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11 Mar 2013

Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC: hopes and challenges

The long awaited Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region was signed on 24 February 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. After almost three...

04 Mar 2013

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, supports Rwandese private sector with a $8-million Line of Credit to the Development Bank of Rwanda (04/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) signed today a US $8-million Line of Credit (LoC) to support BRD lending to the agriculture, agro-processing,...

14 Jan 2013

Kinshasa, Kampala back UN plan for eastern Congo drones

UNREST

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda on Friday backed a proposal from United Nations (UN) peacekeepers to deploy unmanned surveillance drones along DRC's eastern border, where rebels have...

05 Dec 2012

SA: Statement by Promundo and the Sonke Gender Justice Network, on sexual violence as more than just a weapon of war in the DRC (05/12/2012)

STATEMENT

A new study by Promundo and the Sonke Gender Justice Network conducted in Goma, eastern DRC finds that more than a third of men surveyed have carried out some form of sexual violence and more than...

04 Dec 2012

SA: Aaron Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, at the African Society for Laboratory Medicine conference, Cape Town International Convention Centre (04/12/2012)

SPEECH

I would like to thank the organisers of this conference – the African Society for Laboratory Medicine – for inviting me to say a few words on behalf of the South Africa government at this...

27 Nov 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo: What Happens after Goma’s Fall

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

On Tuesday 20 November, the strategic town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fell into the hands of the M23 rebels. Some observers pointed out that the M23 movement had...

13 Nov 2012

Daily podcast – November 13, 2012.

PODCAST

The Supreme Court of Appeal (or SCA) on Monday found it difficult to accept that a visa application for an international figure could take several months to be processed.

05 Sep 2012

What Lies Between War and Peace in the Great Lakes?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is undeniably facing both a leadership and a humanitarian crisis. The rapid progress of the M23 rebel group and its threat to seize control of Goma show that...

31 Aug 2012

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09 Aug 2012

UN: Statement by Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, urges for more support for people fleeing violence in eastern DRC (09/08/2012)

STATEMENT

In the wake of a visit to a refugee camp in southern Rwanda, the United Nations top humanitarian official today called for greater support for people displaced by fighting in the eastern Democratic...

08 Aug 2012

In Africa – for Africa

ENS

ENS, Africa’s largest law firm, has become the world’s first, fully integrated, pan-African law firm. This comes off the back of the firm’s ground-breaking announcement that Désiré Kamanzi...

30 May 2012

A Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern DRC

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly the provinces of North and South Kivu, has long had the reputation of being one of the most violent and chaotic places on the...

14 Mar 2012

DA: Mazibuko: Address by the Parliamentary leader, on the politics of 2012, Cape Town (14/03/2012)

Topics

I am delighted to be here with you today to speak on ‘The Politics of 2012’.

29 Feb 2012

The Closing of the Gacaca Courts and the Implications for Access to Justice in Rwanda

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Rwanda’s traditional mechanism for resolving civil disputes; the Gacaca courts, will officially be closing on the 4th of May 2012. The Gacaca Courts have tried the bulk of Rwanda’s genocide...

11 Oct 2011

Resolving Gender Imbalance in Policing

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Despite the widespread initiatives to promote equal employment opportunities and gender mainstreaming, there is a huge gender imbalance in police organisations across the world. Among the key...

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