• The Atlantic Council, Africa Center
  • Here’s what a Marshall Plan for the DRC could look like." (September 2022) By Jean-Paul Mvogo.
  • "Why the Congo Matters." (March 2016). By Gérard Prunier.
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation--Foreign Correspondent: "Blood Cobalt," February 2022. (Sydney, Australia) About 33 minutes in length ; via YouTube.com
  --See also: "Blood Cobalt" report (February 23, 2022, updated September 5, 2022)
• BBC News on DR Congo (British Broadcasting Corporation News, London, UK)
  • DRC Country Profile (2024)
  • "Elections in 2023 and earlier"
    
  • "Democratic Republic of Congo profile: Media (November 21, 2017)
    
  • "DR Congo stability at extreme risk," (October 11, 2016)
    
  • "Protest of thousands in DR Congo turn violent" (Sept. 16, 2015)..and Bosco Ntaganda at the ICC (Sept. 2015)
    
  • Q&A: DR Congo's M23 rebels (November 23, 2012)
  • "Mineral firms 'fuel Congo unrest'" (July 21, 2009) ; "Hutu rebel 'hit list' list in DR Congo" (April 14, 2009); "UN complains of Congo troop delay" (April 8, 2009); Q&A on DR Congo Conflict (November 21, 2008); DR Congo, October 2008
    
  • BBC News on the 2006 "Elections" (see below)
  • DR Congo Peace Deal Signed (April 2003) and links to related stories
  • "DR Congo welcomes peace deal." (December 17, 2002)
  • Text of Democratic Republic of Congo -- Rwanda Peace Deal (July 31, 2002) and related stories
• Congo Research Group=Groupe d'Étude sur le Congo, New York University (New York)
  • CRG on "Violent Conflict", "Political Economy", and "National Politics"
    
  • News: "All that Glitters: The Struggle over Congolese Gold," May 2023.
    
  • "Elections in DRC in 2018" below
    
  • Kivu Security Tracker
  • New CRG/BERCI report: Nationwide Political Opinion Poll (October 25, 2016)
    Between May and September 2016, researchers interviewed 7,545 people in face-to-face interviews.
• Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique: Politique africaine contemporaine: le cas de la République démocratique du Congo (2012) par Ernest Wamba dia Wamba.
  -- Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 2012.  64 pages en format PDF
• La Constitution de la RDC
  • La Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo (2005, rev. 2011)--English translation (via Constitute, Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Texas at Austin) 71 pages en format PDF
  • La Cour constitutionelle de la République
  
  
• Corruption and governance in the DRC: during the transition (2003-2006) by Muzong Kodi
  (November 2008) ISS monograph series ; no. 148. -- Pretoria, South Africa: Institute for Security Studies, 2008. 122 pages in PDF format
  
• Council on Foreign Relations on Democratic Republic of Congo  (Washington, DC)
  --"A Conversation with Felix Tshisekedi," April 4, 2019 (English translation), Washington, DC  Video
  
  --See also: Congo: securing peace, sustaining progress (October 2008) by Anthony W. Gambino. Council special report; no. 40. -- Washington, DC: The Council, 2008. 80 pages in PDF format.
• Droit-Afrique.Com: Droit des affaires en RDC (Paris, France)
  "Droit-Afrique.com, site généraliste et gratuit sur le droit des affaires et la fiscalité des 24 pays d'Afrique francophone, propose principalement: des textes de Codes, lois, décrets, arrêtés, conventions, doctrine; un portail internet recensant les sites contenant de l'information juridique africaine;et un annuaire des juristes d'affaires..."
• Ebuteli (Kinshasa et Goma, République démocratique du Congo)
  "Ebuteli est un institut congolais de recherche sur la politique, la gouvernance et la violence. Ebuteli se donne pour mission de promouvoir, à travers des recherches rigoureuses, un débat informé pour trouver des pistes de solution aux nombreux défis auxquels la RDC est confrontée."
  --Veuillez voir surtout: Rapports ; Blog ; Podcasts
• Elections in DRC in 2023, 2018 and earlier
  
