DR Congo receives first Mpox vaccines

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are pleased to announce the arrival of the first shipment of 99,100 doses of JYNNEOS mpox... Read more »

Children at significant risk from surging mpox outbreak in the DRC and neighbouring countries – UNICEF

A mother holds her child suffering from Mpox at the Mpox isolation unit of the UNICEF-supported Kavumu Hospital in South Kivu province, DR Congo, on 23 July 2024. Thousands of children in... Read more »

The Karamira Family’s Journey to Peace through Conflict and Asylum-Thanks to Japan Funding

The Karamira family sharing lunch in their house located in the middle of the Nkamira transit center. Photo: WFP/Raissa Iradukunda By John Paul SESONGA The Karamira family has known more upheaval in... Read more »

The world must not ignore DR Congo’s worsening humanitarian crisis-IOM

Urgent action is needed to stem the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern DRC. Photo: IOM/Daco Tambilika With record levels of internal displacement, acute food insecurity, and gender-based violence, urgent and concerted action... Read more »

United States welcomes the ceasefire in Eastern DRC

The United States welcomes the open-ended ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced by Angola on July 30.   “We applaud the Government of Angola, and in particular Angolan President... Read more »

EAC calls for heightened public awareness to combat spread of Monkeypox amid outbreak in DRC, Burundi

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on EAC Partner States to educate their citizens on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of Monkeypox (Mpox). This follows reports from... Read more »

Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson Welcoming the Humanitarian Truce in Eastern DRC

The United States welcomes the two-week humanitarian truce committed to by the parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The humanitarian situation in North Kivu is dire,... Read more »

Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DRC

Armed groups continue to exacerbate violence, causing widespread displacement and straining an already fragile context in eastern DRC. © IOM Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)... Read more »

Alarming humanitarian crisis in Eastern DRC calls for urgent action to protect vulnerable populations

Geneva: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for immediate and sustained action to respond to the severe humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the situation... Read more »

Cross-Border Genocide Ideology: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo

By Dr. Aloys Tegera On June 1st, 2024, a Kenyan national named Kennedy Kiproo Lilan has nearly escaped being lynched by an angry crowd in Goma because of his physical features commonly... Read more »