South Kivu: a Sanctuary for the Rebellion of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda [PDF]
The rebellion of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) is the most recent in a series of rebellions that aimed to fight the post-genocide Rwandan regime from bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Rafti, Marina
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A nomenclatural review of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) of mainland Africa
Abstract This paper presents a critical nomenclatural review of Acalypha species of continental Africa and the islands of Cape Verde, Saint Helena, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It is based mainly on the study of type specimens and is the first step towards a comprehensive taxonomic monograph of the genus in Africa.
José María Cardiel +4 more
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Report of the Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]
From the 21st of September to the 1st of October, 2008, the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) in conjunction with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), Global Fund for Women and women's right's activists from Guinea, Swaziland ...
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Combating Violence Against Women in South Kivu
During the on-going civil conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC), which has raged on and off since 1996 and throughout the post-2002 transition period, thousands of cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence against women have been reported.
D'Odorico, Giulia, Holvoet, Nathalie
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Combating violence against women (VAW) in South Kivu: a critical analysis [PDF]
Abstract: During the on-going civil conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC), which has raged on and off since 1996 and throughout the post-2002 transition period, thousands of cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence against women have been reported.
D’Odorico, Giulia +1 more
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Eveil des femmes paysannes pour le développement communautaire dans la région de Lwiro, Sud-Kivu, Zaïre [PDF]
Awakening of Country-Women of the Community Development in Lwiro Region, South Kivu- Zaire (. Thirty-five country-women of Lwiro region and its surroundings (South-Kivu, Zaire) exploiting two goggy zones for agricultural activity, have taken up an ...
Mambo Bashi-Mulenda, M.
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Rwandan economic involvement in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]
According to the International Rescue Committee, as many as 3.3 million people have lost their lives, either in direct fighting or from the outbreak of diseases as a result of the war.
Cuvelier, Jeroen, Marysse, Stefaan
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Transnational dimensions to environmental resource dynamics: modes of governance and local resource management in Eastern DRC [PDF]
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Fairhead, James
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Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: cross-sectional evidence of the effect of geographic location and prolonged conflict from a national household survey [PDF]
Background The child mortality rate is a good indicator of development. High levels of infectious diseases and high child mortality make the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the most challenging environments for health development in Sub ...
Banza B Kalambayi +6 more
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Responsibility to Protect: lessons from South Kivu
Protection is one of the components of the new UN -led cluster approach in emergency environments.1 Can the protection cluster mobilise the international community to protect civilians in areas where states are either unwilling or unable to do so? A pilot project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may offer guidance.
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