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 ...
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Hundreds Practise Volcano Safety In DR Congo
More than a thousand people took part Monday in an evacuation exercise triggered by a simulated volcanic eruption endangering Goma, ...
Fears Surge of A Fresh War In Congo’s Nord-Kivu
The governor of Congo's restive eastern province of Nord-Kivu urged the army Wednesday to beef up operations against a spate ...
7 Militants Killed In Clashes With Army In Eastern DR Congo
At least seven militants were killed Thursday in clashes with troops involving heavy weapons in a city in Democratic Republic ...
Heavy Clashes Rock City In Eastern DR Congo
Clashes erupted early on Thursday in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with residents reporting the sound ...
Experts Point Out Army Role In Kasai Massacres
Both security forces and Kamwina Nsapu militiamen are accused of murder, mutilation, rape, and destruction of property. The death toll ...
11 Dead, 900 Escape After DR Congo Jail Attack
Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates escaped Sunday after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in DR Congo's ...
Red Cross Urges Release of Staff Kidnapped In DRCongo
The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday urged the release of two of its staff kidnapped after armed ...
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 ...
UN Votes To Scale Down Mission
The UN Security Council has voted to cut the size of Monusco, its largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission, which ...
UN Urges DRC To Implement December Political Deal
The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly three months after a political agreement was signed in the Democratic Republic of ...
Mass Graves In Central Congo Bear Witness To Growing Violence
The increasingly brutal nature of fighting in central Congo between the army and local militia is on vivid display in ...
16 Killed In Three Days of DR Congo Clashes
Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army ...
France, US Pressure DR Congo Over Video Massacre
The United States and France called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate a video purporting to show soldiers ...
25 Civilians Killed In DR Congo Ethnic Attack
Militiamen from DR Congo's Nande ethnic group have killed 25 civilians in the country's violence-torn east, almost all of them ...
Intel Hub Set Up In Uganda To Fight Shadowy Rebel Group
Countries in Africa's Great Lakes region launched an intelligence nerve centre in Uganda Saturday to better coordinate the fight against ...
At Least 22 Killed In Troubled North Kivu Province
At least 22 civilians were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province over the weekend, an official said, ...
DR Congo Deadline For Removal of South Sudan Fighters
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been given a week to fly hundreds of South ...