https://www.salo.org.za/countries/dr-congo/Recent content in DR Congo on Southern African Liaison OfficeHugo -- gohugo.ioen-zaTue, 23 Dec 2025 14:40:05 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-virtual-public-dialogue-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-diplomacy-confrontation-and-the-path-to-sustainable-peace-7-august-25/Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:37:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-virtual-public-dialogue-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-diplomacy-confrontation-and-the-path-to-sustainable-peace-7-august-25/Watch here: https://youtu.be/UKiaih99hhI 7 August 2025https://www.salo.org.za/peoples-summit-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-aug-2022/Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:20:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/peoples-summit-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-aug-2022/SALO’s Munjodzi Mutandiri at the People’s Summit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Augusthttps://www.salo.org.za/salo-observes-world-refugee-day-20th-june/Thu, 20 Jun 2019 05:00:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-observes-world-refugee-day-20th-june/Refugees fleeing the DRC “Refugees are people like anyone else, like you and me. They led ordinary lives before becoming displaced, and their biggest dream is to be able to live normally again. On this World Refugee Day, let us recall our common humanity, celebrate tolerance and diversity and open our hearts to refugees everywhere.https://www.salo.org.za/regional-peace-and-security-issues-jhb-multi-stakeholder-workshop/Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:53:35 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/regional-peace-and-security-issues-jhb-multi-stakeholder-workshop/On 26 November 2018, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) together with the Norwegian Embassy hosted a multi-stakeholder workshop entitled ‘Regional Peace and Security Issues’. The Minister of Small and Medium Business Development and Chair of ANC International Relations Sub-committee, Ambassador Lindiwe Zulu, delivered the keynote address.https://www.salo.org.za/can-southern-africa-save-the-drc/Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:47:53 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/can-southern-africa-save-the-drc/Can Southern Africa save the DRC? Simon Allison13 Apr 2018 00:00 Eternal war: Congolese, fleeing a flare-up in violence between the pastoralist Hema and agriculturalist Lendu in the Ituri region of the DRC in March this year. (Johan Wessels/AFP) COMMENTShttps://www.salo.org.za/sadc-and-the-drc-crisis-20-march-2018/Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:25:55 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/sadc-and-the-drc-crisis-20-march-2018/The deteriorating situation is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues raise concern. Characterised by repression of dissent, which has resulted in the killing of protestors, an unclear elections roadmap, ambiguity on succession and an unreformed natural resource governance mechanism, the prevailing situation now poses significant threats to peace, stability and economic success in southern Africa.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-19-august-2016/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:53:58 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-19-august-2016/Scores hacked to death in Democratic Republic of Congo At least 45 bodies have been found hacked to death in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with more expected as the search continues. The attack was reportedly carried out by suspected rebels, Al Jazeera reported.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-12-august-2016/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:44:58 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-12-august-2016/US urges DR Congo to allow human rights researcher to return The United States urged the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday to allow the return of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher forced to leave the country. The State Department said it was “very concerned by the government of the Democratic Republic of (the) Congo’s decision not to renew the visa” of Ida Sawyer, who has worked for the US-based rights group in DR Congo since 2008.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-5-august-2016/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:53:55 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-5-august-2016/Show restraint in handling Kinshasa protests Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo must observe restraint in their handling of rival protests in the capital Kinshasa on 29 and 31 July, said Amnesty International today. The ruling coalition – Majorité Présidentielle – has called a rally in support of proposed talks on the electoral process, two days before the opposition coalition – Rassemblement des Forces du Changement – holds a rally demanding that the polls are held on schedule in November, as required by the Constitution.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-july-2016/Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:23:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-july-2016/DR Congo judge ‘pressured’ to convict Moise Katumbi A judge in the Democratic Republic of Congo has said she was pressured by the intelligence service to convict opposition politician Moise Katumbi. Chantal Ramazani, who is now in hiding, believes the intention was to block Mr Katumbi’s bid for the presidency in elections due in November.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-22-july-2016/Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:43:47 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-22-july-2016/DRC Official Denies Government Persecution of Opposition Leader A senior adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is denying reports the administration in Kinshasa has launched a witch hunt against opposition leader Moise Katumbi Chapwe, an international businessman who plans to contest a yet to be determined presidential election.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-8-july-2016/Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:10:45 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-8-july-2016/UN concerned about DRC violence ahead of polls The UN Security Council has heard that in the absence of political dialogue that results in an inclusive agreement leading to credible elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country faced a severe crisis with a high probability of violence and instability.