  • African Arguments: "Congo 2023: a stable, secure prosperous DRC is possible." October 30, 2023. (London, UK)
    
  • BBC News: "DR Congo elections: How Félix Tshisekedi won chaotic poll," January 2, 2024. By Jason K. Stearns ; "DR Congo election 2023: What you need to know," December 15, 2023. (London, UK)
    
  • CENI--Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante de la Republique démocratique du Congo (2023)
    
  • Congo Research Group and Ebuteli (New York; Kinshasa): "UDPS, yoka base! The difficult quest to build a grassroots-led party." September 2023 ; "Elections in the Tshisekei era: a bad start?" October 2022.
  • Ebuteli: "Élections en RDC : comment sauver la crédibilité du processus électoral," le 19 décembre 2023. (Kinshasa; Goma)
    
  • Human Rights Watch: "DR Congo: Electoral Violence Threatens Vote," December 16, 2023. (New York; Washington, DC)
    
  • International Crisis Group: "Elections in DR Congo: Reducing the Risk of Violence." October 30, 2023. (Brussels, Belgium; New York, USA)
  • Journaliste en danger--Rapport annuel 2023 (Kinshasa, RDC)
    --Pour les anciens rapports, veuillez voir le site ci-dessous
    
  • Pole Institute--Institut Interculturel dans la Région des Grands Lacs (Goma, République démocratique du Congo; via Paris, France)

En 1997, un groupe de vingt deux personnes originaires du Kivu ont décidé de créér "un carrefour de réflexion et d'échanges" pour une analyse politique de la région...surtout la partie orientale de la République démocratique du Congo. Ce site offre des commentaires sur les actualités de la région, et une sélection de publications en ligne:
--Nos publications
--Fraude et contrebande minières au Nord-Kivu. (octobre 2023) --via HEGOA, Spain.
--Financement des groupes armés à l’Est de la RD Congo, fondement d’une économie criminelle. (avril 2022) --via France Genocide Tutsi Database
--Le coltan et les populations du Nord-Kivu (février 2001)

• • Radio France International sur les Elections en RDC, 2023 (Paris, France)
    
  • Radio Okapi sur les "Elections 2023" (Kinshasa, RDC; Lausanne, Suisse)
    
  • Elections in 2018 and earlier
    • African Arguments (London): "Congo's 2018 elections: an analysis of implausible results," by Pierre Englebert, January 10, 2019 ;  "DRC elections: the field, the rules, the potential game-changers," November 20, 2018, by Kris Berwouts; "Divide and rule: the problem with the DRC's electoral system," September 3, 2018, by Adebayo Olukoshi and Adam K. Abebe. Royal Africa Society
      
    • BBC News (London): "DR Congo presidential elction: outcry at Tshisekedi named winner," January 10, 2019 ; "DR Congo election: Internet shut down after presidential election," December 31, 2018 ; "DR Congo election: Presidential poll hit by delays," December 30, 2018 ; "Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary..."(December 18, 2018) ; "Felix Tshisekedi--the man trying to outdo his father..." (December 17, 2018) ; "Martin Fayulu: DR Congo opposition pick presidential candidate." (November 11, 2018) ; "DR Congo President Joseph Kabila not seeking a third term." (August 8, 2018)
    • Brookings Institution (Washington, DC): "What is at stake for the DRC presidential election?" By John Mukum Mbaku. (August 29, 2018)  Africa in Focus
      
    • Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo--"Justice et Paix Congo" (Kinshasa): "Déclaration de la CENCO à l'issue de sa mission d'observation électorale," le 10 janvier 2019.
    • Congo Research Group (New York): "The Congo elections: where things stand," January 3, 2019 ; "New CRG-BERCI-Ipsos Poll: An Anxious Electorate Demands Change," December 29, 2018 ; "New report: The politicization of electoral institutions." (November 1, 2018). By Jason Stearns
      
    • Human Rights Watch (New York): "DR Congo: Pre-Election Crackdown on Activists," November 21, 2018 ; "Opposition Under Assault," August 28, 2018.
      
