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Elusive justice for victims of the Abdoulay Yerodia International Crimes of August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [PDF]

, 2020
In order to access justice, victims of human rights abuses must first find a jurisdiction that is willing to hear their case. In the Abdoulay Yerodia Ndombasi (Yerodia) case in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), victims of Yerodia’s intentional ...
Mujyambere, Jean-Pierre
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Obesity and diabetes mellitus association in rural community of Katana, South Kivu, in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo : Bukavu Observ Cohort study results [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Factual data exploring the relationship between obesity and diabetes mellitus prevalence from rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa remain scattered and are unreliable.
AD Evaristo-Neto, AE Sumner, AK Ziraba, AM Melidonis, Antoine Sadiki, Arsene Baleke, B Longo-Mbenza, BP Katchunga, CA Alikor, Christian Tshongo, David Kaishusha, E Sobngwi, F Mauvais-Jarvis, G Alberti, G Mancia, GA Bray, IDF, Justin Cikomola, KG Alberti, MA Mapatano, Marc Twagirumukiza, MM Finucane, P Hossain, P Katchunga, P Katchunga, Patrick Mirindi, PB Katchunga, PB Katchunga, Philippe Bianga Katchunga, S Dalal, S Kalra, S Toselli, S Wild, Socrate Bwanamudogo, Théodore Tamburhe, V Hall, VC Tuei, World Health Organization, World Urbanization Prospects, Yves Kluyskens, Zacharie Kashongwe   +40 more
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EXPLANATORY FACTORS FOR FARM INCOME DIVERSITY IN KALEHE DISTRICT, SOUTH KIVU PROVINCE, DR CONGO [PDF]

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2021
Despite repeated wars and the persistence of feudal land tenure, the agricultural sector is at the center of economic activity for most rural households in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study aims to assess the competitivity of the agricultural sector in relation to other sectors of economic activity, such as mining.
Neema Ciza, Angélique, Rhys, Manners, Marc, Schut, Vwima, Stany, Lebailly, Philippe   +4 more
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Within, Above, and Beyond: Churches and Religious Civil Society Activism in South Kivu [PDF]

Journal of Civil Society, 2017
In South Kivu in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), various church actors have chosen to involve in advocacy and mobilization through a formalized civil society structure known as La Societe Civile (LSC). In this article, we explore the relationship between the churches and civil society in Eastern DRC, paying particular ...
Aembe, Bwimana, Jordhus-Lier, David Christoffer   +1 more
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Weed diversity in tomato crops in the mountainous region of South Kivu, DR Congo

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2020
Description of the subject. Despite the importance of tomato in Central Africa, little is known about the weed flora occurring in tomato crops in this part of the world. Objectives.
Victoire M. Aganze, Marcellin C. Cokola, Justin M. Salimbasi, Arnaud Monty   +3 more
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The use of health facility data to assess the effects of armed conflicts on maternal and child health: experience from the Kivu, DR Congo

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background In conflict-affected settings, data on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) are often lacking for priority setting and timely decision-making.
Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Chiara Altare, Rosine Nshobole Bigirinama, Ghislain Bisimwa, Robert Banywesize, Nabil Tabbal, Ties Boerma   +6 more
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Demographic and Clinical Factors Affecting Pediatric Survival in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023
ABSTRACT. Promoting children’s health is challenging in underresourced regions, with worse outcomes in areas of sociopolitical instabilities. This encapsulates the difficulties faced by the Panzi General Referral Hospital (PGRH) in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tshimbombu TN, Fefe MN, Shin M, Kanter JH, Crockett SC, Richard BR, Muyembe Tamfum JJ.   +6 more
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Impact des activités non agricoles sur la sécurité alimentaire au Sud-Kivu montagneux

Tropicultura, 2021
Impact of non-agricultural activities on food security in mountainous South Kivu. According to the results of the participatory poverty analysis (28), the current economic and financial crisis, which is now extending to all underdeveloped and ...
Angélique Neema Ciza, Clérisse Casinga Mubasi, Richard Amani Barhumana, Delvaux Kabike Balyahamwabo, Jean-Luc Namegabe Mastaki, Philippe Lebailly   +5 more
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Insecurity and Local Governance in Congo's South Kivu [PDF]

IDS Bulletin, 2012
SummarySouth Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced recurrent wars for more than 15 years. This Research Report explores the way local systems of governance and networking in South Kivu have been affected by the civil war and the ways in which local communities have tried to cope with chaos and the absence of the state ...
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Lipid-based nutrient supplements: how can they combat child malnutrition? [PDF]

, 2012
Kathryn Dewey and Mary Arimond discuss new research in PLOS Medicine that assesses the effect of blanket provision of ready-to-use supplementary food to children at high risk of malnutrition in Chad, and highlight some of the challenges of investigating ...
Arimond, Mary, Dewey, Kathryn G
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