Latest articles on Democratic Republic Of Congo

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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

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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

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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

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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

Pandor goes into self-isolation after Covid-19 scare

Article Thanduxolo Jika & Sabelo Skiti - 25 Mar 2020

The minister of international relations took the precaution after allegations that an employee had tested positive for the virus

Zimbabwe’s Solomon Mujuru: general and nonpartisan

Africa Blessing Miles Tendi - 18 Mar 2020

Mujuru sought to professionalise Zimbabwe’s army in the 1980s; later, as an MP, he stood against partisanship. Today’s officers and politicians should follow his lead

How can we prepare for Coronavirus? Learn from Liberia’s experience with Ebola

Analysis W Gyude Moore & Tolbert Nyenswah - 8 Mar 2020

Medical treatment and traditional public health measures are important but early, frequent and transparent community engagement is the key to responding to any major outbreak

Pam Golding facilitates African kleptocrats’ money laundering

Analysis Khadija Sharife & Mark Anderson - 21 Feb 2020

Government must take steps to clean up the country’s dirty real estate market, which has long offered a safe haven for criminals

SA backs UN probe into Hammarskjöld’s death

Article Mxolisi Nkosi - 14 Feb 2020

Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi responds to a previous article on the death of Dag Hammarskjöld

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