    • Institute of Security Studies (Pretoria): "DRC's flawed elections will probably go ahead," November 22, 2018. ISS Today. (Online)
      
    • International Crisis Group (Brussels, Belgium; Washington, DC): "DR Congo Elections: Reversing a Dangerous Decision," December 28, 2018 ; "Kabila Shows His Hand in DR Congo's Electoral Poker," August 16, 2018.
      --See also: "Electoral poker in DR Congo," April 4, 2018. 34 pages in PDF format
      
    • IFES-International Foundation of Electoral Systems (Washington, DC): Elections in DRC, 2018-2021 ; "Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo," December 28, 2018 -and- "Assessment of Electoral Preparations in the DRC," May 18, 2018.
      
    • Journaliste en danger (Kinshasa & Gombe, RDC): Les elections de tous les dangers pour les journalistes. État de la liberte de la presse et d'expression en RDC.  Rapport annuel 2018.  (51 pages en format PDF)
      
    • Radio Okapi (Kinshasa ; Lausanne, Suisse): Les actualités sur les élections en 2018; "RDC: les élections reportées au 30 décembre 2018
    • Elections in 2011 and earlier
      • BBC News: Analysis: DR Congo elections open new wounds (December 20, 2011) ;
        DR Congo President Joseph Kabila begins second term (December 20, 2011) ; DR Congo Elections in 2011 and related news
        --See also: DR Congo votes (October 2006)
        
      • European Commission: EU Election Observation Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo 2011 (Kinshasa; Brussels)
      • IFES Special Reports on 2011 Democratic Republic of Congo Elections (Washington, DC)
        -- Includes reports
        
      • Radio France Internationale (Paris)
        --Veuillez voir dans les archives: République démocratique du Congo -- Congo-Kinshasa: quel destin dans les urnes? (plusieurs rapports depuis 2005, y compris quelques cartes)
        
      • societecivile.cd: Transition et élection 2006  (Kinshasa)
      • United Nations--MONUSCO sur les élections 2011 (UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa)
• Enough Project (Center for American Progress, Washington, DC) Taking Back Eastern Congo: Comprehensively Addressing the FDLR and M23 Rebel Groups (October 28, 2013) 19 pages in PDF format
• Friedrich Ebert Stiftung: Groupes armés et développement en RD Congo. (2024) (Kinshasa Gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo) 200 pages in PDF format.
• Free the Slaves: DR Congo (Washington, DC)
  "We’ve worked with local groups to support education and access to schooling, good governance, citizen advocacy and government accountability, gender equality and and end to gender-based violence, law enforcement, workers’ rights associations, increased transparency by companies that use Congo minerals, micro-credit, and the development of viable alternative livelihoods to mining—such as farming and animal husbandry."
• Global Policy Forum on the UN Security Council: Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000-2013 (New York)
  A frequently-updated archive of UN documents and policy discussion papers. "A group of citizens from several countries founded the Global Policy Forum in December 1993 to monitor global policy making at the United Nations."
• Global Witness on the Democratic Republic of Congo (London, UK; Washington, DC, USA)
  See especially:
  • River of gold (July 2016) : how the state lost out in an eastern Congo gold boom, while armed groups, a foreign mining company and provincial authorities pocketed millions. 32 pages in PDF format.
    --See also: La rivière d'or
  • Coming clean (May 2012) : how supply chain controls can stop Congo's minerals trade fuelling conflict. 36 pages in PDF format
    --See also: Pour un commerce plus propre.
• Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo
  (See: République Démocratique du Congo: Assemblée nationale ; Le Président ; Cabinet du Premier Ministre ; and United Nations: Permanent Mission of the DRC )
  
• Human Rights Watch on the Democratic Republic of Congo (New York & Washington, DC)
  • HRW on DRC: latest news, press releases, and reports
  • "DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels," June 13, 2023.
    
