Download logo The postponement of elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is worrying and potentially dangerous for the Congolese people and for aid agencies working to address massive humanitarian need in the country, including the second largest Ebola outbreak in history. While the International Rescue Committee acknowledges the importance of being properly prepared to hold a free, fair and transparent election, postponement beyond one week, and thus extension of President Joseph Kabila’s term, would be exceptionally damaging to the country’s rule of law. Further delays could inflame political tensions and further worsen the ongoing humanitarian crisis and undermine the humanitarian response. President Kabila has been pushing back elections since his constitutionally mandated term ended in 2016, which has led to an increase in violence and insecurity across the country. New IRC analysis ranks Congo as the country second most at risk of experiencing … [Read more...] about Postponement of elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo is extremely dangerous
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Officials Fear Ebola Spreading From The Democratic Republic Of Congo To Uganda
The Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry said it was facing the worst Ebola outbreak in the country's history on Monday, according to Wired. More than 200 people have died in the current outbreak since August, with more than 330 confirmed or probable cases having been reported throughout the North Kivu and Ituri provinces. This is the 10th outbreak DRC has faced since 1976, but the Minister of Public Health Oly Ilunga Kalenga said the current outbreak was perilously dangerous due to growing violence against health officials and civilians by rebel groups and militias who are fighting for control in the North Kivu province. Two health workers died in one attack this weekend, but over the last month, 11 civilians and one soldier were killed in the city of Beni, which is home to 800,000 people and the epicenter of the current outbreak."No other epidemic in the world has been as complex as the one we are currently experiencing," Kalenga said in a video statement posted to … [Read more...] about Officials Fear Ebola Spreading From The Democratic Republic Of Congo To Uganda
Joint Communique on The Occasion of the Working Visit of The South African President to The Democratic Republic of Congo
Download logo Joint Communique on The Occasion of the Working Visit of The South African President to The Democratic Republic of Congo: 1. His Excellency Joseph KABILA KABANGE, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, received His Excellency Cyril RAMAPHOSA, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chair of SADC, on a working visit to Kinshasa on Friday 10 August 2018. 2. The visit is part of President Ramaphosa’s courtesy call to SADC member States. 3. The Heads of State exchanged views mainly on the following three points: bilateral relations between the two countries, the evolution of the political, electoral and security situation in the DRC as well as various issues of regional interest. 4. The two Heads of State ackowledged the excellent bilateral cooperation between the two countries within the context of the binational commission. In this regard the two leaders directed their Ministers and officials to ensure that all the signed agreements between the two … [Read more...] about Joint Communique on The Occasion of the Working Visit of The South African President to The Democratic Republic of Congo
President Cyril Ramaphosa departs Zambia for The Democratic Republic of Congo
Download logo President Cyril Ramaphosa today, 10 August 2018, has departed from the Republic of Zambia ahead of his Working Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows a successful working visit to the Republic of Zambia where both President Ramaphosa and his counterparts President Lungu held bilateral discussions on cooperation; political and security developments in the region and continent, as well as global issues of mutual concern. Both President Ramaphosa and President Lungu witnessed the Signing of an Agreement on the Establishment of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Zambia. The agreement elevates the Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) into a Bi-National Commission and it will promote and enhance cooperation in various sectors of government and coordinate relevant initiatives between public and private sectors. The Commission will be chaired jointly by the President of the Republic of South … [Read more...] about President Cyril Ramaphosa departs Zambia for The Democratic Republic of Congo
Experimental Ebola Treatments Approved for the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday it has approved the use of five experimental Ebola treatments on patients suffering from the hemorrhagic fever, as drug companies and health workers scramble to use the current outbreak to help find a cure for the deadly virus. The unlicensed drugs will be administered under research protocols at makeshift treatment centers in the remote Equateur Province, where an Ebola outbreak has killed 27 people since April, said Jessica Ilunga, a spokeswoman for Congo’s public-health ministry.... … [Read more...] about Experimental Ebola Treatments Approved for the Democratic Republic of Congo