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La gestion internationale des épidémies, consiste parfois à céder leur contrôle à un groupe d'experts étrangers qui possèdent une compréhension superficielle d’une région très complexe.
Bisimwa Hardy, 22, emerges from a shaft at Luhihi in South Kivu with a bag full of stones destined to the crusher to separate the stone from the gold.
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As a dynamic and mechanising form of production, artisanal mining is in more direct competition with large corporations than is commonly perceived.
The large public health apparatus assembled to fight Ebola created more problems.
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International epidemic management involves ceding to foreign experts who possess, at best, a surface-level understanding of a very complex region.
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Some lakes in the DRC should be thought of as rebellious landscapes having their own social, political and cultural dynamics.
US president Joe Biden and Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 summit in October 2021.
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Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.
Somalia is one of East Africa’s terrorism hotspots.
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All terrorism in the region has domestic origins but is linked to regional and international events.
Lagos, Nigeria is one of the cities growing at a rapid rate.
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All too often, urban reforms are led by technical and infrastructural change, rather than by engaging people.
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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President Tshisekedi’s government no longer has the excuse that it’s being hampered by the dead hand of his predecessor Joseph Kabila’s cabal.
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WHO’s safeguarding failure in the DRC has re-focused attention on the sexual misconduct that surfaces with disgraceful regularity in humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations worldwide.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame meets Israel’s then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017.
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Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
Women’s need for contraception and contraceptive use must be an ongoing priority.
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Contrary to expectations, researchers found that overall contraceptive use increased in most settings.
Pupils wear face masks in their classroom while a teacher writes on the board at a school in Kinshasa on August 10, 2020.
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Public statements against payroll fraud seem to materialise at strategic moments.
Lake Chad captured from Diffa, Niger.
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Where natural resources are shared, in addition to the states, regional and international organisations also have a role to play in steering who gets what.
Men cross the front of the still smoking lava rocks from an eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo on May 23, 2021 in Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nyiragongo is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of its fast-moving lava. It can flow at a speed of about 100km per hour.
Still standing: a structure surrounded by lava following a volcanic eruption on 23 May 2021 in Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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National governments need to wake up to the volcanic risks posed by tectonic rifting around Mount Nyiragongo.
Congolese women at the border crossing with Uganda at Bunagana in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Within already economically perilous border areas, informal cross border trade is even more vulnerable during a pandemic.
Renzo Martens attends the opening of the “White Cube” gallery on April 22, 2017 in the town of Lusanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The documentary by Dutch artist Renzo Martins is generating important debates today in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in Europe. Analysis of the stakes of a film that will be a milestone.
Rescuers work in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines which collapsed following torrential rains trapping dozens of artisanal miners in September 2020.
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The mass privatisation of mining and the turn to foreign direct investment has created conflict with small-scale miners.
Women and girls face increased violence during public health crises.
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A gender perspective on public health is essential to human rights and safety in crisis situations.
Abortion is highly stigmatised in the DRC.
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Though initial reactions towards abortion were negative, there were displays of understanding and empathy when discussing why women have abortions.