Passing the baton means letting go
Honoured by the Queen for 30 years' work with young people in Congo, Judy Acheson's work is all about empowering others
Read more >     :: 16 June 2010 :: 512 views :: 0 Comments ::

Independent spirit of Congo street child art show
A new centre in Lubumbashi is helping street children make sense of their lives through art, says Ian Harvey
Read more >     :: 19 May 2010 :: 569 views :: 0 Comments ::

Congo refugees too scared to move camp (IRIN)
Congolese refugees in Burundi are resisting attempts to move them to a new camp, saying it is too close to an ethnic gro...
Read more >     :: 11 September 2009 :: 69 views :: 0 Comments ::

Mutinous soldiers add to fear in eastern DRC (IRIN)
A mutiny over pay by the army and attacks further north by the LRA are increasing fear and more displacement in the east...
Read more >     :: 03 September 2009 :: 103 views :: 0 Comments ::

Rapes by Congo army go unpunished
DRC's justice system is too weak to hold soldiers who rape to account, says Human Rights Watch
Read more >     :: 16 July 2009 :: 95 views :: 0 Comments ::

North Kivu violence displaces more Congolese (IRIN)
Continuing clashes between government troops and militias are forcing more people out of their homes, while internally d...
Read more >     :: 02 July 2009 :: 135 views :: 0 Comments ::

Fighting is still displacing Congolese
While the church struggles to provide aid in remote areas, militias are still making people homeless
Read more >     :: 26 June 2009 :: 1222 views :: 0 Comments ::

DRC: Mass rape in Goma prison (IRIN)
Twenty female prisoners were raped on Monday night in Goma prison, during an escape attempt by other prisoners.
Read more >     :: 25 June 2009 :: 172 views :: 0 Comments ::

DR Congo prayer update June 2009
Keeping you updated on the prayer needs in the conflict-hit east of DRC
Read more >     :: 22 June 2009 :: 2291 views :: 0 Comments ::

LRA reprisal attacks continue in north-east DRC (IRIN)
The ongoing military campaign against the LRA has provoked reprisal attacks from the outlaw army, causing another 1,500 ...
Read more >     :: 11 June 2009 :: 127 views :: 0 Comments ::