Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
By Jean-Luc Martinage, International Federation A powerful earthquake of magnitude six on the Richter scale hit the border area between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on the morning of 3 February. The epicentre was located in Birava in the Bukavu…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
I. CONTEXTE Les faits saillants sécuritaires en Province Orientale District d'Ituri Affrontements entre les militaires SPLA et FARDC au nord d'Aru : Selon l'administrateur du territoire d'Aru, jeudi le 24 janvier 2008, dans la localité de Kengezi-base située à plus de 100 km…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.1 magnitude earthquake 20 km north of Bukavu at 07H35 GMT on Sunday 3 Feb. - Continuous replication tremors since then. - 200 injured and 5 deaths. - 915 families displaced from their homes, receiving emergency shelter and food assistance. Situation Overview An earthquake…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 6.1 magnitude earthquake 20 km north of Bukavu at 07H35 GMT - Multiple replication tremors throughout the day - 200 injured and 5 deaths in the DRC Situation Overview An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter's scale struck the province of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
L'ESSENTIEL : Face à l'ampleur de l'épidémie, l'OMS décide d'envoyer dans le Katanga plus de 9 tonnes de médicaments en faveur des malades. D'autres moyens fi nanciers supplémentaires ont été mobilisés pour la motivation du personnel soignant de Likasi. Le…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) : Since December 2006 : 437,000 (Mainly in Rutshuru and Masisi districts) Total estimated number for entire North Kivu : 800,000 HIGHLIGHTS After two weeks of speeches, debates and workshops, the Kivus Conference on Peace,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
L'assurance d'un environnement sanitaire satisfaisant est un préalable indispensable à toute action de développement sur le long terme. ACTED travaille ainsi à la mise en place et à la réhabilitation d'infrastructures sanitaires dans le cadre de ses programmes d'assainissement qui…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ensuring a satisfactory sanitary environment is a prerequisite to any action of sustainable development. ACTED works at setting up and rehabilitating sanitary infrastructures in the framework of its program dedicated to Watsan (Water sanitation), with, for most of them, an…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CONTEXTE : Lubumbashi : La MONUC informe que la situation sécuritaire reste en général calme sur toute l'étendue de la province nonobstant quelques faits isolés. Les actes de banditisme sont toujours signalés à Lubumbashi. plusieurs acteurs humanitaires dont CRS et GTZ rapportent…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disease of the poor' strikes at the heart of DRC's richest city. Cholera hotspots are multiplying in several cities of Katanga, a mining province in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo. In Lubumbashi and Likasi, MSF emergency teams are treating patients and…
