• Pope Francis and President Felix Tshiekedi address a crowd of dignitaries at an event to welcome the head of the Catholic Church to Kinshasa, DR Congo, January 31, 2023. (thenation.com)
  • Congolese youth gather to hear Pope Francis speak at Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo, February 2, 2023. (thenation.com)
  • The clip does not show rival groups fighting during protests against the high cost of living in Kenya in 2023, but a fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a football tournament in 2022. (africacheck.org)
  • Thank you for joining us for today's EPIC Webinar, titled, Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo. (cdc.gov)
  • Lessons learned from the Ebola outbreaks in Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo meant that our local teams rapidly reached out to faith leaders with accurate information and safely organised training sessions. (cafod.org.uk)
  • Ebola has battered the Democratic Republic of the Congo for many months, from the outbreak that ended in July 2018 to the epidemic currently raging. (pasteur.fr)
  • Ebola hemorrhagic fever, or EHF, and is a disease caused by a group of viruses known as Ebola viruses. (cdc.gov)
  • The name Ebola is actually the name of a river found in the Democratic Republic of Congo near where some of the first cases were identified. (cdc.gov)
  • The use of Lingala is growing rapidly: under Mobutu it was the official language of the military, and it is widely spoken in Kinshasa , where it is used in popular music , as well as along the lower Congo River . (britannica.com)
  • Local media in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported on Wednesday, citing event organizers, that "about 2 million" people convened in the capital of Kinshasa that day to attend a Mass by Pope Francis. (breitbart.com)
  • Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (africacheck.org)
  • Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Kinshasa-Gombe B.P. 1197, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (bvsalud.org)
  • The Pygmies , having arrived possibly during the Upper Paleolithic Period , are thought to have been the earliest inhabitants of the Congo basin . (britannica.com)
  • The Lualaba River is the main tributary to the Congo River basin and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. (eturbonews.com)
  • The Lualaba River basin was the main water source for the natives of Congo and Stanley's find of the river led to King Leopold II of Belgium's interest in the region. (eturbonews.com)
  • Luckily, the International Conservation and Education Fund , a conversation organization working in the Congo basin, graciously agreed to lend us their monkeypox films and equipment to aid in this effort. (cdc.gov)
  • We describe the results of a prospective observational study of the clinical natural history of human monkeypox (mpox) virus (MPXV) infections at the remote L'Hopital General de Reference de Kole (Kole hospital ), the rainforest of the Congo River basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from March 2007 until August 2011. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dr. Kunkel, a post-doctoral fellow* and a key member of the Pasteur Outbreak Investigation Task Force (OITF) left for the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 5, 2018 in response to the WHO's call for international help. (pasteur.fr)
  • But Francis's trip to Congo-and to the neighboring state of South Sudan, which has suffered civil wars since its independence in 2011-often seemed contradictory, as many in the crowd greeting him were responsible for the very atrocities and corruption he was decrying. (thenation.com)
  • Traditional African religious beliefs in a supreme being, the power of the ancestors, spirits of nature, and the efficacy of magic have been greatly influenced by the introduction of Christianity in Congo. (britannica.com)
  • The designated individuals are predominantly senior leaders (or former leaders) of armed groups and militias. (dfat.gov.au)
  • Members of the ethnically based spiritual and political movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) reside predominantly in Bas-Congo, although BDK has never attempted to gain official recognition as a religious association. (thearda.com)
  • Issue clear instructions to all combatants under the control of Mai-Mai or predominantly Hutu armed groups to immediately cease all sexual violence against women and girls, as well as all other violations of international humanitarian law. (hrw.org)
  • Stop providing any financial or military assistance to armed groups in eastern Congo whose members have committed serious human rights abuses, including Mai-Mai or predominantly Hutu armed groups. (hrw.org)
  • Use your influence to pressure armed groups in eastern Congo, in particular Mai-Mai or predominantly Hutu armed groups, to immediately cease all acts of sexual violence against women and girls. (hrw.org)
  • Lualaba is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (eturbonews.com)
  • UNICEF warns that violence against children has escalated to horrifying levels in the war-torn eastern provinces of the Congo. (breitbart.com)
  • Armed rebel and militia groups operate in DRC's North and South Kivu provinces and Virunga Park. (state.gov)
  • The intervening years were also marked by violence: En route to the airport in Rome, the pope's motorcade stopped by a memorial to 13 Italian airmen-members of a United Nations operation who were killed and eaten by Congolese troops post-independence. (thenation.com)
