Security forces took up positions outside the offices of the DRC’s election commission and elsewhere in the capital Kinshasa, amid fears that violence would mar the first electoral transfer of power in 59 years of independence. Riot police have been deployed to protect election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it braced for the announcement of the… Read more »
More than one in 10 people travelling through the region are taken, as smugglers boost dwindling returns by preying on people for ransom, survey finds More than 15% of refugees travelling north through the Horn of Africa were kidnapped during their journey last year, according to what is believed to be one of the most comprehensive surveys of migration journeys. Researchers from… Read more »
Leading scientist hopes drug trials in DRC could lessen the impact of deadly virusAS Ebola could be transformed from a terrifying disease into something that can be managed at home if drug trials in the Democratic Republic of the Congoare successful, a leading scientist believes. Four experimental drugs are starting to be used as part of a groundbreaking trial under extremely… Read more »