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-24-june-2016/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:51:45 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-24-june-2016/US Imposes Sanctions on Kinshasa Police Chief in DRC The United States has imposed sanctions on Kinshasa’s police chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo for violence and the murder of civilians. All U.S. assets belonging to Celestin Kanyama are frozen and Americans are barred from doing any business with him.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-17-june-2016/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:21:08 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-17-june-2016/Nine killed as Congo troops clash with ex-militia fighters: NGO At least nine people died in clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that erupted when government soldiers prevented former fighters from leaving a camp for demobilized militia groups, officials said on Thursday.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-3-june-2016/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:08:35 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-3-june-2016/At least one killed in clashes as opposition protests sweep DR Congo At least one person was reported killed Thursday as rallies across DR Congo against President Joseph Kabila turned violent, with police firing tear gas in the capital Kinshasa and the eastern city of Goma.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-27-may-2016/Fri, 27 May 2016 10:40:11 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-27-may-2016/Pressure builds for Democratic Republic of Congo election International pressure is building on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) president to put a plan in place for elections, raising the possibility of sanctions against members of the ruling elite. European Union (EU) foreign ministers briefly discussed the situation on Monday, after urging the DRC’s government to “revive as soon as possible the electoral process.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-20-may-2016/Sat, 21 May 2016 09:34:30 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-20-may-2016/Moise Katumbi: DR Congo opposition presidential hopeful charged Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi has been charged with hiring foreign mercenaries. A government spokesman said he was plotting against President Joseph Kabila. Mr Kabila is nearing the end of his second term and he is constitutionally obliged to step down by December.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-may-2016/Fri, 13 May 2016 08:59:02 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-may-2016/Kabila’s Mandate Can Be Extended If No Vote The Democratic Republic of Congo’s top court says President Joseph Kabila can stay in office beyond his mandate if the presidential election is delayed. Congo’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday according to clause 70 of the constitution, the current president remains in office until a newly-elected president is installed.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-april-2016/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:25:46 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-april-2016/DRC police fired teargas to break opposition leader Katumbi’s rally Police fired shots and teargas to break up a crowd before a political rally by opposition leader and potential presidential candidate Moise Katumbi in Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, an official and the opposition said.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-22-april-2016/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:45:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-22-april-2016/Keep the Candle of Freedom Burning in the Congo The U.S. should seize the opportunity to help facilitate the peaceful transfer of power in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The history of postcolonial Africa is brimming with tales of greed, avarice, corruption and thuggery that would produce envy in the heart of even the slickest Chicago pol.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-15-april-2016/Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:09:38 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-15-april-2016/Fresh fighting drives displacement in eastern DR Congo Fighting between the Congolese army and rebel forces has forced tens of thousands of people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to move out of four sites for the internally displaced.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-8-april-2016/Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:35:31 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-8-april-2016/UN confirms allegations of rape against peacekeepers in DRC The United Nations has confirmed fresh allegations of rape against its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The organisation has been in the spotlight for months following allegations of sexual abuse by its blue helmets, mainly in the Central Africa Republic that now total more than 100.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-1-april-2016/Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:30:41 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-1-april-2016/UN decides against drawdown of DR Congo peacekeepers The United Nations on Wednesday decided against cutting back its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as fears grow of political turmoil in the vast African country ahead of elections. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution extending for one year the 20,000-strong MONUSCO mission, rejecting appeals from Kinshasa for a drawdown of the force.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-march-2016/Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:18:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-march-2016/DR Congo: Free Youth Activists Congolese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two activists who were arrested one year ago during a pro-democracy youth workshop in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fred Bauma and Yves Makwambala face trumped-up charges in an apparently politically motivated drive to silence dissent.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-11-march-2016/Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:02:45 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-11-march-2016/Democratic Republic Of Congo to Extradite Rwandan Genocide Suspect Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has agreed to extradite a suspect in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide who was arrested with a $5 million bounty on his head. Ladislas Ntaganzwa, 53, was arrested in December 2015 in eastern DRC.