArticleEuropean Union funding helps millions access food as conflict engulfs Eastern...
KINSHASA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached some 1.2 million vulnerable people with US$ 17.5 million cash assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year...
View ArticleDRC: Fatal floods highlight urgent need for disaster response strategy
Reacting to the severe flooding and landslides in Kinshasa, which claimed 120 lives on 12 and 13 December and left thousands homeless, Flavia Mwangovya, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director...
View ArticleJapan helps WFP to provide a lifeline for emergency food and nutrition...
KINSHASA – The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 6.3 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to strengthen emergency food and nutrition assistance in the Democratic Republic of...
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