From the camps of Congo to the corridors of the UN
Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 Posted in Arms Trade, Conflict, DR Congo | No Comments »Originally posted on the Huffington Post I spent a good part of this winter in Goma, Eastern DRC. I went to cover the conflict in the region and see for myself the programs that aid agency Oxfam had been scaling up ...
Will the new DRC peace plan bring peace?
Thursday, February 28th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo | No Comments »A peace plan for eastern DRC was signed earlier this week, but new fighting over the past couple of days has forced thousands more civilians to flee. The need for peace and security is greater than ever, but the new ...
“Make or break time” for eastern DRC after new peace plan
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Press release | 1 Comment »A framework for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to be signed today, will fail to end the suffering of millions of people in the east of the country unless concrete actions are now taken to ensure leaders ...
Safe water, direct from the lake to the taps
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Photos, Refugees/IDPs, Water/sanitation | Comments OffAbout 40,000 people are now sheltering in Bulengo camp, on the edge of Goma in eastern DR Congo. Most have fled the surge in fighting in the region over the past few months. A lack of clean and safe water ...
Eastern Congo region of Masisi faces growing insecurity and threat of cholera
Friday, February 8th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs | No Comments »Over 700,000 vulnerable according to UN as region is hit by increased militarisation, poor harvest & little access to clean water The eastern Congolese region of Masisi is the site of a growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of people ...
What next for Congo after politics got in the way of peace?
Friday, February 1st, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Pan Africa | No Comments »Political disputes have delayed a peace deal that could potentially affect millions of lives. As attention on the crisis in eastern DRC wanes, the humanitarian situation remains dire. We must ensure that this golden opportunity for peace is not lost ...
African Union must lead to end the crisis in eastern DR Congo
Friday, January 25th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Pan Africa | No Comments »Oxfam: As hundreds of thousands of people still live in fear of attacks, African leaders at the AU Summit must “seize the moment” and make peace a priority Leaders arriving at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa must seize the ...
African and US singers join together to #Act4Congo
Friday, January 25th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Kenya, Pan Africa, Video | No Comments »The Africans Act 4 Africa campaign - a network of African citizens, activists and musicians - recently brought singers together from the US, DR Congo and Kenya to raise attention to the ongoing crisis in eastern DRC. US gospel singer ...
Oxfam responds in Mugunga camp, eastern DRC
Thursday, January 24th, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs, Video | No Comments »Since April last year about 50,000 people have fled to the Mugunga camp, close to Goma, to try and escape the fighting in eastern DR Congo. Oxfam teams there are trucking in 100,000 litres of clean water every day, and ...
2012- Our year in pictures
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Photos, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania | No Comments »As 2012 ends, a look back at some of the events that have shaped our work in the region over the past 12 months - from ongoing emergencies in South Sudan and DRC, to working with amazing women food producers ...