by DHPIadmin | Oct 28, 2022 | Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Uncategorized
Maria Lozano reported for Aid for the Church in Need (ACN) on 24 August 2022 : Nun murdered in attack in DR Congo: A terrorist attack in Eastern DR Congo left two people dead and a hospital destroyed in the village of Maboya. Sister Marie-Sylvie Kavuke Vakatsuraki, of...
by DHPIadmin | May 17, 2021 | Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Uncategorized
The DRC has been rocked by claims of sexual attacks by humanitarian aid agency workers. More than 20 women have accused aid workers of sexual abuse that includes rape, and rape resulting in unwanted pregnancies. The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to 22 women in...
by DHPIadmin | May 11, 2021 | Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Uncategorized
In the DRC, the government has placed two eastern provinces in “state of siege”. President Felix Tshisekedi has said Kinshasa is preparing radical measures for the mineral rich provinces of North-Kivu and Ituri, which has been haunted by armed groups and civilian...
by DHPIadmin | Oct 27, 2020 | DRC, Uncategorized
On 19 October 2020 the Bishops of the DRC Bishops’ Conference (CENCO) issued a strongly worded statement condemning death threats received by the Bishops of Bunia and Uvira. “We are deeply saddened to note that the political actors are showing revolting...
by DHPIadmin | Jan 22, 2019 | DRC, Uncategorized
Elections for a successor to President Joseph Kabila were finally held on 30 December. The main candidates were Ramazani Shadary (Kabila’s chosen successor), Felix Tshisekedi and Martin Fayalu. The Congolese Electoral Commission, CENI, announced on 6 January that...
by DHPIadmin | Sep 25, 2018 | DRC, Uncategorized
At least 165 people were killed in the Eastern DRC city of Benni, when rebels attacked on 22 September 2018. The following article appeared on https://thedefensepost.com/2018/09/23/democratic-republic-of-congo-adf-rebel-attack-beni-kill-16/. The accompanying...
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