Tag: Sexual Violence

Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns

January 9, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Politics & Governance, Social Justice

Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The surge is unfolding against the backdrop of escalating conflict in eastern DRC, where renewed fighting has triggered…
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Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence Means Women in DR Congo Have No Safe Haven

August 5, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Central Africa, Social Justice, Women’s Health

Sexual violence has reached devastating levels in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), with nearly 40,000 women treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 2024 alone. The M23/Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) took control of Goma, the provincial capital and home to over a million people, in January 2025 after years of fighting against the Congolese army and…
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