Great Lakes
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Ebola, conflict and disease surveillance
The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause…
DRC crisis: Can Africans stand up to Western nations’ perpetuation of the tragic status quo?
When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated…
Unmasking Washington’s strategic disengagement
Trump’s inflammatory remarks about “white genocide” during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit were not merely offensive; they invoked white nationalist tropes aimed at…
Enforce occupational health and safety measures to minimise fires in the Great Lakes countries
Children in schools and homes, some of them for blind and autistic, are dying and injured in fires, and property is destroyed in market places
Children drowning is a public health crisis, especially in Africa’s Great Lakes region
When I was a child, my younger brother, Bob Kizito, drowned in a pond at the age of just eight
South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC
The country should be aware of its limitations and rather address its problems at home
EU/AU summit: Another missed opportunity?
Between Africa and Europe, is it possible to talk of a win-win partnership, of complementarity and common interests?