Africa: Congo

In a photograph taken in March, the UN mission patrols in Ituri province. By SAMIR TOUNSI (AFP/File)

Militia ambush kills 11 in DR Congo's troubled Ituri region

Jul 5, 2020

Gunmen killed 11 people including military and local officials in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials s ...

King Leopold II pillaged DR Congo and treated the colony as his personal property. By SAMIR TOUNSI (AFP/File)

Belgian 'regret' for Congo past stirs bittersweet...

Jun 30, 2020

DR Congo hailed Belgium on Tuesday after its monarch, King Philippe, voiced his deepest regrets for the country's brut ...

The Kalinga camp in Masisi Territory, eastern DR Congo, houses nearly 9,000 people who have fled their homes. By ALEXIS HUGUET (AFP/File)

DR Congo violence displaces over one million in si...

Jun 30, 2020

More than one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of ...

King Philippe of Belgium expressed his 'deepest regrets' for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. By JUNG Yeon-Je (AFP/File)

Belgian king expresses 'deepest regrets' over DR C...

Jun 30, 2020

Belgium's King Philippe expressed his deepest regrets for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo, in a ...

Gombe during lockdown. The district is an island of prosperity in a city rife with poverty and dysfunction. By Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya (AFP/File)

DR Congo ends confinement of key Kinshasa business...

Jun 29, 2020

Authorities in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa Monday opened up the posh business district of Gombe which had been sealed of ...

The imposing statue of first prime minister after independence Patrice Lumumba dominates the traffic in Kinshasa. By Arsene MPIANA (AFP)

Sixty years since historic Lumumba speech launched...

Jun 29, 2020

When the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates 60 years of independence from Belgium on Tuesday, it will also remember ...

Proposed judicial reforms sparked protests in Kinshasa last week which further strained relations within the governing coalition. By Arsene Mpiana (AFP)

DR Congo PM lashes out at arrest of justice minist...

Jun 28, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo's prime minister has chastised President Felix Tshisekedi over the arbitrary arrest o ...

Two days of violent protests over the reforms rocked the capital Kinshasa this week. By Arsene Mpiana (AFP/File)

DR Congo justice minister arrested in crisis over ...

Jun 27, 2020

DR Congo's justice minister was arrested on Saturday, the latest twist in a crisis over proposed judicial reforms that h ...

Ebola workers in eastern DR Congo bore the brunt of militia attacks that hampered efforts to roll back the disease. By Isaac Kasamani (AFP)

DR Congo declares end to Ebola epidemic in east

Jun 25, 2020

DR Congo's government on Thursday officially declared an end to an Ebola epidemic that broke out in the east of the trou ...

The protesters blocked the main thoroughfares to the parliament. By Arsene Mpiana (AFP)

DR Congo police use tear gas on protesters outside...

Jun 24, 2020

Police in DR Congo's capital fired tear gas for a second straight day Wednesday to break up violent protests outside par ...

Employees have been forced to work beyond their shifts with no additional pay at cobalt and copper mines. By MARC JOURDIER (AFP/File)

DR Congo ministers call for eased lockdown for min...

Jun 20, 2020

DR Congoâ s mines ministry has proposed lifting lockdowns at mining operations after workers went on strike to protest ...

Vital Kamerhe rose to the inner circle of power after DR Congo emerged from civil war. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP)

Vital Kamerhe: DR Congo power broker

Jun 20, 2020

Vital Kamerhe, who was sentenced to 20 years hard labour on Saturday after an unprecedented trial for corruption, emerge ...

Vital Kamerhe has been a powerful player on DR Congo's political scene for two decades. By FEDERICO SCOPPA (AFP/File)

DR Congo presidential aide gets 20 years for graft

Jun 20, 2020

A top aide to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was handed 20 years hard labour for corruption on Saturday in a case t ...

‘Be The Change [You] Want To See’---Captain Tanvi ...

Jun 20, 2020

Captain Tanvi Shukla of India is our peacekeeper of the day. She is the commander of an all-female team of the In ...

Vital Kamerhe rose to the inner circle of power after DR Congo emerged from civil war. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP/File)

Top DR Congo court intervenes in high-profile graf...

Jun 19, 2020

DR Congo's top court has intervened in an unprecedented corruption case involving a key ally of the president, less than ...

The UN has warned that arms being sent to the DR Congo military (like this soldier pictured in February 2020) are ending up in the hands of eastern militias. By Alexis Huguet (AFP/File)

UN accuses multiple countries of quietly sending a...

Jun 19, 2020

DR Congo's military is receiving weapons and training from multiple countries without notifying the United Nations as re ...

DR Congo president's chief of staff risks 20 years...

Jun 13, 2020

Prosecutors in DR Congo have requested a 20 year prison sentence for Vital Kamerhe, a key ally of President Felix Tshise ...

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