Measles outbreak claims over 6 000 in DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 5 000 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died from measles almost a year after the…
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DRC, rebel group sign historic peace deal
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE peace agreement signed by the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and one of the largest rebel groups…
Measles deaths exceed 6 000 in DRC
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – THE death toll in the world’s worst measles epidemic, currently battering the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Deadly floods aggravate Congolese humanitarian crisis
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – MORE than 40 people have died from floods that have worsened the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of…
Congolese soldiers convicted of rape
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – SOME 16 soldiers are among 164 culprits arrested and prosecuted for the rape as well as gender-based violence against…
More misery for displaced Congolese victims
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – OVER 300 people, most of them women and children, are at the risk of murder, sexual violence and kidnappings five…
History made as DRC rebel group embraces peace
from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRC KINSHASA, (CAJ News) – IN an unprecedented development, a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has allowed humanitarian…