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The recent truce between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was ...
Renewed fighting in the DRC’s eastern North Kivu region, despite the ink being barely dry on a peace deal signed last week in ...
A two-day workshop brought together NGO and community partners from Namibia, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to ...
Analysis - But Kinshasa will need significant peacebuilding and humanitarian support - and local communities must have some ownership of the process.
Kinshasa, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo's main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday.A provisional assessment showed ...
KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of ...
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred ...
It is estimated that Kinshasa’s inhabitant, known as “Kinois,” produce around 9,000 tons of garbage daily, including 1,500 tons of plastic waste which clogs rivers, contributing to flooding.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – Tucked off a side road in Lubugi, a rough neighbourhood in the capital Kinshasa, barber Kris Bitenda puts the final touches on a client’s haircut.
KINSHASA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Twenty-six people died on Wednesday after lightning struck a high-tension power cable on the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa, ...
Tackling soil erosion and flood risk, and supporting livelihoods. Results from the assessment allowed the city and experts to develop a city-wide nature-based solutions strategy and pilot solutions in ...