Communities Cannot Wait. Local Action Must Start Now. An urgent outbreak is unfolding in vulnerable communities in eastern DRC. Africa Initiative Programme is mobilizing rapid local action. As of recent health alerts, the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has raised urgent concern in a region already facing some of the most complex humanitarian conditions in the country. For many, Ebola is a medical term. For communities in Ituri Province, it is...

As Mother’s Day passed this weekend, I found myself thinking about a mother I have never met. A mother somewhere in eastern Congo who may have woken before sunrise not to breakfast in bed, flowers, laughter, or the warmth of celebration, but to uncertainty. Perhaps she woke in a temporary shelter, surrounded by unfamiliar sounds. Perhaps she woke in a crowded displacement camp where privacy no longer exists. Perhaps she woke in a foreign country where she does not speak the language fluently,...

Dear Partners, We are pleased to invite you to an online dialogue in February bringing together local women leaders, young women peacebuilders, and a researcher, to reflect on the evolving security situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo , following the recent December peace agreements and Minerals Cooperation between the US government DRC and Rwanda. This timely conversation will move beyond headlines to examine: how the agreements are affecting communities on the ground,...