Tensions rise ahead of DRC presidential election
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election is over a year away, but political tensions are escalating in... Read more
24 May, 2022
UN accuses DRC militia of attack on peacekeepers
Goma – A top UN official on Sunday accused the M23 militia force active in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
23 May, 2022
At least 11 civilians killed in militia attack in DRC, monitor says
Bunia – Militiamen have killed 11 civilians during an attack on a village in the strife-torn northeast of the Democratic... Read more
21 May, 2022
1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DRC
Lubumbashi – Authorities in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory,... Read more
19 May, 2022
Uganda troops to withdraw from DRC by May 31, says army
Kampala – Ugandan troops sent to Democratic Republic of Congo last year to help a crackdown on rebels will... Read more
18 May, 2022
DRC leader criticises army failure to quell eastern militia
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has blamed failure to quell a militia in the east of the... Read more
14 May, 2022
At least 14 civilians killed in eastern DRC attack
Bunia – Fourteen civilians were killed in an attack on a displaced persons’ camp in Ituri province in conflict-torn eastern... Read more
11 May, 2022
Dozens killed in raid on DRC gold mine, local sources say
Bunia – Raiders killed at least 35 people including a baby in an attack on a gold mine in... Read more
9 May, 2022
Six killed as DRC rebels clash
Bukavu – Fighting between armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east has left six dead, just days after... Read more
3 May, 2022
‘They whip us’: Residents accuse army of abuse in east DRC
Masisi – Forced to flee her home, 62-year-old Agathe fears never to see peace again as she recounts the violence... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
