Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo face a higher risk of dying from waterborne diseases than from violence, according to UNICEF, highlighting the need for the restoration of essential servic... Read More
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo – Clean Water ‘A Lifeline’ for Around 364,000 Children a Day in Goma.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic ... Read More
Civil society in Bulungu warns of lack of drinking water.
The Bulungu area of Kwilu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has not had access to drinking water for several years. Resid... Read More
Consequences of the lack of drinking water in the Kabimba settlement in Kalemie.
The town of Kabimba in Kalemie, Tanganyika Province, has been without drinking water for several days. According to loc... Read More
There are plans to build a magnificent, multi-billion dollar mega-dam on the Congo River – one that would produce enough renewable electricity to power vast areas of Africa. The structure would ... Read More
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the town of Goma, home to over a million people, is left without electricity. The high-voltage lines were cut during fighting between the Rwandan... Read More
Thousands of displaced people living in DR Congo’s Biakato, Babila Babombi Chiefdom, Mambasa territory (Ituri), have been without drinking water for three weeks. The drought in the region is the... Read More
Nestled in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, the Chinese-run gold mine is rapidly encroaching on an area that many say it shouldn’t be operating in at all – the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, an endanger... Read More
A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a challenge that local authorities are trying to solve. ... Read More