  • They should also work with the United Nations peacekeeping mission, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which should increase their presence in the eastern DRC before the election. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • These children, who had previously been traumatized by armed groups and using weapons, now have smiles on their faces thanks to United Nations Volunteers. (unv.org)
  • In 2013, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) imposed sanctions in relation to the Central African Republic (CAR) in response to the worsening security and humanitarian situation in the CAR, including a breakdown of law and order, inter-sectarian tensions and widespread human rights abuses by armed groups. (dfat.gov.au)
  • Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region (OSESG-GL). (voxafrica.com)
  • Expand the mandate and capacity of the United Nations Observer Mission in the Congo (MONUC) to include protecting civilians against violations of international humanitarian law, including particularly the protection of women and girls. (hrw.org)
  • Last weekend saw a rash of mass casualty attacks in Africa, with atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burkina Faso, and Nigeria claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups. (breitbart.com)
  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a Sunday bomb attack on a Pentecostal church in the eastern Kasindi province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (breitbart.com)
  • Akayed Ullah, main suspect, made it clear from a hospital bed where he was being treated for burns from the pipe bomb he strapped to his body that he was on a mission to punish the United States for attacking the Islamic State group, said acting US attorney Joon Kim. (canvasopedia.org)
  • Five more arrests were announced on Tuesday, and more explosive devices were reportedly recovered, suggesting a major terrorist attack linked to an Islamist insurgent group called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) had been thwarted. (breitbart.com)
  • Resources from conflict or high-risk areas - such as parts of Afghanistan , Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Myanmar - provide lucrative funding to armed groups, and are linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation. (globalwitness.org)
  • With an elevation of 4,507 meters, mount Karisimbi is a dormant volcano located along the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (worldatlas.com)
  • umbrella group describing people living mostly in Rwanda but also in the DRC and Uganda]. (ushmm.org)
  • The Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border due to armed conflict . (state.gov)
  • The ethnic affiliation of groups operating in Tanganyika province has often resulted in targeted attacks on rival communities, including frequent violence between armed groups affiliated with ethnic Twa and Bantu communities. (globalr2p.org)
  • The United States welcomes the DRC's delegation to the UPR Working Group. (usmission.gov)
  • In this article, Valerie Arnould gives an overview of the main domestic actors and groups that drive policies in the DRC's mining sector. (egmontinstitute.be)
  • Challenges to outbreak control include armed conflict between rebel groups and DRC's armed forces, which has interrupted response activities, and community mistrust. (cdc.gov)
  • Witnesses claim that armed groups perpetrated the mass rape of women who were attempting to flee violence and that some women and girls have been abducted and used as sex slaves. (globalr2p.org)
  • The government's inability to stop the violence against democratic institutions will likely result in other groups, like the UPLC, taking control over the electoral process in certain regions. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • Armed groups controlling the local elections will likely lead to the government declaring the election results invalid, very likely resulting in protests and targeted violence against the government in other places in the country. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • The UNSC has imposed sanctions in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 2003, in response to acts of violence systematically perpetrated against civilians including violations of international humanitarian law and human rights. (dfat.gov.au)
  • Reiterating his deep concern over the humanitarian consequences of the current crisis on the civilian population, Special Envoy Xia urges all armed groups, including the M23, to immediately cease all forms of violence and resolutely engage in the voluntary disarmament process. (voxafrica.com)
  • Address the question of impunity for atrocities in Congo, and in particular, establish a U.N. Commission of Experts to investigate and determine responsibility for grave violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Congo, including sexual violence. (hrw.org)
  • Increase the human and financial resources of the field office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Congo (HRFOC) to enable it to better monitor and report crimes of sexual violence and to better assist national nongovernmental organizations working on such issues. (hrw.org)
