CIVICUS discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Crispin Ngakani, a Congolese civil society activist and member of Aid Life Learn Environment (ALLEN), an organisation that works for community protection, the defence of human rights and humanitarian action.
Violence continues in eastern DRC, despite a peace agreement signed in Washington DC in 2025, negotiated by Qatar and the USA. The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group, supported by Rwanda, occupies vast territories in North Kivu and South Kivu provides, causing deaths and large-scale population displacement, and the humanitarian situation has deteriorated. The region has been a conflict zone for over 30 years as armed groups fight for control of minerals such as cobalt, coltan and gold.
