International Rescue Committee

DRC: Women and children most at risk following recent escalation of violence, warns IRC

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 2, 2023 — The most recent escalation of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in a significant increase in the number of ...
JD Supra

Key Changes to the DRC Mining Code: A New Era for Investors and National Development

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), home to some of the world’s richest deposits of cobalt, copper, and other critical minerals, enacted major revisions to its Mining Code in March 2018. These ...
International Rescue Committee

Conflict in the DRC: What you need to know about the crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency, with civilians paying the price of escalating conflict. As violence surges in Eastern DRC, displacement is ...
Jurist

UN rapporteur urges DRC to combat human trafficking amid eastern conflict

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must take immediate action to combat human trafficking amid ongoing conflict in the country’s eastern regions, a high-ranking UN official urged Friday.
Forbes

UNICEF: Grave Violations Against Children Rising In DRC

An upsurge in armed conflict and intercommunal clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — one of the world's most complex and most forgotten crises — is exposing children to shocking levels ...
Jurist

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over violence in DRC

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as M23 forces supported by Rwanda advance towards the ...
Save the Children

DRC: Over 375,000 Children Out of School in North Kivu at Risk of Violence

KINSHASA, (March 7, 2025) – About 375,000 children are missing out on education and are vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of ...
The Conversation

DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisive moment for human rights and justice on the continent

Frans Viljoen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Forbes

UNICEF: Crisis Of Sexual Violence Against Children In DRC

Clémence (name changed), 21, a mother of two, holds her 6-month-old baby outside their home in a village near the city of Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasai-Oriental province on ...
American Enterprise Institute

Obstacles to a Sustainable DRC-M23 Peace Deal: Africa File Special Edition

Key Takeaway: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), M23, and Rwanda will likely remain involved with Qatari-brokered negotiations and the broader US-backed regional peace framework without ...
The Conversation

DRC conflict: talks have failed to bring peace. Is it time to try sanctions?

Patrick Hajayandi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...