Conflict gold now funds the ISIL-affiliated ADF in the DRCThe ISIL-affiliated ADF has become a largely self-reliant insurgency funded by conflict gold trafficked to Uganda – an estimated $1 million to $1.6 million a year from…
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Conflict gold now funds the ISIL-affiliated ADF in the DRCThe ISIL-affiliated ADF has become a largely self-reliant insurgency funded by conflict gold trafficked to Uganda – an estimated $1 million to $1.6 million a year from…
SASA: the US$6.5 million scale-up swept away by the closure of USAIDInvited by USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures, CERC designed with schools and the Ministry of Education Students Acting for Social Accountability (SASA), a US$6.5…About CERC
Ebola: Africa CDC demands accountability for more than US$700 millionOf US$962 million reported disbursed by donors for the Ebola response in the DRC, barely US$200 million was traced on the ground.Public services & health
CERC has a new logo: what we do, and what we fixCERC has redesigned its logo: a magnifying glass for research and monitoring, the map of the DRC where we work, and a check for integrity and the problems fixed.About CERC
Anti-corruption bill declared admissible: CERC welcomes a long-awaited reform in the DRCThe DRC National Assembly has declared the anti-corruption bill admissible. CERC welcomes this long-awaited step, as the country has so far had no specific…Advocacy & laws
Africa launches a continental anti-corruption research centre in NairobiThe Association of African Anti-Corruption Authorities has launched CEREAC, a continental centre for anti-corruption research, policy and capacity building, in Nairobi.United Nations & Africa
After a difficult 2025, CERC works on remotely and keeps its partnershipsThe sudden closure of USAID took away CERC’s confirmed funder for 2025–2027, and the fall of Bukavu closed its office there. The team works on remotely.About CERC
A 2027–2030 strategy to rebuild eastern Congo with integrityAs the Government restores State authority in South Kivu, with Uvira as the pilot city, CERC’s new strategy rests on one idea: for peace to hold, reconstruction must be…About CERC
DRC: Anti-Corruption Roadmap at the Heart of Talks Between Guylain Nyembo and the International Development Law OrganizationThe Minister of State, Minister of Planning and Development Aid Coordination, Guylain Nyembo, met on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, with Nick Elebe, Country Director of the…Advocacy & laws
US-DRC Strategic Minerals Partnership: What Monitoring Mechanisms to Prevent Corruption?A strategic partnership between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently under discussion.Advocacy & laws
Building Infrastructure with Integrity: The Role of Citizen Monitoring and AdvocacyCorruption has been a longstanding issue in the DRC, particularly in infrastructure projects funded by international aid and public resources.Public services & health
How CERC builds its citizen accountability platforms with AI-assisted codingWith no full-time developers, CERC builds EduCheck, HealthCheck and GovCheck with AI coding assistants.About CERC
DRC: 1,600 companies illegally mining in South Kivu – how accountability in the mining sector can help end the war economyAt least 1,600 companies are mining South Kivu’s resources illegally, the province’s governor told French MPs.
Sexual corruption in universities in the DRCAt a CERC workshop at the Pan-African University, 80% of the students surveyed said they had faced an attempt at sexual corruption. Testimonies and an action plan.Justice & universities
Training to transform: CERC and ACAJ united against corruption in the DRCFrom 4 to 6 December 2024 in Kinshasa, CERC and ACAJ trained civil society members and a Habari RDC blogger to prevent, detect and fight corruption.Justice & universities
Kinshasa: Bel Campus students learn how to fight corruptionOn 24 October 2024, CERC held an anti-corruption awareness day for law students at Bel Campus University, with RCN Justice & Démocratie, under the REPLIC project.Justice & universities
Students Acting ends after 30 months in South Kivu and KinshasaFunded by the Global Partnership for Education through Education Out Loud, the project leaves Integrity Clubs recognised by schools, a bill before the National Assembly…Education & Integrity Clubs
CERC at the United Nations: from the UNCAC conference to NairobiAs part of its work at the UN under its ECOSOC consultative status, CERC took part in the Tenth Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC (December 2023) and the UN…United Nations & Africa
Illicit political Financing: A Serious Threat to Equity and the Integrity of the Electoral SystemThe illicit and non-transparent financing of political parties poses a major challenge to the equity and integrity of the electoral system in the Democratic Republic of…Advocacy & laws
Fighting Corruption in Schools: CERC and APNAC DRC to propose Legislative Initiative to the National Assembly of the DRCCERC is launching an ambitious initiative to build integrity and anti-corruption measures in the education sector.Advocacy & laws
2,250 integrity education manuals and monitoring guides handed to studentsUnder the Students Acting for Accountability and Quality of Education project, CERC handed 2,250 integrity education manuals and 2,250 monitoring guides to the members…Education & Integrity Clubs
ICON Kinshasa initiates a Quick Impact project, reintegrating 45 marginalized, unemployed youth in Kinshasa9 youth-led and youth-serving organizations trained under Youth Excel’s ICON project joined their effort to design and implement a Joint Quick Impact (QIP) Project…Youth & employment
138 school principals and 278 teachers trained in integrity building in Kinshasa and BukavuUnder the Students Acting for Accountability and Quality of Education project, CERC trained 278 teachers and 138 principals from 150 schools in Kinshasa and Bukavu to…Education & Integrity Clubs
Youth Excel Kinshasa Data Summit: Increasing youth inclusion in education and in workforce development programmesCERC in partnership with IREX and SFCG, held the issue-Based Collaborative Networks (ICONs) Data Summit in Kinshasa in August 2022.Youth & employment
