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Empowering women in Central Africa: What different countries are doing

Angola, Burundi, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Newsday

Sexual violence against children and women has surged in Congo, charity says

DAKAR, Senegal — The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over four fold over the first half this year, Save The Children said on Thursday, amid a ...

Congo’s hidden victims: Child survivors recount gang rape, sexual slavery by M23 forces

M23 rebels and other fighters in Congo are using sexual violence as a weapon of war. Child survivors share their stories of ...
ZAWYAOpinion

African States urged to strengthen women’s rights protections amid rising anti-gender pushback

At the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) 85th Ordinary Session, leading women’s rights organisation ...
National Catholic Reporter

Women face rape as weapon of war while conflict in Congo displaces millions

Editor's note: This story is part of Global Sisters Report's yearlong series "Out of the Shadows: Confronting Violence Against Women," which will focus on the ways Catholic sisters are responding to ...