Author: JEAN KASSONGO
Outrage After Refugees Burnt Alive In DRC
THE killing of 45 people, is the latest in a series of brutal attacks by…
China Restates Position Against Meddling In African Affairs
CHINA’S top envoy to the United Nations (UN) has reiterated the country’s call against foreign…
SADC Intensifying Efforts To Avert Disasters
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc has called for accelerated disaster preparedness and…
Rebel Groups Have Taken Over Education in DRC
EDUCATION has shuddered to a halt in the eastern North Kivu province of the Democratic…
Hundreds killed, raped in escalating Congolese conflicts
NEARLY 1 400 civilians have been killed in conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of the year. This is according to aid agencies, which also report over 340 cases of sexual violence during the period. Over 26 million people already do not have enough to eat due to years of conflict and displacement. “Continued violence is now pushing them (Congolese civilians) to the brink,” said Justine Gomis Tossou, Oxfam Country Director in DRC. More than…
Congolese crisis a regional refugee emergency
HUNDREDS of Congolese fleeing their country daily have triggered a refugee crisis in neighbouring countries, where they have sought safety. Between 600 and 800 nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have crossed the eastern border to Tanzania each day between March 8 and 20. They are fleeing clashes between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) in the Kivu region. “More are projected to cross, increasing an already unserviceable level of needs…