  • "Fighting in Eastern Congo Puts Civilians at Risk, Again: Rwandan-Backed M23 Armed Group Long Linked to Atrocities," November 1, 2022
  • Kivu Security Tracker (See below)
  • "Special Mission: Recruitment of M23 rebels to suppress protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo," December 4, 2017. -- New York: HRW, 2017. 81 pages in PDF format.
    
  • HRW News: "Democratic Republic of Congo at a precipice: ending repression and promoting democratic rule." (September 18, 2016) = "Mettre fin à la répression et promouvoir les principes démocratiques."
  • "Our school became the battlefield!" : using schools for child recruitment and military purposes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (October 2015) -- New York: HRW, 2015.  68 pages in PDF format
    
  • Operation Likofi: police killings and enforced disappearances in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (November 2014) -- New York: HRW, 2014. 63 pages in PDF format
    
  • Always on the run: the vicious cycle of displacement in eastern Congo (September 2010) -- New York: HRW, 2010.  94 pages in PDF format
  • Trial of death : LRA atrocities in northeastern Congo (March 28, 2010) -- New York: HRW, 2010.
    73 pages in PDF format
    --See also: Le chemin du mort: résumé
    
  • "Killings in Kiwanja: the UN's inability to protect civilians" (December 12, 2008) -- New York: HRW, 2008. (35 pages in PDF format)
    --See also: French version
  • "'We Will Crush You': the restriction of political space in the Democratic Republic of Congo" (November 25, 2008)-- New York: HRW, 2008.
    --See also: French version
  • "Renewed crisis in North Kivu (October 2007) Human Rights Watch report. (Online); Vol. 19, no. 17(A).
  • "Quel avenir? Les enfants de la rue en République démocratique du Congo" (avril 2006) Human Rights Watch (Online); vol. 18, no. 2(A).
    Voir aussi, la version en anglais.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo--Elections in sight: "Don't Rock the Boat"? (December 15, 2005) = Elections en vue: "Ne faites pas de vagues"? Backgrounder. -- New York: HRW, 2005.
  • The curse of gold (June 2005) = Le fléau de l'or -- New York: HRW, 2005.
  • En quête de justice: poursuivre les auteurs de violences sexuelles commises pendant la guerre au Congo (mars 2005). Human Rights Watch (Online); vol. 17, no. 1(A). -- New York : Washington, DC: HRW, 2005. (HTML and PDF formats ; English version)
  • Ituri: << Couvert de sang >> -- violence ciblée sur certaines ethnies dans le Nord-Est de la RDC. (juillet 2003) Par Anneke Van Woudenberg, Carina Tertsakian, et alii. -- New York ; Washington, DC : HRW, 2003. (HTML and PDF formats ; English)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo, 2002.In Human Rights Watch World Report 2003. (Online).
  • "War crimes in Kisangani: the response of Rwandan-backed rebels to the May 2002 Mutiny." (August 2002) Human Rights Watch (Online); vol. 14, no. 6 (A).
  • The war within the war: sexual violence against women and girls in eastern Congo. (June 2002) -- New York: Human Rights Watch, 2002.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001 In Human Rights Watch World Report 2002. (Online)
  • "Reluctant recruits -- children and adults forcibly recruited for military service in North Kivu" (May 2001). Human Rights Watch (Online); vol. 13, no. 3(A).
  • "Uganda in eastern DRC: fueling political and ethnic strife," March 2001 (Suliman Baldo et al., Africa Division, HRW) Human Rights Watch (Online); vol. 13, no. 2(A)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000 In Human Rights Watch World Report 2001. (Online)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo -- Eastern Congo ravaged: killing civilians and silencing protest, May 2000. Human Rights Watch (Online). Vol. 12, no. 3(A)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2000. (Online).
  • "Casualties of war, civilians, rule of law, and democratic freedoms." Human Rights Watch (Online) ; v. 11, no. 1 (A) (February 1999).
  • "What Kabila is hiding, civilian killings and impunity in the Congo." Human Rights Watch (Online) ; v. 9, no. 5 (A) (October 1997).
• Inspection Générale des Finances: Conclusions et Recommendations du Rapport d'Audit GECAMINES (2022). Synthèse du Rapport de Controle de l'Inspection Générale des Finances sur la Gestion de la GECAMINES. Mai 2022. (Kinshasa) --via Congo Mines.
  
