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
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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
Film recognized for highlighting human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The feature-length documentary “Maman Colonelle,” directed by Dieudo Hamadi, has received the Human Rights Award 2017 from the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), and SIGNIS, a worldwide association of Catholic communicators. The film highlights the courage of one person to fight against sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The eastern portion of the DRC faces particular challenges in sexual violence towards women. There are hundreds of thousands of victims, young and old, facing crushing psychological, physical and social consequences. The film depicts the ways in which society blames them, and does not see them as the victims they are, therefore denying them justice and human rights. The film was recognized because it restores human dignity – and peace – not only to women who suffered war crimes but also because it portrays the Congolese as taking the initiative to work for a better society. “Maman Colonelle” … [Read more...] about Film recognized for highlighting human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ireland to pledge at least €5m in UN Conference on the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ireland will today pledge at least €5 million in humanitarian response to the deepening crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo represents today one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in terms of people in need. Ireland’s pledge will be delivered at a UN Pledging Conference today in Geneva and builds on support of over €16 million provided by Ireland to the DRC since 2016. Speaking ahead of the conference the Tánaiste said: ‘A shocking 4.5 million Congolese are internally displaced today, the highest number on the African continent. A further 750,000 have sought protection in neighbouring countries as a result of violence, food insecurity and widespread human rights violations and abuses. Ireland is a long-standing humanitarian donor in the Democratic Republic of Congo and will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the Congolese people as part of the international response’. The … [Read more...] about Ireland to pledge at least €5m in UN Conference on the Democratic Republic of Congo