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-4-march-2016/Fri, 04 Mar 2016 07:36:23 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-4-march-2016/Deadly attack near the town of Beni France condemns the massacre perpetrated during the night of February 28 to 29 near the town of Beni (North Kivu), which killed 13 people. We extend our condolences to the victims’ families. The perpetrators of this attack must be brought to justice.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-12-february-2015/Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:14:52 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-12-february-2015/Democratic Republic of Congo Says It May Still Revise Mine Code The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines ministry said that it could still revise the country’s mining code, in an apparent retreat from comments made by the department’s minister on Wednesday.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-2-february-2016/Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:54:42 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-2-february-2016/How to Reform the Democratic Republic of Congo Rethink development strategy and make transparency a priority. Every return visit to my native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, brings fresh surprises—almost never the good kind. This is especially true outside the relative comfort of upper-class Gombe district in Kinshasa, the capital, and above all in rural areas, where most of the country’s almost 80 million people live.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-10-nov-2015/Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:38:29 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-10-nov-2015/NGO workers kidnapped for ransom in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Aid workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were kidnapped in two separate incidents over the week-end, raising fears that mineral-rich North Kivu province may again be targeted by rebels, smugglers and cross-border raids.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-27-october-2015/Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:36:51 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-27-october-2015/US Wants ‘Concrete Steps’ to Prepare for DRC Elections A senior U.S. diplomat visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged the government there to take concrete steps to prepare for future elections, and to cooperate fully with the U.N. mission working to resolve conflicts in the DRC.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-20-october-2015/Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:52:12 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-20-october-2015/Burundian Journalist Arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Egide Mwemero, a Burundian journalist who, according to the managing director of his radio station and local reports, was arrested in Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on October 13.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-october-2015/Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:27:11 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-october-2015/Democratic Republic of the Congo hangs on President Kabila’s next move President Joseph Kabila’s options for the 2016 presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are narrowing quickly. A failed attempt at amending the constitution in January, allowing him a third term, resulted in violent protest in both Kinshasa and Goma, leaving 40 people dead, according to Human Rights Watch.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-30-september-2015/Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:57:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-30-september-2015/European and African countries launch plan to protect tropical rainforest in the Congo Six African nations have agreed with donors including the UK on a plan to protect the tropical forests of the Congo basin, the second biggest in the world after the Amazon’s, to help ease poverty and combat climate change.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-16-sept-2015/Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:22:03 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-16-sept-2015/Measles Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Kills 400 More than 23,000 people, mostly children, have been infected with measles in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 400 have died, according to United Nations agencies and Doctors Without Borders.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-1-september-2015/Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:35:49 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-1-september-2015/DRC President Signs Legislation on Local Elections The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has signed legislation to keep elections on a timeline proposed by an independent commission, a government spokesman said Wednesday, as the new U.S. envoy for the region urged respect for the constitution and electoral calendar.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-25-august-2015/Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:39:28 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-25-august-2015/High Court grounds aircraft from Democratic Republic of Congo in Dublin over €10m dispute The High Court has grounded an aircraft allegedly owned by a state owned airline of the Democratic Republic of Congo from leaving Dublin Airport in a dispute over an unpaid debt of €10m.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-19-august-2015/Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:55:47 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-19-august-2015/$2 million to help victims of DR Congo ethnic strike: UN Some $2 million in international funding will go to help victims of the conflict between rival Pygmy and Bantu fighters that has forced thousands from their homes in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Tuesday.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-july-2015/Wed, 29 Jul 2015 08:41:43 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-july-2015/Repressive climate’ in DR Congo ahead of polls Human Rights Watch on Wednesday warned of a “repressive climate” in restive Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of an election cycle due to start later this year. Local and provincial elections are scheduled for October, followed by presidential and parliamentary elections in November 2016, in which the opposition fears President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, will try to extend his rule.