CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing a sharp resurgence of cholera, with cases reported in 17 of its 36 ...

On July 15, 1994, an unprecedented 250,000 Rwandan refugees crossed from Gisenyi (now Rubavu) into Goma, in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo--DRC).

In the north of Mozambique, Al-Shabaab have waged a brutal insurgency since 2017, leading to beheadings, rapes, and burned villages, even as recent as reports dated 2024. The fight over liquified ...

The United States regularly keeps citizens abreast of any concerns regarding travel to foreign countries. This week, the Department of State issued a number of travel warnings for Americans. On ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates the centenary of Patrice Lumumba's birth An official ceremony was held to honour his memory at the mausoleum where his remains are housed in Kinshasa.