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Report

A System of Insecurity: Understanding Urban Violence and Crime in Bukavu

A System of Insecurity: Understanding Urban Violence and Crime in Bukavu examines the role of state and non-state actors in the provision of security, and citizens’ perceptions of, experiences with and responses to insecurity in Bukavu, the capital of South…
Rift Valley Institute
2019
Research paper

Resources and resourcefulness: Roles, opportunities and risks for women working at artisanal mines in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Two dominant narratives have characterized the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): (1) the horrific abuse of women through sexual violence and (2) the use of “conflict minerals” to fuel the fighting. These two advocacy narratives intersect…
Elsevier
2014
Report

Insecurity In Goma: Experiences, Actors and Responses

Since the start of 2019, a series of murders, violent robberies and kidnappings have taken place in peripheral neighbourhoods of Goma. The rapid rise in violent crime has alarmed city residents and led to calls for the local government and…
Rift Valley Institute
2019
Briefing

Rebels and the City: Urban dimensions of armed mobilization in the eastern Congo

Despite focusing the bulk of their operations on rural areas, armed groups in the eastern Congo have long-standing connections with urban centres. Technological progress, such as mobile communication, and enhanced movement, especially through motorcycle taxis, have intensified these connections. These…
Rift Valley Institute
2019
Research paper

Maternal Psychological Distress and Perceived Impact on Child Feeding Practices in South Kivu, DR Congo

Maternal mental health problems are associated with poor child growth and suboptimal child feeding practices, yet little qualitative research has been conducted to understand mothers’ perceptions about how maternal mental ill health and child nutrition are related. This study among…
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2017
Blog

(De) Masqué : Ruse, Résilience Et Résistance – La Controverse D’une Mesure COVID-19 fr

Depuis Février 2020, le monde est confronté au coronavirus (COVID-19) dont les premiers cas s’étaient déclarés dans la ville de Wuhan en Chine en novembre 2019. L’avènement de la COVID-19, sa propagation et le nombre croissant des morts (à ce…
Angaza Institute
2020
Blog

Covid-19 : De La Crise De Communication Au Déni De La Crise En République Démocratique Du Congo fr

Le covid-19 est une maladie dangereuse. Mais la communication au sujet du covid-19 peut être plus dangereuse si elle n’est pas cohérente. D’une part, une communication dramatique peut inutilement entraîner ou aggraver la psychose et un stress généralisé. D’autre part,…
Angaza Institute
2020
Blog
Multimedia

Angaza COVID-19 Series : Penser La Riposte Sur Les Leçons Apprises Du Passé fr

La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a une longue expérience de gestion des épidémies. Plusieurs recherches indiquent que les approches de contrôles de l’épidémie Ebola et la pandémie de Covid-19 sont presque les mêmes. Récemment, l’expérience acquise dans la lutte…
Angaza Institute
2020
Blog
Multimedia

Angaza Covid-19 Series : Mesures Coercitives & Engagement Collectif Contre La COVID-19 fr

Pour barrer la route à la Covid-19, des mesures drastiques ont été prises par les autorités publiques de la RDC et du Sud-Kivu en particulier. Cependant malgré ces mesures et l’expansion de la pandémie, la grande majorité de la population…
Angaza Institute
2020
Blog
Multimedia

Angaza COVID-19 Series : Mimétisme Occidentalo-Centré De La Riposte Contre La COVID-19 Au Sud Kivu, RDC fr

Portant sur le mimétisme occidentalo-centré et ses implications sur les politiques provinciales de la riposte contre la COVID 19 en Milieu rural au Sud Kivu, RDC, cette analyse s’inspire du modèle centre et périphéries, selon lequel, il existe un centre…
Angaza Institute
2020
Research paper

Public Authority and Conservation in Areas of Armed Conflict: Virunga National Park as a ‘State within a State’ in Eastern Congo

Much research on nature conservation in war-torn regions focuses on the destructive impact of violent conflict on protected areas, and argues that transnational actors should step up their support for those areas to mitigate the risks that conflict poses to…
International Institute of Social Sciences
2018
Research paper

Clinical trials as disease control? The political economy of sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1996–2016)

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness, is closer than ever to being eliminated as a public health problem. The main narratives for the impressive drop in cases allude to drugs discovery and global financing and coordination. They raise questions…
Social Science and Medicine
2022

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