Consultation workshop on integrity education in secondary schoolsA multi-stakeholder consultation workshop was held on Wednesday, July 28, 2022, in the conference room of the Horizon Hotel in Bukavu, bringing together 41…Education & Integrity Clubs
18 young leaders trained in leadership and entrepreneurship skillsWe are thrilled to share that 9 incredible youth-led and youth-serving organizations, including one LGBTQI-led organization and 2 organizations led by People Living…Youth & employment
300 students trained in anti-corruption mechanismsFrom 2 to 15 November 2022, a series of workshops were conducted in South Kivu and Kinshasa, with the participation of 300 students.Education & Integrity Clubs
Anti-Corruption Day 2021: “Your right, your role: say no to corruption”As part of its advocacy for integrity education, CERC marked International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 by calling for an integrity education course in every secondary…Advocacy & laws
CERC staff strengthen their skills in research, public integrity, gender and the UNCACUnder the Year Zero of Students Acting, CERC staff trained from 2 to 6 August 2021 in implementation research, adaptive management, public integrity, gender and…About CERC
Year Zero: 534 students and education actors consulted to design Students ActingUnder the Year Zero of Students Acting, CERC consulted 534 students and education actors in South Kivu and Kinshasa to design Integrity Clubs for 150 schools.Education & Integrity Clubs
CERC granted special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social CouncilIn July 2021, the United Nations granted CERC special consultative status with ECOSOC, opening a new chapter in its work at the UN.United Nations & Africa
USAID, through IREX, supports Youth Excel in KinshasaLaunched on 19 July 2021, Youth Excel helps young people and youth organisations carry out quality research, use data and work with decision-makers.Youth & employment
CERC Selected by IREX to Implement the Youth Represent DRC Project in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Centre de Recherche sur l’Anti-Corruption (CERC) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by IREX, together with its consortium partners, to implement the…Youth & employment
UN Committee on NGOs recommends special consultative status for CERCThe Committee on NGOs opened its 2021 session by recommending that the UN Economic and Social Council grant special consultative status to CERC.United Nations & Africa
CERC meets the DRC’s representative in the UNCAC review at the Ministry of JusticeCERC’s Executive Director discussed the DRC’s implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption and the place of civil society in its review.United Nations & Africa
Students participate in building schools that are responsive to their needsMillion’s children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo schools learn in infrastructures that did not meet minimum norms and standards.Education & Integrity Clubs
We unite school-aged children to fix our failing education systemFor the past three years, CERC helped 54 secondary schools to embed anti-corruption and transparency protocols in the education system in South Kivu.Education & Integrity Clubs
Anti-Corruption Day 2019: young people take a memorandum to the Mayor of UviraOn 9 December 2019, more than 100 young people, members of the SHINE project's Integrity Clubs, marched to Uvira Town Hall and handed Mayor Kiza Muhato a memorandum…Education & Integrity ClubsIntegrity Club convinced school officials to build extra toilets and classroomsAccess to education is a major challenge for children living in South Kivu. Children living in rural areas study in poor conditions.Education & Integrity Clubs
202 teachers, principals and club leaders from 35 schools trained in Uvira and LuvungiUnder the SHINE project, CERC trained 202 teachers, principals and Integrity Club leaders from 35 schools in Uvira and Luvungi, from 18 February to 2 March 2019.Education & Integrity Clubs
Anti-Corruption Day 2018: 35 schools march in UviraUnder the SHINE project, students from 35 secondary schools in Uvira marched 3 km on International Anti-Corruption Day 2018, in a campaign that reached some 15,000…Education & Integrity Clubs
Six civil society organisations trained in Community Integrity Building in BukavuUnder the SHINE project, CERC trained six civil society organisations from South and North Kivu and Ministry of Education representatives in Bukavu, who formed a…Advocacy & laws
CERC and the South Kivu Ministry of Education discuss corruption in schoolsUnder the SHINE project, CERC met the South Kivu provincial Minister of Education in Bukavu to discuss corruption, inequality and exclusion in schools – and how…Education & Integrity Clubs
120 teachers, principals and club leaders trained in Uvira and SangeUnder the SHINE project, CERC trained 20 principals, 40 teachers and 60 Integrity Club leaders in Uvira and Sange to launch student monitoring in 20 secondary schools.Education & Integrity Clubs
CERC launches Integrity Clubs in 20 secondary schools in UviraUnder the project Students Acting for Honesty, Integrity and Equality, funded by NORAD and Sida through Integrity Action, 300 students will be trained as community…Education & Integrity Clubs
Five CERC staff trained as Community Integrity Building trainers in TanzaniaIn Dar es Salaam, with Integrity Action, five CERC staff became certified trainers in Community Integrity Building and tested the new version of DevelopmentCheck.About CERC
A story from our FounderI funded the Anti-Corruption Research Center based on a lifelong passion to see DRC institutions more accountable, inclusive, free from corruption and responsive to…About CERC
A new anti-corruption association launched in DRCWe are delighted to announce the launching of the Non-for-Profit Organisation centered on anti-corruption named “Centre de Recherche sur l’Anti-Corruption” in acronym…About CERC
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