• IDMC--Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Democratic Republic of Congo (1998 to present) Norwegian Refugee Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
  For each country in the IDP survey, the document collection includes an overall summary, population figures, social indicators, recent news and some analyses.
• International Alert on the DRC (London, UK)
  • IA in the DRC
  • Beyond Stabilisation: Understanding the Conflict Dynamics in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Feb. 2015) = Au délà de la stabilisation: comprendre les dynamiques de conflit dans le nord et le sud Kivu en République démocratique du Congo
    56 pages en format PDF
  • Etude sur le rôle de l'exploitation des ressources naturelles dans l'alimentation et la perpetuation des crises de l'est de la RDC (octobre 2009).
    94 pages en format PDF
  • Women's bodies as a battleground: sexual violence against women and girls during the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Kivu (1996-2003). -- Uvira & Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo ; London, UK : Réseau des Femmes pour un Développement Associatif (RFDA), Réseau des Femmes pour la Défense des Droits et la Paix (RFDP) and International Alert, 2005. 76 pages in PDF format
• International Center for Transitional Justice (New York)
  • Through a new lens: a child-sensitive approach to transitional justice (August 2011)
    By Cécile Aptel and Virginie Ladisch. -- New York: ICTJ, 2011. This study analyzes experiences of four countries—Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Colombia and Nepal ; 52 pages in PDF format
  • Living with fear: a population-based survey on attitudes about peace, justice, and social reconstruction in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (August 2008)
    By Patrick Vinck, Phuong Pham, Suliman Baldo, and Rachel Shigekane. -- [New York]: ICTJ; Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley; Payson Center for International Development, Tulane University, 2008. 72 pages in PDF format.
  • ICTJ Home Page
• International Court of Justice = Cour internationale de Justice: Democratic Republic of the Congo and its Foreign Relations (The Hague, The Netherlands)
  • The legal arguments, judgements, and discussion surrounding the cases before the court -- including 1999-2000 cases surrounding the military activities inside and on the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the DRC's relations with Belgium.
  • See the list of all cases before the Court in English or in French
  • ICJ Home Page = CIJ Page d'accueil.
  • ICJ Contentious Cases involving the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    
• International Criminal Court: Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004-- (The Hague, The Netherlands)
  
• International Crisis Group on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Washington, DC ; Brussels, Belgium)
  
  • Podcast: "The Boiling Regional Crisis in Eastern Congo." (November 30, 2022)
    
  • "Mineral Concessions: Avoiding Conflict in DR Congo’s Mining Heartland," June 30, 2020. -- Brussels, Belgium: ICG, 2020. 44 pages in PDF format
    
  • "Electoral poker in DR Congo," April 4, 2018. -- Brussels, Belgium: ICG, 2018. 34 pages in PDF format
    
  • "Time for concerted action in DR Congo" = "Vers une action concertee en RDC," le 4 decembre 2017. -- Brussels, Belgium: ICG, 2017.  Rapport Afrique,  no. 257.
    
  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The "Street" and and Politics in DR Congo. (October 13, 2016)  Briefing; no. 123. 20 pages in PDF format.
    
