Congo NOW! recently met with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development (DFID), to express concerns in the run up to the DRC elections. To hear more about out meeting, click here (our meeting with Stephen O'Brien)

8th March 2012

On 8 March 2011, women, men and children came out to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, with 464 events in 70 countries worldwide. 2012 promises to be even bigger! Women for Women International will be leading the charge in making sure that the 21st century is the woman's century by growing a bigger and better global movement calling for peace. Simply select a bridge, get together with a group of friends, and promote your event to your wider networks.

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2nd January 2012

Further to its publication of 1 December, the Joint Electoral Observation Mission in the DRC released a statement on 16 December that provided fuller details of the electoral abuses that occurred in the DRC elections of the 28 November. This has been reproduced here (in condensed form) for Congo NOW. Alternatively, please scroll down and read the original statement in full.more

22nd December 2011

On 1 December 2011, the Joint Electoral Observation Mission in the DRC released a statement on the DRC's latest elections. Whilst they praised the fact that most people were able to vote successfully, they underlined the many electoral abuses that their observers witnessed throughout the country. Congo NOW! has reproduced this here, in condensed form. If you would like to read the original statement in its entirety, please scroll down to read it at the end of this page.more

5th December 2011

"Global Witness today welcomed the Security Council’s adoption of sanctions Resolution 2021, which calls for action to tackle criminal networks within the Congolese national army who are involved in the illicit minerals trade."more

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