Vaweka, on a mission to free two kidnapped government workers, would be allowed to negotiate for their freedom accompanied only by her husband and a few aides.

The demand for cobalt and other minerals is fueling a decades-long humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the ...

The United States Institute of Peace on February 27 awarded its “Women Building Peace” award to Pétronille Vaweka. She responded: “I weep because at this moment, in … Goma women and ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is honored to announce Pétronille Vaweka of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the recipient of the 2023 ...

The U.S. Institute of Peace honored Pétronille Vaweka with the 2023 Women Building Peace Award for her dedication to conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a senior ...

Peace laureate Pétronille Vaweka urges U.S. role to end worsening war over strategic minerals. Pétronille Vaweka, a Congolese grandmother, has mediated local peace accords in her homeland's wars ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is honored to announce Pétronille Vaweka of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the recipient of the 2023 ...