There are currently 1,700 Ebola survivors in the DRC. Their expertise could strengthen the epidemic response but has so far been largely overlooked, write Myfanwy James, Delu Lusambya, Antoine Nkuba, ...

Suspicion of corruption in crisis is central to debates about who counts as an authentic humanitarian. This article examines suspicions of corruption in global humanitarianism in the eastern Democr...

Suspicion of corruption in crisis is central to debates about who counts as an authentic humanitarian. This article examines suspicions of corruption in global humanitarianism in the eastern Democr...

Credibility and trust are key to transforming the response Over 100 days since the start of the current Ebola outbreak, the response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at an impasse, with ...

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

Dr Myfanwy James has been featured in The New York Times exploring the historical and political roots of public mistrust during health crises.

Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.

The humanitarian class: Transformation and tension in eastern Congo

Dr Myfanwy James has been interviewed and quoted in a recent edition of The Continent, an African newspaper, on the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

There have been growing calls over the last decade for humanitarian agencies to ‘localise’— to address unjust and unequal power relations in the contemporary system by transferring power to local pers...

These powerful new poems examine the escalating crisis in the east.

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Edizon Musavuli uses his art to depict the daily struggles and constant insecurity of living in the rebel-occupied city of Goma

The worst-case scenario of Famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip. Conflict and displacement have intensified, and access to food and other essential items and services has plummeted to unp...

The position of pregnant women in clinical research remains a topic of international ethical debate. Yet, the reflections of actual and potential trial participants, including pregnant women themselv...

M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali, as Kampala ‘doubles’ army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

Achille Mbembe is the pessimist’s optimist: he delivers a devastating analysis of the contemporary moment while never...