Constant Omari Blasts DR Congo Sports Minister After His Detention Over Alleged Corruption
DR Congo FA president Constant Omari Selemani has accused the country's sports minister Papy Nyango of witch-hunting following his incarceration ...
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CAF Vice President Constant Omari Arrested In DR Congo Over Alleged $1m Corruption Claims
The 2nd Vice President of CAF Constant Omari has been arrested and placed in police custody in the DR Congo ...
Dozens Killed In DR Congo Violence
More than 33 people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
UN Pushes DR Congo To Abide By Deal On Elections
The UN Security Council on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region could face further turmoil ...
UN Names Experts For DR Congo Massacres Probe
The United Nations named three international experts on Wednesday to investigate atrocities in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic ...
DR Congo Opposition Unveil Plans To Force Kabila Out
The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing President Joseph Kabila ...
$750m of Congo Mining Revenue ‘missing’
More than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining revenue is being lost due to corruption and mismanagement, a ...
US Opposes Seat For DRCongo At UN Rights Council
The United States on Wednesday berated African countries for backing a bid by the Democratic Republic of Congo to win ...
UN To Close Five Peacekeepers’ Bases In Eastern DRCongo
Five UN peacekeepers' bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to close at the end of July, the UN ...
Tribal Militia Kidnap Two Priests In DR Congo
Tribal militia forces have kidnapped two Roman Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of ...
Seized US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe
A US journalist kidnapped last week by a militia group in DR Congo was found safe early Sunday, officials said, ...
27 Dead, 54 Missing, In DR Congo Boat Sinking
At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the ...
Kidnapped US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe and Sound
A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound early Sunday, ...
DR Congo Must Identify Those Behind Kasai Massacres
DR Congo must identify both senior army personnel and politicians behind the massacres in the volatile Kasai region, a top ...
UN Identifies 38 New Probable Mass Graves In DR Congo
Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's troubled central region of Kasai, the ...
Journalist Killed In DR Congo
A Congolese journalist working for state broadcaster RTNC was killed by an unknown assailant at his home in the northeast ...
US Urges UN Sanctions Over DR Congo Violence, Election Delays
The United States on Tuesday threatened sanctions against the Democratic Republic of Congo if elections are not held this year ...
DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’
The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an ...
DR Congo Poll Body Says Elections ‘not Possible’ Before December
Long-overdue presidential and legislative polls can only be held at the end of year in troubled Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Eight DR Congo Soldiers Get Stiff Jail Terms For Kasai Killings
A military court in DR Congo on Thursday handed stiff jail terms, including life imprisonment, to eight soldiers for killing ...