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Democratic Republic of Congo

  • 23 Jul 2009
    Congo is crying out for peace

    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.

  • 23 Jul 2009
    Church leader challenges armed groups to leave Congo

    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.

  • 8 Jul 2009
    Church solidarity visits planned to Congo, Bolivia and Uruguay

    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.

  • 30 Jun 2009
    Congo peace initiative launched at House of Lords

    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)

  • 6 May 2009
    New coalition to tackle rape epidemic in DRC

    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).

  • 25 Mar 2009
    A Mother's Day tale from Democratic Republic of Congo

    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.

  • 18 Mar 2009
    Scottish funds back vital aid work in war-torn Congo

    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.

  • 30 Dec 2008
    Reports of mass killings in Congo over Christmas period

    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.

  • 26 Nov 2008
    Church responds to deepening crisis in conflict-torn Congo

    Tearfund’s church partner agencies are delivering lifesaving food, water, shelter and emergency medical supplies to some of the tens of thousands of families affected by the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • 18 Nov 2008
    Congo's Catholic bishops deplore 'silent genocide' and call for global action

    Congolese Catholic bishops have issued a "cry of grief and protest" about the murderous situation in their country - calling for more concerted action from the UN, the authorities and the international community.