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Monday, August 07, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Misogyny in politics: A call for an end to abuse and impunity
Nation Africa
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women who engage in politics must be strong. Some of them: elected officials, candidates, and public women are insulted, threatened, humiliated, harassed traumatized, excluded, etc. For others: it is out...
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
DRC MPs elect woman speaker of parliament, Jeanine Mabunda
Africa News
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, on Wednesday elected Jeanine Mabunda as head of the national assembly. Mabunda was the only candidate fielded for the position after her main opponent, Henri Thomas Lokondo, was disqualified. The...
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Thursday, December 13, 2018
DRC Elections—Will Congolese women have a fair chance?
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
“The forthcoming elections is a decisive turning point for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), because if we really do have these elections despite the fact that it has long dragged out, it will be the first democratic transition ever in the DRC...
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017
UNDP is hiring a Data Management Specialist in Kinshasa
    Agency UNDP Title Data Management Specialist Practice Area - Job Family Democratic Governance Management Vacancy End Date 12/11/2017 Duty Station Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic Education & Work...
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Thursday, May 01, 2014
CAR President Samba-Panza Inspires Congolese Women Politicians
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where women hold just 23 percent of the seats in national parliaments and there are only three women heads of state, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic (CAR), is an inspirational figure. Her...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
CAR President Catherine Samba-Panza inspires Congolese women politicians
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where women hold just 23 percent of the seats in national parliaments and there are only three women heads of state, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic (CAR), is an inspirational figure. Her...
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Democratic Republic of the Congo's women hold key to lasting peace
Not a week goes by without reports of fresh fighting in the eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Violence and destruction have ravaged the Great Lakes region of Africa for two decades, claiming more than 5 million lives. Yet...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Rape in DR Congo: A 'weapon of war'
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been dubbed the rape capital of the world. The United Nations says more than 200,000 people have been raped in the country since 1998. And now the UN has issued an ultimatum to two army battallions accused...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Violence against women in politics
Highlighting news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Interviews
Marguerite Lusamba
iKNOW Politics : Good morning, Ms. Lusamba.  You are popularly known as “Thatcher”.  How did you come by that nickname? Tell us about your background. Thank you so much for this interview.  My engagement as a woman in the political process began the...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Congo: Launch of UN Action Plan to Empower Women
Wednesday September 19 2007 marked the official launch in Kinshasa's Grand Hotel of UN resolution 1325 in the DRC, entitled "Women, Peace and Security." The resolution envisages an action plan aimed at empowering women in order to have gender...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Congo: War Against Women: The Use of Rape as a Weapon in Congo's Civil War
Cooper and a 60 Minutes team report that the most frequent targets of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo are women. The war is, in fact, a war against women, and the weapon used to destroy them, their families and whole communities,...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
DR CONGO: Presidential and Legislative elections
Description of government structure: •Chief of State: President Joseph KABILA •Head of Government: Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO •Assembly: DR Congo has a bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consisting of the Senate (Sénat) with 112 seats and the...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
iKNOW Politics was launched in the DRC
On September 19, the week of candidate school began with the official launch of iKNOW Politics; an online platform to support women’s political participation around the world. Over 250 women attended the launch, the largest event held by...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
2nd ADG International Women’s Conference
THEME: Women in Politics and Good Governance Program(Capacity Building for Women's active participation in Peace Building, Leadership and Decision Making Processes)This 3 days conference aims at sensitizing and building women’s Capacity to actively...
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