The macabre toll of the recent fighting between the Congolese army and the Rwandan armed forces and their M23 auxiliaries in the city of Goma is slowly emerging. According to the World Health Organization report, as of January 31, 2025, 773 lifeless bodies have been counted and others are still strewn along the avenues in […]
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I am very concerned after reading the latest report of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite the agreement for a humanitarian truce and a ceasefire, the Kigali regime continues to flout international law and pursue its policy of territorial expansion with its AFC/M23 coalition auxiliaries supported and […]
December 31, 2024 Over the past three decades, the Congolese people have endured chronic violence and instability that have led to profound tragedy and suffering beyond comprehension. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been subjected to repeated wars of aggression and systematic violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting in the deadliest […]
Mesdames et Messieurs, Mes chers compatriotes, A l’aube de cette nouvelle année, je viens vous saluer chaleureusement et vous présenter mes meilleurs vœux. Pour des nombreux compatriotes, la fête de noël que nous allons bientôt célébrer sera un moment heureux d’affermissement de la foi, des retrouvailles en famille et de partage dans l’amitié et la […]
December 15, 2024 — The failure of the tripartite summit in the Luanda process illustrates the political and diplomatic impasse in which this process finds itself, despite the good will of Angola’s President Lourenço. This impasse in the Luanda and Nairobi processes brings to the forefront the imperative need to reinvigorate the Addis Ababa Framework […]
October 14 and 16, 2024 was the official launch of the women’s health service user committees (CFU) activities. The ceremony took place successively at Panzi Foundation in Bukavu for the Ibanda Health Zone, and in Kaziba/ territoire de Walungu for the Kaziba Health Zone, in the presence of various personalities, political-administrative, customary, and religious authorities, […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to speak, and I’m grateful to the NGO Inter Développement et Solidarité for organizing this event in partnership with the University of Strasbourg, the City of Strasbourg, the Alsace European Community and the Conseil Régional du Grand Est. The opening speeches by three eminent professors set the […]
Strasbourg University – October 19, 2024 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to speak, and I’m grateful to the NGO Inter Développement et Solidarité for organizing this event in partnership with the University of Strasbourg, the City of Strasbourg, the Alsace European Community and the Conseil Régional du Grand Est. The opening speeches […]
Alors que nous commémorons aujourd’hui le 25e anniversaire de l’hôpital de Panzi, il n’y a pas lieu de fêter cet anniversaire mais de reconnaître solennellement la tragédie que traverse les communautés martyres dans l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) et de mener une réflexion sur les raisons qui amènent les femmes à franchir […]
A scientific morning was organized at Panzi Foundation on July 3, 2024 on the holistic model of care for victims of sexual violence “One Stop Center (OSC)” or “Guichet unique” of Panzi Hospital and Foundation in a large meeting room at Panzi Foundation. This scientific morning was attended by the Swansea University team, as well […]