CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” — Nelson Mandela ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with one of its worst cholera outbreaks in recent history, exposing deep systemic cracks in public health, water infrastructure, and humanitarian ...

A few steps away, Marie Samba tends to her hens and quails, her hand dusted with feed rather than cobalt residue. A former ...

New study finds that people in 12 African countries don’t fully accept that extreme weather disasters are caused by climate ...

In any society, those who possess power can decide which human differences are desirable and which are not. In this way, what is valued by the dominant group sets the criteria for stigmatisation." ...

A new sense of hope is in the air the DR Congo, fueled by a recent peace deal and the prospect of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

The issue is alarming, and the numbers are mind-boggling. Last year, that is in 2024, the nine nuclear-armed countries spent ...

Oxfam report warns of danger ahead as gap widens between rich and poor COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | In 1990, just one in 10 ...

Trump’s diplomatic disrespect and double-standard policies strain U.S.-Africa ties, fueling calls for diplomatic equality ...