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Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union on the publication of the Electoral Calendar in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By thespecimennews on November 7, 2017 • ( 0 )

Addis Ababa, 7 November 2017: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, notes with satisfaction the publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the electoral calendar for… Read More ›

UN deputy chief implores DR Congo govt. to do more to combat gender-based sexual violence

By thespecimennews on July 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

Here we see that women’s rights, which are human rights, are not respected and we have a long way to go

UN aid chief implores world ‘not let down’ millions of people in need in DR Congo

By thespecimennews on July 25, 2017 • ( 0 )

Some 3.8 million people are now displaced within the DRC. An appeal for $748 million launched earlier this year has so far received less than 25 per cent of funding, the lowest level in the past 10 years.