  • More than 1,000 people were killed and approximately half a million others fled their homes when violence between rival ethnic groups and political supporters broke out in the weeks following the vote. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • SILVER SPRING, MD (November 4, 2020) - Two aid relief workers employed by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, along with an unidentified person, were released on November 3 by anonymous captors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (adra.org)
  • The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. (joshuaproject.net)
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a vast country in Central Africa. (worldatlas.com)
  • President Joe Biden should grant the prize of short-term amnesty to illegal migrants from the chaotic and huge African country of the Congo, says the leading D.C.-based advocacy group for wealthy West Coast investors. (breitbart.com)
  • Amnesty International USA seeks a volunteer Country Specialist to help monitor the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and support in mobilizing action to promote and protect human rights in this country. (volunteermatch.org)
  • AIUSA's Country Specialists serve as country experts and strategists and are part of a corps of volunteer leaders known as the Coordination Group program, which is organized by sub world region. (volunteermatch.org)
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo Country Specialist will join AIUSA's Central Africa Coordination Group (also known as Cogroup), which consists of skilled, dedicated specialists working closely with AI staff and others to advance human rights in the Central Africa region. (volunteermatch.org)
  • Most religious groups are scattered throughout the country and are widely represented in cities and large towns. (thearda.com)
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the latest country to join the GBIF network. (gbif.org)
  • This was achieved using independent 'situation views' covering major emergencies such as the Syria situation or the Central African Republic emergency, among others. (unhcr.org)
  • To overcome the flawed 2011 elections and ensure democratic progress, the government must ensure a transparent and credible electoral process and fully protect citizens' rights to freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly. (usmission.gov)
  • The DRC government should also work with the non-profit organization Synergy of Citizen Election Observation Missions (SYMOCEL), which comprises 11 civil society organizations, to involve local community leaders and engage every part of society in the democratic process. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • Assist the organization in developing and maintaining contacts with counterparts in other human rights organizations, solidarity groups and other stakeholders. (volunteermatch.org)
  • Community-led monitoring or CLM is a routinized process initiated and implemented by local HIV-positive and HIV-affected communities, community-based organizations and other civil society groups that identifies HIV service delivery successes, diagnoses problems, uses quantitative and qualitative data to overcome barriers and ensure that HIV service beneficiaries receive optimal client-centered services. (cdc.gov)
  • The Mai-Mai Yira militia is part of the Alliance of Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist armed group that pledged allegiance to ISIS. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, welcomes the sustained political and diplomatic engagement of regional leaders in response to the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and tensions between countries in the region. (voxafrica.com)
  • Bombali virus is the newest of the viruses in the group and was detected in bats in Sierra Leone. (cdc.gov)
  • Volunteers from around the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) commemorated the International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2022 through a range of activities mirroring the theme of IVD, 'Solidarity through volunteering - Together, Act Now. (unv.org)
  • We then searched YouTube for footage of rival groups fighting during a football match in the DRC in August 2022, and found this clip of the same video. (africacheck.org)
  • The conflicts in the East of Congo continue with thousands of civilian deaths and hundreds of thousands driven from their homes. (globalministries.org)
  • According to conservation groups, the city-state has become a transit point for illegal wildlife trade. (africanews.com)
  • This was no ordinary PSA, but something meticulously developed by a group with vast working knowledge of conservation, health, and behavioral education. (cdc.gov)
  • The U.N. prepared a troubling report on the insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week, warning that the conflict is intensifying and putting more civilians, including children, at risk of abduction, rape, and torture. (breitbart.com)
  • As the election date approaches, more civilians will likely visit election offices, resulting in mass casualties when armed groups target these locations. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • Mary has deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo multiple times in response to this outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • Since its discovery in 1976, there have been 28 outbreaks of EVD, the current outbreak is the 10th in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (cdc.gov)