  • Katanga: Tensions in DRC's mineral heartland. (August 3, 2016) Africa report; no. 239. 39 pages in PDF format.
    --See also: French summary
  • Comprendre les conflits dans l'Est du Congo (I): la plaine de la Ruzizi (le 23 juillet 2013) Rapport Afrique; no. 206 -- Washington, DC; Brussels, Belgium: ICG, 2013. --via RefWorld
    37 pages en format PDF
    
  • Congo: le dilemme électoral. (le 5 mai 2011) Rapport Afrique, no 175 ; 42 pages en format PDF.
    --Veuillez voir aussi: Executive summary in English
• International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region = Réseau documentaire international sur la région des Grands Lacs africains Réseau Grands Lacs Africains (via Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland)
  • NOTE: For best results, select Categories and Keywords; do not try to use "Fulltext" search. The website is in French or in English consisting of an archive of documents from governments, local and international NGOs, scholars, and other individuals from the early 1990s to 2009.
• International Peace Institute on the Democratic Republic of Congo (New York)
  • IPI Home Page
  • "Prioritizing and Sequencing Security Council Mandates in 2023: The Case of MONUSCO." December 11, 2023.   
    
  • The UN Intervention Brigade in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (July 2013) Issue brief ; 14 pages in PDF format.
  • Civil society and democratic transitions in the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda (April 2005) by Mashood Issaka and Batabiha Bushoki. -- New York: International Peace Academy, October 2005. [20 pages in PDF format]
    
• IPIS--International Peace Information Service (Antwerp, Belgium)
  The web site features project reports, news and weekly briefings, and maps on economic resources, conflict, and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo--especially Katanga and Eastern DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda. "[Funded by the European Union and the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs] IPIS is an independent research institute which focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa...three core themes: arms trade, exploitation of natural resources and corporate social responsibility."
• International Rescue Committee--Congo Special Report (January 2008) (New York)
  photo & multimedia resources.
• Journaliste en danger (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  Ce site offre les actualités sur les droits de l'homme en Afrique centrale. << L'organisation non gouvernementale JED est une initiative depuis 2003 d'un groupe de journalistes congolais. Elle accepte en son sein tous ceux qui se sentent une vocation pour défendre et promouvoir la liberté de la presse.>>
  --Veuillez voir surtout: Les rapports annuels:
  2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020| 2018 | 2017 | 2016
• Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo -- Justice et Paix Congo (Kinshasa)
  "Le Secrétariat de JPC est à la fois un centre d’étude et de documentation, de diffusion, d’animation et de sensibilisation ainsi qu’un centre de coordination et d’orientation des Commissions Diocésaines Justice et Paix (CDJP) qui forment l’ensemble du réseau JPC au niveau des 47 Diocèses de la République Démocratique du Congo."
• KAIROS--Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives: Democratic Republic of Congo (Toronto, Canada)
  The website features reports on conflict resolution and peace initiatives by Canadian Christian missionary organizations in the DRC. "KAIROS partners with Héritiers de la Justice, a local human rights organization based in Bukavu, founded in 1991."
• Kivu Security Tracker (New York)
  "...a joint project of the Congo Research Group, based at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation, and Human Rights Watch. The goal of the Kivu Security Tracker is to map violence by state security forces and armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to better understand trends, causes of insecurity and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law."
• Life & Peace Institute sur la République démocratique du Congo (Uppsala, Sweden; Nairobi, Kenya)
  • "...LPI supports civil society actors in their conflict transformation work, through capacity building and joint engagement in research and action."
  • LPI Publications on the DRC
    