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-16-july-2015/Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:00:22 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-16-july-2015/Success of UN DR Congo mission hinges on ‘constructive partnership’ with Government, Security Council told The capacity of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to fulfil its mandate rests on “persistent engagement” with the authorities, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the Mission, Martin Kobler, told the Security Council today.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-2-july-2015/Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:24:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-2-july-2015/DRC court convicts 14 rebels of ’terrorism’ A court in Beni, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s northeastern region, convicted 14 people on Monday for “terrorism,” a local legal source told Anadolu Agency. According to the court, the convicts were members of a network that supplied the Allied Democratic Forces (AFD), a Ugandan rebel group based in eastern DRC, with material for producing homemade bombs.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-25-june-2015/Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:09:56 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-25-june-2015/Uganda, DR Congo to meet over disputed border point Ugandan and Congolese authorities are set to meet today Tuesday over the disputed border point at Vurra in Arua district. The conflict pitting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo stems from the international boundary drawn during the colonial era.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-june-2015/Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:55:12 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-june-2015/NGOs demand release of detained activists in DRC More than 200 domestic and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) called on Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday to release two young activists arrested in March during a raid on a pro-democracy meeting in the capital Kinshasa.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-11-june-2015/Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:22:29 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-11-june-2015/Activists in new call to DRC to exhume mass grave Human Rights Watch appealed on Monday to authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to exhume a mass grave near the capital Kinshasa that contains hundreds of corpses. “Congolese authorities have yet to provide clarity about who is buried there,” said Ida Sawyer, senior Africa researcher at HRW, which became the latest organisation to call for action.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-3-june-2015/Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:06:22 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-3-june-2015/Congo opposition splits threaten first peaceful power transfer Personal ambition and dissent within Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest opposition party could offer President Joseph Kabila a chance to hang onto power when his term ends, threatening the nation’s first peaceful transition.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-26-may-2015/Tue, 26 May 2015 12:08:12 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-26-may-2015/Two Tanzanian UN peacekeepers killed in DRC ambush Two United Nations (UN) peacekeepers from Tanzania were killed, 13 wounded and four were missing in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday when their patrol was ambushed by suspected Ugandan Islamist rebels, the United Nations said.https://www.salo.org.za/no-92015/Wed, 13 May 2015 09:00:33 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/no-92015/The capture of the city of Goma in November 2012 by the rebel group known as the Movement of 23 March (M23) exacerbated the suffering of women and children in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In order to end the conflict in eastern DRC, peace stakeholders in the DRC signed the Addis Ababa Peace and Security Co-operation Framework (PSCF) for the DRC and Great Lakes region.https://www.salo.org.za/consultative-meeting-with-drc-migrants-and-students-at-the-university-of-pretoria/Tue, 05 May 2015 22:10:06 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/consultative-meeting-with-drc-migrants-and-students-at-the-university-of-pretoria/On Tuesday the 5th of May, SALO held a consultative meeting with DRC migrants and students at the University of Pretoria. The meeting was co-hosted with the African Union Students Alliance (AUSA). Middle row: Officials from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Developmenthttps://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-april-2015/Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:55:14 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-april-2015/Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crackdown On Pro-Democracy Activists The Democratic Republic of Congo has freed a US diplomat it arrested but is still detaining several young political activists. President Joseph Kabila is under intense pressure not to seek re-election in 2016. An unnamed DR Congo government spokesman accused US diplomat Kevin Sturr and a number of Congolese pro-democracy activists of posing a threat to national stability.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-1-april-2015/Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:11:37 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-1-april-2015/Zuma extends SANDF DRC deployment “President Jacob Zuma has extended the deployment of South African troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Southern African and Indian ocean coast, and Sudan, the presidency said on Tuesday. The initial deployment period of April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 had been extended to March 31, 2016.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-february-2015/Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:24:11 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-february-2015/DRC presidential vote set for November 2016 The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a presidential poll in November next year, the election commission announced Thursday, after deadly protests erupted over opposition fears that the incumbent Joseph Kabila was trying to extend his stay in power.