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DRC: 5 000 rapes as unrest engulfs eastern DRC

At least 5 000 women have been raped this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern province of North Kivu as a new rebellion has sown fresh unrest in the conflict-prone region, a local hospital said on Thursday.

DRC: Meet Congolese youth activist Natasha Makengo

Natasha Makengo manages to embody that dream combination of scientific knowledge, artistic skill and natural communication. The Congolese-born 25-year-old has a degree in molecular biology and is a singer and painter. She has also campaigned with the charity Save the Congo since 2009 and now directs their interfaith programme, as well as working for the Institute of Child Health at University College London.

DRC:M23 Rebels Committing War Crimes

(Goma) – M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are responsible for widespread war crimes, including summary executions, rapes, and forced recruitment. Thirty-three of those executed were young men and boys who tried to escape the rebels' ranks.

DRC: Congolese Women Stitching a Community Back Together

As documented in a new report from the Enough Project, which ranks electronics firms on their progress in cleaning up their supply chains of conflict minerals, there are glimmers of hope for eastern Congo despite ongoing violence there, which is driven partly by conflict minerals.

DRC: Aid Worker Diaries - Overcoming Violence in DR Congo: CARE Assists Survivors of Sexual Violence

Three women from North Kivu share their stories of how CARE is helping survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in local communities and among IDPs.

DRC: Women and Children Ravaged by Congo Conflict

For the first time in the three-month long uprising in eastern Congo, more civilians are being injured than soldiers—most of whom are reported to be women and children.

While those responsible for the current rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are largely members of the M23 mutiny, the face of the rebellion is undeniably innocent—for it is now the faces of women and children.

CONGO-KINSHASA: UN Official Condemns Sexual Violence By Renegade Soldiers

A United Nations official today condemned the sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reportedly perpetrated by armed groups, including the group of renegade soldiers known as the M23, and called on authorities to investigate the crimes.

CONGO-KINSHASA: World Bank to Help Improve Healthcare for 11 Million People, Especially Women

The World Bank's Board has approved an additional International Development Association (IDA)* grant of $75 million for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Health Sector Rehabilitation Support Project to help improve primary health care for 11 million people. The new grant will be used to provide basic services that will ensure greater survival among women and children.

DRC: Warlord Gets 14 Years for Using Child Soldiers

Convicted Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, but he will have six years knocked off his sentence for the time he has already served in detention in The Hague.

DRC: Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Congo find Access to Justice

There are no court houses in Kalonge health district, a region home to more than 130,000 people, high in the hills above Lake Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Those seeking justice in Kalonge face a journey of at least 30 miles along poorly maintained roads that turn to muddy rivers during the rainy season.

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