Countries Last hostages free after long-running DRC mediation drama Bunia – The last four members of a team that went to northeast Democratic Republic of Congo to mediate with... Read more 12 Apr, 2022
Countries Women brew brighter future in DRC coffee initiative Idjwi Island – The afternoon sun beats down on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where on... Read more 12 Apr, 2022
Countries Egypt’s jailed dissident Abdel Fattah becomes British, says family Cairo – Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, a key figure in the country’s 2011 revolution, has obtained British citizenship... Read more 12 Apr, 2022
Countries At least 30 killed in two days of attacks in DRC, says Red Cross Bunia – More than 30 people were killed in attacks by suspected jihadist forces on Sunday and Monday in northeast... Read more 12 Apr, 2022
Countries DRC court overturns jail term for presidential aide Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s top court on Monday tossed out a 13-year jail term handed to a former... Read more 11 Apr, 2022
Countries M23 rebels announce ‘withdrawal’ from DRC villages Goma – Rebels from the M23 group on Sunday announced their retreat from villages captured in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more 11 Apr, 2022
Countries M23 rebels capture DRC villages in east, locals say Goma – Rebels from the M23 group have captured several villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following clashes with... Read more 10 Apr, 2022
Countries Death toll from DRC blast revised down to six Goma – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday said six people died in a blast in the country’s... Read more 10 Apr, 2022
Countries In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the grim banality of rape Masisi – In the violence-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, rape has become a terrible banality. One... Read more 9 Apr, 2022
Countries Eight dead in eastern DRC explosion, says minister Goma – An explosion at a military camp bar in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday left eight... Read more 8 Apr, 2022