Congolese children trade life as miners for a chance at school
Kipushi – Lined up under a hot sun in Kipushi, a mining city in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
DRC seeks $58 billion to rebuild industry
Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday announced a plan to re-industrialise the resource-rich but impoverished African... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
DRC auditor accuses governor of siphoning off $8.7m
Matadi – Democratic Republic of Congo’s auditors have accused a provincial governor of siphoning off $8.7 million, attacking a budgetary... Read more
26 Aug, 2021
Angola denies illegally entering DRC waters
Kinshasa – Angola has strongly denied accusations that its navy illegally entered the Democratic Republic of Congo waters, in... Read more
25 Aug, 2021
DRC, Zambia seek to fix colonial-era border dispute
Lubumbashi – Teams from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia were set to meet on Friday in a bid... Read more
22 Aug, 2021
Civilians among dead in DRC army-rebel clashes
Beni – Clashes between units of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army and jihadist rebels in the east... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Beat route: Congolese rumba bids for UN heritage listing
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo has given the official kick-off to a campaign to enshrine Congolese rumba, one... Read more
20 Aug, 2021
US special forces in east DRC to fight militia, sources say
Goma – US special operations forces have arrived in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help in... Read more
19 Aug, 2021
Clashes erupt in DRC after 3 Chinese go missing
Bunia – Clashes erupted in a gold-mining region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday where troops were deployed... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Dollar dominance back on agenda in DRC
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo has revived a long-standing dream of promoting the national currency and sidelining the... Read more
16 Aug, 2021