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-28-jan-2015/Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:10:06 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-28-jan-2015/Democratic Republic of Congo Extends Internet Blockage The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed an Internet blackout on the country for a third straight day as protesters kept up pressure on President Joseph Kabila. The government late Monday ordered telecommunications companies to sever all Internet and short-message services, after antigovernment protests spread from the capital Kinshasa to the restive eastern Kivu provinces.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-16-jan-2015/Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:57:10 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-16-jan-2015/Heavy fighting in northeast Congo as talks with militia falters Heavy fighting took place in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday between the Congolese army and a rebel militia following a breakdown of talks, U.N. officials said. Colonel Felix Basse, the military spokesman for the U.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-10-jan-2015/Sat, 10 Jan 2015 09:05:10 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-10-jan-2015/Ban Urges ‘Decisive Action’ Against Armed Group United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a phone call with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President, Joseph Kabila, today appealed for decisive action against the armed group FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda), after it failed to surrender on deadline.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-5-december-2014/Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:56:24 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-5-december-2014/Three killed in DRC rebel attack Goma - Three people were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a machete attack blamed on rebels from neighbouring Uganda, local authorities said Tuesday. The attack, which was repelled by the army, took place in the restive North Kivu province, where rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF-NALU) have been accused of hacking scores of civilians to death since October.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-november-2014/Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:39:57 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-29-november-2014/Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels Kill Dozens Dozens of people were killed last week in an eastern region, lawmakers said Monday. The attack took place near Beni in North Kivu Province, where a mainly Ugandan rebel group has been blamed for killing more than 200 civilians since October.https://www.salo.org.za/womens-network-conduct-training-on-the-different-mechanisms-csos-can-use-to-promote-gender-equality-peace-and-security-report-by-lihle-mabuza/Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:24:11 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/womens-network-conduct-training-on-the-different-mechanisms-csos-can-use-to-promote-gender-equality-peace-and-security-report-by-lihle-mabuza/Victoria Maloka (trainer), Senior Associate, Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA),Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria On the 19th and 20th of November 2014, the Women’s Network Working Group conducted training on the different mechanisms CSO’s can use to promote gender equality, peace and security.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-november-2014/Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:47:14 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-november-2014/UN and DRC boost security The United Nations and the Congolese government have intensified troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following the slaughter of about 120 people last month. eNCA Rwanda slams UN over FDLR threat in DRC Rwanda has again blasted the Security Council and the United Nations (UN) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for failing to address the threat posed by the FDLR in the eastern parts of the country.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-31-october-2014/Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:15:06 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-31-october-2014/TV Cameraman Badly Hurt in Targeted Goma Shooting Reporters Without Borders joins its local partner Journalist in Danger (JED) in calling for a thorough investigation into a shooting attack on a TV cameraman in the eastern CITY of Goma on 25 October.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-26-september-2014/Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:09:18 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-26-september-2014/DRC sees Ebola breakthrough The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recorded no new cases of the Ebola virus in the past 12 days, a local official said on Tuesday, suggesting that the efforts to contain the outbreak have been successful.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-14-august-2014/Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:26:53 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-14-august-2014/Military threat key to push FDLR rebels in Congo to disarm U.N. Rwandan rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo believe an extended deadline to disarm allows them to stall, a top U.N. official said on Thursday, suggesting military action against factions which do not comply or commit human rights abuses.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-31-july-2014/Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:04:53 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-31-july-2014/Nord-Kivu Authorities Ban Media Coverage of Muslim Community Reporters Without Borders deplores the ban on any media coverage linked to the local Muslim community that the Higher Council for Broadcasting (CSAC) in the eastern province of Nord-Kivu issued on 28 July, which Muslims celebrate as Eid al-Fitr, the end of the month-long Ramadan fast.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-july-2014/Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:02:20 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-18-july-2014/Offering to Disarm in Congo, After 20 Years of War: A Reversal by a Militia of Rwandan Hutus in Democratic Republic of Congo Shortly after midday in this village nestled in clouds, the progenitors of the long, dirty war across Central Africa came out of THE JUNGLE and laid down their guns.