DR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he would run for president in elections planned for December.
Nobel Peace Prize winner and surgical gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege has announced his candidacy as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mukwege was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 alongside Yazidi activist Nadia Murad for efforts to end sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Dozens of militias have ravaged eastern DRC for years, a legacy of regional wars that flared during the 1990s and 2000s.Alongside his medical work, Mukwege has earned a reputation as a strident government critic in his native country and built-up a loyal following among the DRC's intellectual class.His announcement of a presidential bid follows months of speculation that he harboured political ambitions.
The city is the home of Mukwege's Panzi hospital, which has specialised in treating survivors of sexual violence since opening in 1999 amid the ravages of the Second Congo War.
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