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Douce Namwezi

September 18, 2024

The mpox epidemic is yet another misfortune for the Congolese population

The ongoing mpox outbreak is putting further pressure on a nation already made vulnerable after decades of conflict, gender-based violence, food insecurity and poverty.

Douce Namwezi

July 17, 2023

A new law in the Democratic Republic of Congo will exempt victims of sexual violence from paying court fees

CW: Discussion of sexual violence

Douce Namwezi

May 30, 2023

More than 400 dead and hundreds missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Torrential rains have devastated several villages and caused at least 400 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Douce Namwezi

November 10, 2022

Changing South Kivu one dance at a time: The young Congolese woman defying stereotypes

Supported by MECCA M-POWER.

Douce Namwezi

June 26, 2022

Continued challenges to women’s political participation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

By Joëlle Bufole and Douce Namwezi. Names have been changed to protect anonymity.

Douce Namwezi

Written by

Douce Namwezi

The mpox epidemic is yet another misfortune for the Congolese population

A new law in the Democratic Republic of Congo will exempt victims of sexual violence from paying court fees

More than 400 dead and hundreds missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Changing South Kivu one dance at a time: The young Congolese woman defying stereotypes

Continued challenges to women’s political participation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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