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25.08.2023 Article

Germany and Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bilateral relations

The Federal Government is supporting the consolidation of the democratic process and is calling for lasting political and economic reforms in order to prevent further destabilisation in the country and…

Bilateral relations
20.05.2021 Article

55 million internally displaced persons worldwide ‒ a sad record high

Worldwide, over 80 million people have been forced from their homes. Most of them are displaced within their own country. The situation is particularly grave in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Humanitarian assistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
18.02.2020 Article

Sexualized violence in conflicts – the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Every day, two cases of sexualized violence are recorded in the conflict-hit regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Germany is tackling the topic of sexualized violence in conflicts in the UN Security Council via Resolution 2467.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on a visit to Nobel Prize laureate Denis Mukwege’s Panzi Hospital in Bukavu
03.09.2019 Article

The Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country between crisis and hope

For decades, one of the most serious conflicts in recent times has been simmering in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During his visit, Foreign Minister Maas underscored Germany’s commitment to stabilisation and the protection of women in conflicts.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his arrivel in Goma.
21.02.2019 Article

Ebola in the crisis region of eastern Congo

The largest outbreak of Ebola to date in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has already claimed the lives of over 500 people. Germany is helping to fight the disease by providing humanitarian aid on the ground.

Health education in a rural community

Press releases

  1. 07.02.2022 Press release

    Statement by Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance Luise Amtsberg on an attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  2. 03.12.2020 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the sentencing of former militia leader Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  3. 16.02.2020 Press release

    Co-Chair’s Statement on the launching of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya

  4. 02.09.2019 Press release

    Statement by Foreign Minister Maas prior to his departure for the Sudan and the DRC

  5. 19.05.2019 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on emergency aid to contain Ebola in eastern Congo

  6. 04.05.2019 Press release

    A spokesperson on North Korea’s latest missile launches

  7. 10.01.2019 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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