  • Enterovirus C105 (EV-C105) is a member of the human enterovirus group C species and was first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2010 in a faecal sample collected from a fatal acute flaccid paralysis patient during a poliomyelitis outbreak. (who.int)
  • Today we salute the pro-activeness of His Excellency Mr. Richard MUYEJ, Governor Province of Lualaba in Democratic Republic of Congo, and His Excellency Mr. Daniel KAPEND A KAPEND, Provincial Minister responsible for Tourism, Environment and Sustainable Development Province of Lualaba. (eturbonews.com)
  • Fighting between armed groups in Tanganyika province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in "widespread and systematic" abuses against women and girls according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). (globalr2p.org)
  • On Sunday, April 2, the Mai-Mai Yira militia attacked a voter registration office in Lubero Territory's Vuranda in the North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • The intention of CLM is for local community leadership to get inputs from recipients and providers of HIV services, including key populations and underserved groups, in a routine and systematic manner and translate their findings into action and change in collaboration with host governments and health systems. (cdc.gov)
  • The following groups with less than 1% of the population were hidden from this graph: Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, New religionists, Nonreligious. (thearda.com)
  • Engage and work in partnership with Congolese diaspora groups on AIUSA's specific priorities. (volunteermatch.org)
  • Elephant ivory, estimated at $12.9 million, came from 300 African elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo and headed to Vietnam. (africanews.com)
  • Groups are officially required to register but groups which do not are not in any way restricted, except in that they may be denied status as a legal entity. (thearda.com)
  • They entered the territory of modern Congo between the 10th and the 14th century from the west and north and established kingdoms that were flourishing at the time of European penetration after the 16th century. (britannica.com)
  • [2] Local armed groups operating in the region control several identification and registration centers for voters in the Lubero Territory. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • [1] " Lubero Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo " by Google Maps. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • Some reckon that the inclusion of the article "the" was because it got its name from the Congo River. (worldatlas.com)
  • The upcoming elections are an opportunity to involve the armed groups in a peace process, so the DRC government should engage in talks with the armed groups about a potential ceasefire and a peace agreement. (counterthreatcenter.com)
  • We ask you Lord to help guide the Church of Christ in Congo in its quest for free, fair, and credible elections. (globalministries.org)
  • The remaining Pygmy groups-the Bambuti , the Twa , and the Babinga-inhabit the forests of Kibali and Ituri, the regions of Lakes Kivu and Tanganyika, and areas near the Lualaba, Tshuapa, Sankuru , and Ubangi rivers. (britannica.com)
  • The two other African countries in this group, Madagascar and South Africa, are already GBIF Participants. (gbif.org)
  • The Associated Press obtained internal documents from the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), it claimed on Wednesday, that showed the agency was offering a paltry $250 compensation to women sexually abused by its employees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). (breitbart.com)
  • Since July, the President of the Church of Christ in Congo has asked me to help with the organization of a new structure in service to the Church called, the Protestant Service of Development and Diaconia (SEPRODDIA in French). (globalministries.org)
  • 3 World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. (medscape.com)
  • According to the UNHCR spokesperson, Shabia Mantoo, "the attacks are reportedly being carried out by rival armed groups competing to maintain control over mining areas - especially gold mines - and as retaliation against government-led military operations. (globalr2p.org)
  • A video of opposing groups clashing is not from recent protests against the government of Kenyan president William Ruto. (africacheck.org)
  • Adamawa-Ubangi and Central Sudanic groups that settled in the north include the Zande (Azande), the Mangbetu , the Banda , and the Barambu (Abarambo). (britannica.com)
  • Other religious groups include Jehovah's Witnesses, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and Orthodox Christians. (thearda.com)
  • Since the first protestant missions in Congo, the Church has been engaged in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and in trying to find ways of making the promise of the Good News of Jesus Christ concrete and tangible. (globalministries.org)
  • Building hospitals and schools and trying to help the most vulnerable has long been a priority and the Church of Christ of Congo has continued to develop service projects for the poor, the victims of injustice, and the excluded of the society. (globalministries.org)
  • After two years of reflection and debates, the Church of Christ of Congo has decided to take a new step in organizing and developing service projects. (globalministries.org)