ActionAid chief: Africa’s ‘child marriage’ is actually rape
Ahead of this year's European Union Development Days, the NGO ActionAid is focussing on the issue of inequality, with the launch of the report, The Price of Privilege.
View ArticleEU agrees to compulsory checks on conflict mineral imports
After lengthy negotiations, the European institutions have agreed to establish compulsory checks on the supply chain of conflict minerals from 2021. EURACTIV France reports.
View ArticleTensions mount in DR Congo as end of president’s term nears
Security forces patrolled the streets of Kinshasa yesterday (18 December) after the suspension of last-ditch talks seeking a peaceful end to a crisis sparked by the end of Congolese President Joseph...
View ArticleFrance says EU ties with Congo must be reviewed, fears ‘terrible civil war’
France called on the European Union to re-examine its relations with Democratic Republic of Congo, fearing that President Joseph Kabila's decision not to step down after his mandate expired might...
View ArticleParliament adopts binding law on conflict minerals
MEPs today (16 March) adopted a new law obliging importers of minerals to ensure that their business does not contribute to armed conflicts in certain areas of the world. EURACTIV France reports.
View Article‘We stand no chance of ending hunger’ without peace, UN says
Conflict is worsening global starvation, the United Nations said on Tuesday (30 January), as it called for greater peacebuilding efforts to end hunger for almost 500 million people living in war zones.
View ArticleDeadly ethnic violence erupts in DR Congo’s Ituri
More than 30 people have been killed and hundreds of homes torched in an explosion of ethnic violence in a DR Congo province where the EU launched a landmark peacekeeping mission, multiple sources told...
View Article‘Silent, invisible’ malnutrition seen as threat to generations in Congo
Starving children are the glaring face of Congo's humanitarian crisis, but millions more people are suffering slow onset malnutrition which could have harmful effects for generations, the United...
View ArticleIt will be tough and costly to contain current Ebola outbreak, says WHO
Following a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo early May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) decided it is not yet an international public health emergency but is deploying an...
View ArticleNGOs demand asylum reform on World Refugee Day
68.5 million people in the world are displaced due to wars, conflict and persecution - a new high in 2017 for the fifth year in a row, an UNHCR report published on World Refugee Day revealed.
View ArticleRace for lithium illustrates EU drive for ‘strategic’ raw materials
The European Union is accelerating plans to develop lithium mining and refining capacity on its territory as part of a concerted EU push to develop a strategic value chain for manufacturing electric...
View Article‘I’m looking at tomorrow’s Congo’, says presidential hopeful
Francis Mvemba tells EURACTIV why he hopes to defeat Congo's political class in December's presidential elections.
View ArticleCampaigning for critical election opens in crisis-wracked DR Congo
After two years of setbacks, broken promises and delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday (21 November) effectively opened the starting gates for a crucial election that could alleviate --...
View ArticleDR Congo to vote in end-of-an-era poll
Democratic Republic of Congo goes to the polls this week in elections which could see the country emerge from 17 years of conflict-ridden rule under controversial President Joseph Kabila.
View ArticleEU alarmed by Internet blackout in Congo after elections
On 31 December, the day after the presidential election, the Congolese government cut off internet access. The European Union has called for the situation to normalise while the preliminary results are...
View ArticleEU says ‘doubts remain’ over DR Congo election result
The EU said Sunday (20 January) that "doubts remain" over the result of the DR Congo's disputed election, after the country's highest court declared Felix Tshisekedi president, outraging opponents.
View ArticleEurope gives go ahead to market Ebola vaccine
The European Union authorised the marketing of a vaccine against Ebola on Monday (11 November), permitting the first wider commercial use of a protection that has helped stem an outbreak in DR Congo.
View ArticleDR Congo armed groups killed 1,300 in first half of 2020: UN
More than 1,300 people were killed in the first half of 2020 by armed groups in DR Congo, three times more than in the same period in 2019, according to a report published on Wednesday (5 August) by...
View ArticleDR Congo struggles to wipe out armed groups
DR Congo's army launched an offensive last October to root out the armed groups that infest the east of the vast country. Today, the much-trumpeted campaign seems to have made only meagre gains
View ArticleEbola re-emerges in West Africa with Guinea outbreak
West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on Sunday (14 February), with Guinea responding to what its health chief called an "epidemic" after...
View ArticleMichel in ‘shock’ after Italy’s DR Congo ambassador is killed in attack
European Council President Charles Michel expressed his "shock" following the death of Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday (22 February) in what is believed to have been an...
View ArticleMining industry warns against Europe’s drive for raw material ‘autonomy’
Relying solely on raw materials sourced within Europe could incentivise the use of cheaper, non-recyclable batteries, increasing the need to mine virgin materials to power electric vehicles, industry...
View ArticleUkraine war hits Africa’s most vulnerable as aid costs spike
A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara.
View Article‘Around 300’ dead in east DR Congo massacre
Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week blamed on the M23 rebel group, government minister Julien Paluku said on Monday (5 December).
View ArticleEU urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo
The European Union on Saturday (31 December) urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swathes of territory in North Kivu province in neighbouring DR Congo.
View ArticleMacron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence
French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Africa this week in a bid to counter Russian efforts to dislodge France from the continent, after Paris suffered a series of military and political setbacks...
View ArticleMacron lauds DR Congo ceasefire as EU sets up air bridge
Brussels said Saturday (4 March) it was setting up a "humanitarian air bridge" to deliver aid to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the visiting French president said all sides had...
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