Category - Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo crisis not helped by UN-backed military action, says church agency

staff writers — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:18 +0000

A year after UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Christian Aid has warned that military action will not solve the conflict.

Congo Christians oppose death penalty for two Norwegians

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:11:34 +0100

Church leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo are urging the government of the central African nation to rescind death sentences pronounced on two Norwegians

Congo is crying out for peace

Fredrick Nzwili — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:57:48 +0100

From the smallest village to the biggest town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) people are yearning for peace, says Fredrick Nzwili. Church leaders are encouraging the rebel fighters to disarm.

Church leader challenges armed groups to leave Congo

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:34:31 +0100

Foreign armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo must leave if the country is to lift itself from its current quagmire, a church leader in the mineral-rich nation says.

Church solidarity visits planned to Congo, Bolivia and Uruguay

agency reporter — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:29:22 +0100

Teams of church reps from Europe, Latin America and Africa will pay solidarity visits to church and civil society movements in Uruguay, Bolivia and the Democratic Republic of Congo from 9 to 16 July.

Congo peace initiative launched at House of Lords

agency reporter — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:33:23 +0100

Politicians and Congolese church leaders launched the Prayer for Peace in Congo initiative at the House of Lords today (June 30), calling for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

New coalition to tackle rape epidemic in DRC

agency reporter — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:18:54 +0100

CAFOD has joined forces with a coalition of international organisations to raise awareness of the unacceptable suffering of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).

A Mother's Day tale from Democratic Republic of Congo

agency reporter — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:36:13 +0000

Sixteen-year-old Esther* is a new mother – her daughter, Emma, is one week old. Esther and Emma live in a makeshift camp for people uprooted by the long-running conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. For women and girls living here, motherhood often results not from the wish to build a family, nor from intimacy, but from rape.

Scottish funds back vital aid work in war-torn Congo

staff writers — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53:37 +0000

The Scottish Government has given £50,000 in emergency funding to help thousands of people affected by fighting in the eastern North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reports of mass killings in Congo over Christmas period

staff writers — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:11:57 +0000

The international Catholic aid network Caritas says that around 400 people may have been killed in massacres carried out by rebels in Congo in late December, following a spate of violence in the country.