Soixante-sept cas ont été diagnostiqués et cinq personnes sont mortes de la maladie, a-t-il indiqué. La plupart des personnes atteintes de la maladie l’auraient contractée en Angola, un pays voisin de la RDC et touché par l’épidémie depuis plusieurs semaines, a précisé Félix Kabange. Mais selo...

En RDC, les évêques se disent inquiets de la situation politique actuelle. Ils l'ont fait savoir dans une déclaration lue ce lundi 27 juin à Kinshasa, à l'issue de la 53e réunion de la Conférence épiscopale nationale du Congo (Cenco). « Cette situation inquiétante qui risque de plonger le pays da...

Bijou Ngunzoni Fatuma, 42, is a refugee from Central African Republic living in Boyabu camp in Equateur, province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her torment began on the 6th May 2013 when her husband and his second wife were assassinated. “My neighbor came running to tell me that my husband an...

Central African Republic: saving lives at the river's edge – a story told in pictures - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Le président Joseph Kabila nommé jeudi 29 octobre dans la soirée les commissaires spéciaux des 21 nouvelles provinces et leurs adjoints. L'ordonnance lue à la télévision officielle reprend des noms des membres de la majorités. Ces commissaires spéciaux, issus de la majorité et de son allié, le Palu,...

housands of people continue to flee uncertainty and fighting in South Sudan. Since fighting erupted on July 7 between forces loyal to President Kiir and First Vice President Machar, 26,468 people have crossed into Uganda’s northern region, including 24,321 in the previous six days alone. The influx ...

An estimated 26000 South Sudanese refugees have crossed into Uganda following political tensions and armed conflict in their country. The United Nations refugee officials say more people are arriving in Uganda on a daily basis while the country has difficulty providing them with ample food and shelt...

DUNDO, Angola – The smoke form the burning village hung in the air as the militiamen fanned out through the fields in search of residents to butcher. As her family scattered in different directions, Elena Kita was grabbed from behind by a strong pair of hands. The man who snatched her took out a ma...

As insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) has displaced more than 200,000 people within the country and in neighbouring states in less than two months, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that tens of thousands are facing dire conditions. Refugee arrivals into the Democratic Republ...

In Buchagara settlement, North Kivu, UNHCR and partners completed the construction of 3,000 shelters for vulnerable families. Similarly, in North and South Ubangi, UNHCR and partners built 790 transitional shelters, including shelters for individuals with special needs. The building process was supp...