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-11-july-2014/Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:25:20 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-11-july-2014/Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Improves Natural-Resources Accounting The Democratic Republic Congo, faulted last year for murky reporting on its earnings from natural resources, has improved its accounting enough to be awarded full membership in an international organization touting transparency. On Wednesday, Congo - with a wealth of natural resources, including plentiful water, plus gold, copper and minerals used to manufacture cellphones - was recognized as a full member in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-4-july-2014/Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:39:02 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-4-july-2014/Southern Africa: Sub-Regional Ministers Discuss Eastern DRC Crisis The political and security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, is at the centre of discussions between Foreign Ministers from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, ICGLR, and the Southern Africa Development Community, SADC, sub-regional groupings who are meeting in the Angolan capital, Luanda.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-30-june-2014/Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:25:13 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-30-june-2014/Beatings, rape and mass Congo deportation Members of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding the government cut diplomatic ties with its small western neighbour Congo-Brazzaville over the expulsion of tens-of-thousands of its citizens, amid claims of physical and sexual abuse by security personnel.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-june-2014/Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:25:59 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-13-june-2014/Second day of fighting on border between Rwanda and DRC There was fresh fighting on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a day after the two countries accused each other’s armies of mounting cross-border raids.https://www.salo.org.za/drc-6-june-2014/Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:06:10 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drc-6-june-2014/Envoys push for polls in DRC A high-powered group of special envoys urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to fix a date for presidential polls in 2016, amid concerns President Joseph Kabila will seek a third term at the head of the conflict-torn nation.https://www.salo.org.za/a-workshop-on-the-role-of-the-kimberley-process/Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:08:36 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/a-workshop-on-the-role-of-the-kimberley-process/From the 19th to the 22nd of November 2013, the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS or KP), a tripartite global governance initiative bringing together governments, the diamond industry and civil society to curb the trade of conflict diamonds will be holding its 10th plenary meeting in Johannesburg.https://www.salo.org.za/building-regional-and-international-consensus-workshop-african-women-and-peace-building-with-a-focus-on-zimbabwe-drc-and-somalia-20-august-2013/Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:41:07 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/building-regional-and-international-consensus-workshop-african-women-and-peace-building-with-a-focus-on-zimbabwe-drc-and-somalia-20-august-2013/First Session Panel from left to right - Fatima Swartz,Chairperson, ACTION Support Centre, Steering Committee Abshiro Said Haji Mohamed, South African Somali Women’s Network Zeenat Adam, DIRCO, Director, Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean Islands Isabella Matambanadzo, Zimbabwean feminist activist & SALO Ref.https://www.salo.org.za/osisa-drc-delegation-from-johannesburg-meets-the-cape-town-congolese-community-at-a-meeting-organised-by-salo-at-refugee-rights-group-passops-office-september-2012/Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:51:57 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/osisa-drc-delegation-from-johannesburg-meets-the-cape-town-congolese-community-at-a-meeting-organised-by-salo-at-refugee-rights-group-passops-office-september-2012/Hubert Tshiswaka (OSISA Programme Manager: Regional and International Advocacy for the DRC); Hubert Tshiswaka interacting with the Cape Town Congolese community.https://www.salo.org.za/building-international-consensus-on-swaziland-zimbabwe-and-the-drc-october-2012-burgers-park-hotel-pretoria/Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:28:50 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/building-international-consensus-on-swaziland-zimbabwe-and-the-drc-october-2012-burgers-park-hotel-pretoria/Participants at the Swaziland, Zimbabwe and DRC workshop H.E. Rosalind Marsden, EU’s Special Representative for Sudan/South Sudan. She was the keynote speaker at SALO’s first Building International Consensus workshop on Sudan/South Sudan, 27th July 2012,Burgers Park, Pretoria Bishop Rubin Philip, Dean of the Province of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa and Chairperson of the SALO Board.https://www.salo.org.za/briefing-to-diplomats-by-ambassador-welile-nhlapo-south-africas-special-envoy-to-the-drc-pretoria-may-2012/Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/briefing-to-diplomats-by-ambassador-welile-nhlapo-south-africas-special-envoy-to-the-drc-pretoria-may-2012/Participants interacting at a SALO briefing meeting to diplomats by South Africa’s Special Envoy to the DRC, Ambassador Welile Nhlapo Mr Hubert Tshiswaka (OSISA Programme Manager: Regional and International Advocacy for the DRC) expressing a view, seated next to him is the Olivier Richard then First Secretary at the French Embassy in South Africa Ambassador Welile Nhlapo and SALO researcher Sambulo Mathebula who was chairing the meeting.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-policy-dialogue-reports-on-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:55:10 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-policy-dialogue-reports-on-the-democratic-republic-of-congo/SALO’s Building International, Regional and National Consensus policy dialogue sessions bring together national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society, policymakers and diplomats, to encourage greater North/ South policy dialogue and to discuss ways they can engage moving forward on issues of importance in Southern Africa in particular.