Latest articles on Democratic Republic Of Congo

AU mustn’t forget pledge to ‘silence the guns’

Africa Imogen Hooper - 3 Feb 2021

Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows

Life and death at the Beitbridge border post

Opinion Camilo Ramada - 14 Jan 2021

The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless

2020 in pictures

Opinion Paul Botes - 21 Dec 2020

Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images of 2020

Angry workers denounce Mpumalanga coal haulier

National Magnificent Mndebele - 16 Dec 2020

Current and former workers at SG Coal, a large company that has a monopoly on coal hauling in the province, have accused it of unbearable working conditions and unfair treatment

Women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during the DRC’s Ebola crisis

Africa Robert Flummerfelt & Nellie Peyton - 29 Sep 2020

More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and leading nongovernmental organisations of sexual exploitation and abuse...

Human health, animal health and environmental health are inextricably linked

Africa Inger Andersen & Jimmy Smith - 12 Jul 2020

To take care of ourselves, we must take care of the world around us

The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and Covid-19

Africa Yap Boum - 24 Jun 2020

The DRC has systematically gone about strengthening health infrastructure, engaging the community and doing better research

The pandemic has shifted patterns of conflict in Africa

Africa Clionadh Raleigh - 22 Jun 2020

Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways

Africa’s ill-resourced healthcare systems need immediate revamping

Africa Abdul S Brima - 12 May 2020

Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people

The DRC’s response to Covid-19 must be tailored to local context

Article Edouard Beigbeder - 2 May 2020

Immunisation and other preventative programmes for malaria, cholera, measles and malnutrition, which kill children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, must continue

Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

Africa Aanu Adeoye, Simon Allison, Amindeh Blaise Atabong & Abdul S Brima - 27 Apr 2020

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

‘Any trigger can lead to suicide’

Africa Amanda Sperber - 23 Apr 2020

For South Sudanese refugees, fleeing war and sexual violence is only the beginning of their struggles, writes Amanda Sperber from northern Uganda. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting

Grassroots mobilisation is key to fighting an outbreak

Africa Sarah Smit - 15 Apr 2020

As health workers in the DRC deal with the news that Ebola has not yet been defeated, they reflect on the lessons the epidemic has taught them

South Africa can reclaim its role as a diplomatic powerhouse in Africa

Africa Piers Pigou - 1 Apr 2020

Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe

Ministers go into self-isolation

Article Sabelo Skiti & Thanduxolo Jika - 26 Mar 2020

Two ministers have taken precautions after a Dirco employee tested positive for the virus

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AU mustn’t forget pledge to ‘silence the guns’

Life and death at the Beitbridge border post

2020 in pictures

Angry workers denounce Mpumalanga coal haulier

Women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during the DRC’s Ebola crisis

Human health, animal health and environmental health are inextricably linked

The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and Covid-19

The pandemic has shifted patterns of conflict in Africa

Africa’s ill-resourced healthcare systems need immediate revamping

The DRC’s response to Covid-19 must be tailored to local context

Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

‘Any trigger can lead to suicide’

Grassroots mobilisation is key to fighting an outbreak

South Africa can reclaim its role as a diplomatic powerhouse in Africa

Ministers go into self-isolation

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