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Congo (DRC)

Articles about DR Congo


20.11.2009: DCA handed over cleared fields to villagers
In the village of Mitondo in Congo 27 anti personnel mines were found and destroyed by DanChurchAid. Recently the fine results were celebrated in a handover ceremony. Read more...


17.08.2009: War against women
In DR Congo women are being sexually assaulted on a regular basis. Nobody knows the extent of the assaults, but word has it, that it is tens of thousands. Margaret is one of the women, who has survived. Read more...


23.12.2008: Still room in the inn: Grassroots hospitality
When war once again chased Bageni Katembereza from her home village in September, she shepherded her six children down the dirt roads of eastern Congo toward safety, not knowing where she was headed, only sensing she had to get away. Read more...


11.12.2008: Situation Report on conflict
Security situation:The situation in North Kivu is relatively calm at the moment.
However, clashes between armed groups are being reported daily in both Masisi and Rutshuru territories. Read more...


12.11.2008: Host families of displaced at risk
While official figures of newly displaced people in crowded camps around Goma are still being determined, another reality of displacement remains in the shadows: the thousands of families who have opened their modest homes to fleeing strangers.
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06.11.2008: "People fled in all directions"
The security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains precarious and aid groups do not yet know what effect the most recent violence will have on the latest cease fire or humanitarian situation. First hand report from ACT aid worker in DR Congo.
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30.10.2008: A deadly calm in Goma
After panic and lootings by retreating troops a deadly calm has fallen over Goma in Eastern Congo.

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20.10.2008: Africa Commission policy notes
The Danish government has established an Africa Commission on effective development cooperation with Africa. Read more...


19.07.2008: From life saving support to self help in DR Congo
In the days, months and years directly after the war in the eastern part of Katanga province in Congo has ended, life has been far from easy. The 650 men, women and children of Kalombo village are just barely getting back to normalcy, since 2003 when the last armed attack occurred. Read more...


14.07.2008: DanChurchAid at Roskilde Festival
DanChurchAid played host to a number of activities at this year’s Roskilde, related to both the volunteer refund work and the humantohuman campaign focus on the DR Congo: “Fair Phone – Fair Future.” These activities were symbolic of the often-unfair mining practices that are behind the production of the many mobile phones we buy and use every day. Read more...