• LUCHA--Lutte pour le changement (2023) (Kinshasa ; Goma, République démocratique du Congo)
  "...un mouvement citoyen, non-violent et non-partisan, composé de des jeunes Congolais (R.D. Congo) de tous milieux, origines, religions…qui partagent le désir d’un Congo Nouveau, véritablement indépendant, uni, démocratique, paisible et prospère..."
• Denis Mukwege
  • Mukwege Foundation (The Netherlands): "Who is Dr. Denis Mukwege?"
  • The Nobel Prize (Stockholm): Denis Mukwege -- Nobel Lecture (English translation), December 10, 2018
  • The Panzi Foundation USA (Washington, DC) In support of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Seneweb.com (Dakar): Video  "Le discours poignant du Dr. Denis Mukwege, Prix Nobel de la Paix, le 12 décembre 2018
  • UNESCO Courrier (Paris): Interview with 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege
  • Mukwege Foundation (The Hague, The Netherlands; Geneva, Switzerland)
    "...an international human rights organisation, dedicated to end rape as a weapon of war worldwide. We work with survivors from around the world to end wartime sexual violence. Dr. Denis Mukwege ...received the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his 'efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.'"
• L'Observatoire de la Liberté de la Presse en Afrique (Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo)
  "...a été créée, le 3 mai 2004, par un groupe des juristes et des journalistes sortis fraîchement des universités dans le dessein de défendre et de promouvoir le droit d’informer et d’être informé sur toute l’étendue du pays en particulier...sans renoncer à sa vocation panafricaine."
• Partnership Africa Canada: Hard currency: the criminalized diamond economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours. (June 2002) By Christian Dietrich. Occasional paper; no. 4. -- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: PAC, 2002. (PDF format) --via ReliefWeb
  
  • "This report links the wars in Angola and the Congo, along with other conflicts in Central Africa, to the massive illicit trade in conflict diamonds. Concludes with recommendations for countries in Central Africa, the United Nations, the Kimberley Process and donor agencies."
  • Diamonds and Human Security Project
    -- Other facets. (Online). -- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Partnership Africa Canada, Diamonds and Human Security Project, 2001-- (PDF format)
    "...a periodic newsletter about the international effort to end diamond-related conflict."
• PeaceLink for Africa Report: Goma and Bukavu Region, January 1997 (PeaceLink, Italy)
  
• Pole Institute--Institut Interculturel dans la Région des Grands Lacs (Goma, République démocratique du Congo; via Paris, France)
  En 1997, un groupe de vingt deux personnes originaires du Kivu ont décidé de créér "un carrefour de réflexion et d'échanges" pour une analyse politique de la région...surtout la partie orientale de la République démocratique du Congo. Ce site offre des commentaires sur les actualités de la région, et une sélection de publications en ligne:
  -- Dossiers, de 2012 au présent
  -- Fraude et contrebande minières au Nord-Kivu. (octobre 2023)
  -- Financement des groupes armés à l’Est de la RD Congo, fondement d’une économie criminelle. (avril 2022)
  -- État de siège au Nord-Kivu et en Ituri, et turbulences politiques en RD Congo (mars 2022)
  -- Le coltan et les populations du Nord-Kivu (septembre 2002)
  -- Toutes les publications de l'Institut
  
• Radio Okapi (Les Nations-Unies et la Fondation Hirondelle; Kinshasa, RD Congo; Lausanne, Suisse)
  Les actualités du pays et de la région, des fichiers sonores, un dialogue entre congolais, et même une bibliothèque de textes et lois. "Radio Okapi est née le 25 février 2002. ...Elle dispose, outre le studio principal à Kinshasa, de 8 stations régionales, d’une vingtaine d’émetteurs FM et de 3 émetteurs ondes courtes."
  
  
• République Démocratique du Congo (Kinshasa)
  • Assemblée nationale
  • Le Président de la République Site Officiel
  • Cabinet du Premier Ministre
  • Composition du Gouvernement (Les Ministres)
  • Le Sénat
    
  
  
• RDC Humanitarian Response.info (Veuillez voir UNOCHA ci-dessous)
  
