During his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week, the United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that, “he was looking to the Security Council for the renewal of MONUSCO [UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo] mandate and the...
The crisis at the US border with Mexico reveals that migrants are not only coming from Latin America. The number of Africans registered by Mexican authorities tripled over the first four months of 2019. On June 16, 2019, Reporting for the Associated Press, Andrew...
On June 4, 2019, Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Admiral Tim Ziemer appeared before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations to discuss with lawmakers on way to...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the country. Recently, the disease has spread quickly, and, as of now, over 2000 people have been infected. The outbreak has been difficult to contain in part...
Every year the United Nations Security Council renews the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in the DRC. In 1999, exactly 20 years ago, the UN Security Council established the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) with...
Mr. Akinwumi AdesinaPresident, African Development BankAvenue Joseph Anoma01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01Côte d’IvoireVia email: CC:Ousmane Dore, Director of Central Africa RegionDonatien Akoupo Kouassi, DRC Officer-in-ChargeJennifer Blanke, Vice President Agriculture,...
Congolese citizens who work for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) organized on May 6 a two-day sit-in in all field offices and antenna across the DRC. They were demanding that the Special...
Africa Faith and Justice Network sent a letter to leaders of relevant congressional committees in the United states House of Representatives and the Senate urging them to hold a hearing and work with the executive branch to compel the United Nations to conduct an...
Calls for a votes recount in the December 30, 2018 Presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo came from countries in Africa, Europe, and North America and from international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the...
When one enters the Water4 website, they will be greeted not by pictures of the founders of the organization or donors, but rather a hopeful picture of a village pumping water out of a well that they built themselves. Water4’s mission is clear, to bring relief...
