US EditionCongo Nobel laureate doctor Mukwege announces presidency bid
- Dr. Mukwege, a Nobel laureate, has criticized the leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their handling of an unjust war that used violence against women as a war strategy.
- Dr. Mukwege has been living under the protection of UN peacekeepers at his hospital since his return to the DRC.
- His criticism of the DRC government and other countries not doing enough to stop the violence against women shows his ongoing commitment to seeking justice and protecting vulnerable populations.
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DRC: Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2018, Dr. Denis Mukwege announces his presidential candidacy
This Monday in Kinshasa, the Congolese gynecologist, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of raped women, announced that he was running for the presidential election, which will be held next December.
DR Congo Nobel winner Mukwege declares presidential bid - Daily Trust
DR Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist who won the 2018 Nobel Prize, announced a presidential bid Monday ahead of elections in the central African nation planned for December. Speaking to a packed auditorium in the capital Kinshasa, the 68-year-old told supporters he was standing in order to put a stop to insecurity and poor leadership. “I agree to be your candidate for president of the Republic,” he told the gathering. Mukwege was j…
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