Jolly Kamuntu was re-elected as President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Media Women in South Kivu for a term of 3 years.

Jolly Kamuntu was re-elected as President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Media Women in South Kivu for a term of 3 years.

Jolly Kamuntu will make a new private team of all former collaborators. Of the 8 positions were filled, only the President of the Board was reappointed.

The other 7 members who have joined the team are new.

The Vice President is for once in the history of the AFEM occupied by a young journalist Sourire TUMSIFU rural radio Obuguma of Idjwi North. This young journalist grew up in the hands of the AFEM SK. To this day, the Vice Presidency was never occupied by a rural woman journalist.

After reading the Minutes of the General Assembly of 2010, it was passed with amendments. The financial and narrative reports for the year 2011 were well presented, discussed and approved by the Assembly.

Caddy Adzuba was awarded "Women of the year"

At the fifteenth edition of the International "Woman of the Year" prize was awarded to the Congolese Furaha Adzuba Caddy. It is through his work to denounce human rights violations of women and children, to inform and educate women about their rights.

The award was presented on Friday, November 30, 2012 by the President of the Council of the valley, Emily Rini, and President of the Jury Prize, Luigino Vallet. It was in the presence of the jury, the President of the Legislative Assembly of Molise, Mario Pietracupa, and the Rector of the University of Valle d'Aosta, Fabrizio Cassella, and the regional director Carmela Fontana and Patricia Morelli.

The jury said he was motivated by "His day job as a journalist to denounce violence against women and children and to give a voice to the voiceless, because it is a young woman who fights for peace in a country ravaged by civil war and it is important to give confidence and hope to the younger generation.

Minova: Many raped women including a 80-year-old woman

46 cases of rape of women are reported  to Minova and are attributed to the FARDC soldiers known as "commandos". These rapes were perpetrated in 9 villages and streets of this city. These include Minova Centre Avenue Bondeko, sous marin, Maendeleo Rutchunda, Muganga, Mubimbi, but also in the villages of Kinshinji, and Bwisha Kalungu.

Only 7 victims have been followed in the general hospital. The remaining 39 cases were referred in houses instead of listening to and benefit from a psycho-social support. Of these victims, 80-year old woman has been identified. Our gathering corroborating sources inform that the anonymity FARDC soldiers are known as "commandos" who are perpetrators of these crimes.

Note that this situation is due to other acts of vandalism such looting caused by conflict and population displacement caused by clashes between the FARDC and rebel M23.