Abortion is highly stigmatised in the DRC.
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Though initial reactions towards abortion were negative, there were displays of understanding and empathy when discussing why women have abortions.
Hybrid forms of governance in DRC allow public services to work.
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The DRC’s state and public administration didn’t disappear, but changed: they were being built from the ground up, tailor-made to local actors’ interests.
Supporters of the DRC’s opposition candidate, Felix Tshisekedi.
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The DRC could be the exception after a year in which opposition parties fared badly across East and Central Africa.
Mining company Banro closed artisanal mining sites like this one in the DRC.
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Industrial gold mining companies in eastern Congo have faced violent attacks over friction between industrial and artisanal mining.