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M.Nadine SAYIBA Mbila | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, lawyer at the North Kivu Bar, gender expert, and founder of law firm CNSA, is photographed in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 25, 2026. One of the most prominent women in law in eastern DRC, Sayiba Mbila has built her career at the intersection of justice, gender, and humanitarian advocacy defending victims of sexual and gender-based violence, advising institutions on transitional justice, and coordinating women lawyers across North Kivu at a time when the ongoing armed conflict continues to expose civilians, and women in particular, to systematic rights violations. The United Nations has repeatedly identified eastern DRC as one of the most dangerous places in the world for women, making the work of legal defenders like Sayiba Mbila both urgent and indispensable. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Building the Case for Justice | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, founder of law firm CNSA and coordinator of women lawyers in North Kivu, addresses colleagues during a working session in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 17, 2026. The gathering brought together leading institutions and feminists NGOs from the region working on human rights, gender, and peacebuilding a space where Sayiba Mbila's dual expertise as a legal practitioner and gender specialist positions her as a critical bridge between grassroots realities and institutional advocacy. As peace negotiations for eastern DRC continue at the international level, civil society actors like Sayiba Mbila argue that no lasting peace is possible without accountability mechanisms and the systematic inclusion of women in justice processes. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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At the Helm of CNSA | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, founder and managing partner of Cabinet Nadine Sayiba et Associés (CNSA), conducts a working meeting with her legal team at the firm's offices in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 25, 2026. Behind her, a banner announces a joint training organized by CNSA and CENACOM on corporate law and debt recovery mechanisms a reflection of Sayiba Mbila's broad legal expertise spanning mining law, hydrocarbons, transitional justice, and gender. In a region where legal services remain critically inaccessible to the most vulnerable populations, CNSA stands as one of the few women-led law firms committed to combining professional legal practice with sustained advocacy for victims of violence and human rights abuses. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Between Two Battles | From Survival To Governance
Nadine Sayiba Mbila, lawyer, gender expert, and founder of Cabinet Nadine Sayiba et Associés (CNSA), plays tennis at a court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on February 13, 2026. Away from the courtroom and conference rooms where she fights daily for the rights of women and victims of sexual violence in one of the world's most active conflict zones, Sayiba Mbila finds in sport a space of discipline, resilience, and renewal. For a legal defender who navigates the complexities of transitional justice, mining law, and gender advocacy in a region still scarred by decades of armed conflict, the tennis court offers a rare moment of personal balance a reminder that behind every public battle for justice stands a woman who must also preserve her own strength to keep fighting. As eastern DRC continues to draw international attention amid fragile ceasefire negotiations, advocates like Sayiba Mbila remain the backbone of a civil society determined to ensure that peace, when it comes, is built on justice. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Her Voice, Their Lives | From Survival To Governance
Dr. Elisabeth Mishika, founder of the Fondation Elisabeth Mishika (FEM), addresses participants during a breast and cervical cancer awareness session in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 21, 2026. Speaking with urgency and conviction, Dr. Mishika challenges deeply rooted stigmas that prevent women in eastern DRC from seeking timely medical care stigmas compounded by years of conflict, displacement, and the systematic collapse of public health services in North Kivu. The World Health Organization estimates that over 70% of cancer deaths in low-income countries occur due to late-stage diagnosis, a reality Dr. Mishika has dedicated her career to reversing. ©Isaac Bujirwa | Sote Pamoja DRC & FCRJ London
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Congo Speaks to the World | From Survival To Governance
Julienne Lusenge, Executive Director of the Congolese Women's Fund and one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's most prominent international advocates, addresses lawmakers at the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, date unspecified (archive). Speaking with characteristic passion and precision, Lusenge brings before a European legislative body the devastating reality of sexual violence used as a weapon of war in eastern DRC a crisis that has claimed hundreds of thousands of victims over more than three decades of conflict. Named among Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in 2024 and honored by Amnesty International and the United Nations, Lusenge has made it her mission to ensure that the suffering of Congolese women generates not only sympathy but concrete political action, legal accountability, and sustained international solidarity from governments and institutions around the world.