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  • Congolese bishops call for special court to try war crimes

    Congolese bishops call for special court to try war crimes

    • Oct 22, 2020

    Catholic bishops in Congo are calling for a special international criminal court to try people suspected of mass killings and human rights abuses in the African country, where thousands of women and girls have been raped by armed men.

    By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS
  • COVID-19, Ebola, and conflict are triple-threat for humanitarian efforts in Congo

    COVID-19, Ebola, and conflict are triple-threat for humanitarian efforts in Congo

    • Sep 26, 2020

    COVID-19 is straining the humanitarian resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is already suffering from outbreaks of cholera, measles and Ebola, as well as ongoing civil conflicts.

    By Crux Staff
  • Aid to the Church in Need offers COVID relief to Congo’s nuns, priests

    Aid to the Church in Need offers COVID relief to Congo’s nuns, priests

    • Aug 3, 2020

    For over 20 years, eastern Congo been beset by war and conflict, with rival gangs fighting for control over the region’s rich mineral resources. While other aid organizations and NGOs have fled the area as a result of rising insecurity, religious sisters have remained.

    By Crux Staff
  • Congo struggling in fight to keep children out of mining industry

    Congo struggling in fight to keep children out of mining industry

    • Jul 20, 2020

    Event though the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the richest sources of mineral wealth in the world, the people of the country remain among the globe’s poorest. Even worse, many of the miners are children, risking their lives to try and save their families from poverty.

    By Crux Staff
  • Congo bishops object to proposed reform to judiciary

    Congo bishops object to proposed reform to judiciary

    • Jul 3, 2020

    A new bill to reform the judiciary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could violate the country’s 2006 constitution, according the country’s bishops.

    By Crux Staff
  • As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

    As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

    • Jul 1, 2020

    As Congo celebrated 60 years of independence from Belgium, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa said the “great dreams” of the people had been shuttered by successive regimes.

    By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS
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