• REDRESS on the Democratic Republic of Congo (London, UK)
  This site features program news and position papers on torture and 'justice for survivors'. "...a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. REDRESS works with survivors to help restore their dignity and to make torturers accountable."
• Réseau pour la Réforme du Secteur de Sécurité et de Justice (Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo)
  "...est un cadre de concertation des acteurs de la Société Civile intéressés à la thématique de la Réforme du Secteur de Sécurité (Police, FARDC, Services d’intelligence) et de la Justice. Il est né à l’initiative de quelques délégués de la Société Civile de la RDC qui, depuis décembre 2006, se sont davantage penchés sur le processus de la Réforme de la Police et ont vu leurs capacités renforcées grâce à l’appui des partenaires internationaux et nationaux."
  --Veuillez voir surtout: Publications: y compris les rapports mensuels provinciaux
• United Nations Agencies on Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United Nations News: Democratic Republic of Congo (New York)
    -- Current and recent news, press releases, etc.
    -- DR Congo elections: ‘Excessive use of force’ in campaign must be avoided, says Bachelet. (December 14, 2018)
  • UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Kinshasa, DRC; Geneva, Switzerland)
    • Humanitarian Response---République démocratique du Congo Fonds Humanitaire RDC
      Formerly RDC--Humanitaire.net: Un centre de cartes, rapports de situation dans les provinces et au niveau national---en anglais et en français, et liens aux autres sites.
    • ReliefWeb Situation Reports and Updates on the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to presenet
  • UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the DRC, 1997 to present (Geneva, Switzerland)
    
  • MONUSCO--UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
    • Le désengagement de la MONUSCO, 2023-2024
    • "Détérioration de la situation des droits de l’homme dans le Masisi et le Lubero (Nord Kivu) et défis relatifs à la protection des civils entre janvier 2017 et octobre 2018." (décembre 2018) 36 pages en format PDF ; See also: English summary
    • See earlier mission site: MONUC, 1999-2010
  • UN Security Council Committee--Reports of the Group of Experts on the DRC: December 2008;
    June 2012 Interim report -and- Addendum
    
  • UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Democratic Republic of Congo (2006-)
    • Democratic Republic of Congo: High Commissioner update, March 30, 2023
      --See also: French version
      
    • OHCHR Reports on the DRC, 2007-2020
      
    • Recours illégal, injustifie et disproportionné à la force lors de la gestion des manifestations publiques...de janvier 2017 à janvier 2018. (mars 2018) 50 pages en format PDF
      
    • Accountability for Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the DRC: Achievements, Challenges, and Way Forward, January 1, 2014-March 31, 2016. (October 2016) 34 pages in PDF format
      
    • CEDAW--Committee on the Ellimination of Discrimination Against Women 2013 Report on the Democratic Republic of Congo (July 30, 2013)
    • Report of the UN Joint Human Rights Office on Human Rights Violations...Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, April-September 2012 (November 2012) Published in association with MONUSCO-UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 16 pages in PDF format
    • Report of the UN Joint Human Rights Office on Human Rights and fundamental freedoms during the pre-electoral period in the Democratic Republic of Congo (November 2011) Published in association with MONUSCO--UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 24 pages in PDF format
    • DRC: Mapping Human Rights Violations 1993-2003 (August 2010)
      "Report of the Mapping Exercise documenting the most serious violations of human rightsand international humanitarian law committed within the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between March 1993 and June 2003." The summary page in English, with downloadable full text report in French original or English translation (566 pages in PDF format).
  • Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the United Nations (New York)
    
  • UN Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (April 2001) --via ReliefWeb
  • UN Security Council Mission Report on the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 2000
• United States. Department of State on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Washington, DC)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
    --Search by country for years: 1996-1999 -and- 1999-2015
    ***Note: In 1996, the DRC was still known as "Zaire".
• U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
  
• United States. Institute of Peace on the Democratic Republic of Congo (Washington, DC)
  See also, from the archives...
  • D.R.C. Ceasefire Agreement, August 1999 (via USIP Library's "Peace Agreements Digital Collection.")
    
  • "Putting Humpty Dumpty together: reconstructing peace in the Congo, August 1999," by John Prendergast and David Smock.
    
  • Zaire's Crises of War and Governance, Jan. 1997 by David Smock.
    
• "War & peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (2000) by Herbert Weiss. American diplomacy. (Online) ; Vol. V, No. 3 (Summer 2000) Parts 1-8.
  -- Durham, North Carolina: American Diplomacy Publishers, via University of North Carolina, 1996-