‘More Than 3,000 Escaped’ Makala Jail In DR Congo
More than 3,000 prisoners are believed to have escaped from the main prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, security ...
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British-Norwegian Ex-Soldier Freed From Congo Jail
A British-Norwegian dual citizen who was serving a life sentence for murder and espionage in a Congolose prison was released ...
DRCongo Unrest Killed 390 Fighters, 124 Troops Since End March
Spiralling violence in DR Congo's central Kasai region has killed 390 tribal militia fighters and 124 government troops since the ...
Kabila Names New Government Under Power-Sharing Deal
Congolese President Joseph Kabila named an expanded new government on Tuesday, with almost all his old team retained, as part ...
DR Congo Police Surround Opposition HQ In ‘tomb Row’
About 100 riot police surrounded the main opposition party HQ in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa Tuesday, an AFP correspondent ...
4,600 People Flee Their Homes In DR Congo Daily
An average of 4,600 people flee their homes every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Monday, ...
UN Council Urges DR Congo To Cooperate On Murder Inquiry
The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to cooperate with investigations of the murder of ...
DR Congo Miners Upset At US ‘conflict Mineral’ Rules
In the lush hills of eastern DR Congo, where the trade in rare minerals has long fed unrest, miners complain ...
DRCongo Bishops Urge Opposition Supremo’s Return
DR Congo's influential Catholic bishops have urged authorities to allow prominent opposition politician Moise Katumbi to return from exile, calling ...
DR Congo Postpones Vote Registration In Kasai After Killing
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday it had indefinitely postponed voter registration in two provinces of its troubled central ...
Murders Touch Off Riots In DR Congo’s Gold-Rich Northeast
Protesters angered by a string of unsolved murders threw up roadblocks and mobbed government offices in three days of riots ...
Militia Clashes Kill 29 In Eastern DR Congo
Twenty-nine people have been killed in three days of clashes between rival factions of a militia group in a village ...
DRCongo, Home To A Tenth of the World’s Languages
"I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine ...
20 Killed In Clashes In DR Congo’s Kasai Region
Twenty people died in ethnic clashes last week in the troubled central Kasai region of Democratic Republic of Congo, the ...
UN Seeks $65 Mn For DR Congo Emergency
UN officials launched a bid Tuesday to raise $65.4 million (59.75 million euros) in emergency funds for hundreds of thousands ...
Ex-Child Soldier Wins Environment Prize
An ex-child soldier who has spent years risking his life to fight illegal mining and wildlife poaching has been given ...
Nine African Countries To Participate At the Annual Africa Energy Forum In Copenhagen
African Ministries from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have confirmed ...
UN Says 17 Mass Graves Found In DR Congo
The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai ...
DRCongo Detains Suspect In Killing of Two UN Experts
A suspect has been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the kidnap and killing last month of two ...
DR Congo Suspends Military Cooperation With Belgium
The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended military cooperation with former colonial power Belgium after Brussels criticised President Joseph Kabila's ...