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US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, seen here at a session in June of the UN Human Rights Council, is criticizing African states for backing a bid by the Democratic Republic of Congo to gain a seat on the Geneva-based body. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP/File)

US opposes seat for DRCongo at UN rights council

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday berated African countries for backing a bid by the ...

Children receive vaccinations in Brazaville. By GUY-GERVAIS KITINA (AFP/File)

Congo, UN, make urgent aid appeal for strife-hit r...

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Brazzaville (AFP) - Congo and several UN agencies have launched a joint appeal for $23.7 million (20.6 million euros) to ...

UN peacekeepers in the east of the country have helped government troops protect civilians against the armed groups and milita terrorizing the local population. By FEDERICO SCOPPA (AFP/File)

UN to close five peacekeepers' bases in eastern DR...

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - Five UN peacekeepers' bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to close at the end of July, the UN ...

Kidnappings are frequent in this eastern part of the DRC, related to communal conflict between the Nande and Hunde tribes on one hand and ethnic Hutus on the other. By Junior D. Kannah (AFP/File)

Tribal militia kidnap two priests in DR Congo

Monday, July 17, 2017

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Tribal militia forces have kidnapped two Roman Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu provi ...

Seized US journalist in DR Congo found safe

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP) - A US journalist kidnapped last week by a militia group in DR Congo was found safe early Sunday, ...

Sassou Nguesso, a former paratrooper, most recently won two successive terms in elections in 2002 and 2009 in Congo-Brazzaville, both of which were disputed by opposition parties. By FADEL SENNA (AFP/File)

Congo votes for parliament with opposition calling...

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Brazzaville (AFP) - Voters went to the polls in legislative elections in the oil-rich Republic of Congo on Sunday, the f ...

Boats frequently capsize in DR Congo, most often due to taking on too many passengers, the lack of safety measures and inexperienced helmsmen. By AMGAD FUAD (AFP/File)

27 dead, 54 missing, in DR Congo boat sinking

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the De ...

A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound, a senior official said, as another source said five people had been killed in clashes. By Junior D. Kannah (AFP/File)

Kidnapped US journalist in DR Congo found safe and...

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP) - A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and ...

Sassou Nguesso, a former paratrooper, served as president from 1979 to 1992, returning to power in 1997 following a civil war. He won two successive terms in elections in 2002 and 2009, both of which were disputed by opposition parties. By STRINGER (AFP/File)

Opposition cries foul as Congo votes for parliamen...

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Brazzaville (AFP) - Congo voters go to the polls Sunday in legislative elections in the oil-rich African country, the fi ...

The Kasai violence is thought to have driven some 1.3 million people from their homes. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

DR Congo must identify those behind Kasai massacre...

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - DR Congo must identify both senior army personnel and politicians behind the massacres in the volatile ...

UN identifies 38 new probable mass graves in DR Co...

Thursday, July 13, 2017

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's ...

Following the bloody Second Congo War, French special forces led a UN-mandated international intervention to Bunia, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to prevent fighting between Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), dominated by the Hema group, and Lendu opponents. By ERIC FEFERBERG (AFP/File)

Journalist killed in DR Congo

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP) - A Congolese journalist working for state broadcaster RTNC was killed by an unknown assailant at ...

Under a UN-backed deal President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila was allowed to remain in office beyond his term until elections in late 2017, but concerns are growing that the agreement is collapsing. By Phill Magakoe (AFP/File)

US urges UN sanctions over DR Congo violence, elec...

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday threatened sanctions against the Democratic Republic ...

President Joseph Kabila has been in office since his father Laurent Kabila's assassination in 2001. He was elected in 2006, and again in 2011, but has remained in office despite the end of his mandate. By Phill Magakoe (AFP/File)

DR Congo's opposition blasts election delays as 'p...

Monday, July 10, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a provocation and a ...

Elections are due this year under a transitional deal aimed at avoiding fresh political violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By PHIL MOORE (AFP/File)

DR Congo poll body says elections 'not possible' b...

Friday, July 7, 2017

Paris (AFP) - Long-overdue presidential and legislative polls can only be held at the end of year in troubled Democratic ...

. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

Eight DR Congo soldiers get stiff jail terms for K...

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - A military court in DR Congo on Thursday handed stiff jail terms, including life imprisonment, to eight ...

Nyirangongo, lying just 20 kilometres north of Goma, is an active volcano with a lethal history. By PETER MARTELL (AFP)

Hundreds practise volcano safety in DR Congo

Monday, July 3, 2017

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - More than a thousand people took part Monday in an evacuation exercise triggered by a simulated ...

Health workers work at an Ebola quarantine unit on June 13, 2017 in Muma, after a one case of Ebola was confirmed in their village. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

DR Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - The Congolese health minister on Saturday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak in a remote northeaster ...

President Joseph Kabila agreed to a transitional arrangement enabling him to stay in power pending presidential and legislative elections by the end of 2017. By Phill Magakoe (AFP/File)

UN demands electoral timetable for troubled DR Con...

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - The United Nations on Saturday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to publish a timetable for el ...

Women in the village of Makwatsha in DR Congo decorate their huts with paintings of local life, a tradition now attracting tourists. By Agnes Bun (AFP)

Painted huts offer DR Congo village a tourism life...

Friday, June 30, 2017

Makwatsha (DR Congo) (AFP) - There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a ...

The governor of Congo's restive eastern province of Nord-Kivu urged the army to beef up operations against a spate of militia attacks there, saying all-out war may be imminent. By PHIL MOORE (AFP/File)

Fears surge of a fresh war in Congo's Nord-Kivu

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The governor of Congo's restive eastern province of Nord-Kivu urged the army Wednesday to beef u ...

In less than a year, brutal violence in the five central Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to a tally by the Roman Catholic church, and displaced 1.3 million people. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

DR Congo to probe ex-minister's suspected role in ...

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - Parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has authorised the state prosecutor to probe alleged inv ...

The political battles rife in Democratic Republic of Congo have stopped Tout Puissant Mazembe from using their new academy. By Agnes Bun (AFP)

'All-powerful' African football club hit by DR Con...

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Lubumbashi (DR Congo) (AFP) - The training pitches and classrooms are fit for one of Africaâ s most illustrious footbal ...

About 1.3 million people have fled their homes to escape the deadly violence in the DR Congo's central Kasai region, according to UN figures. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

UN denounces DR Congo tribunal's decision in Kasai...

Monday, June 26, 2017

Kinshasa (AFP) - The UN on Monday criticised a decision by a Congolese military tribunal not to prosecute seven Democrat ...

About 1.3 million people have fled their homes to escape the deadly violence in the DR Congo's central Kasai region, according to UN figures. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

UN to send experts to probe DR Congo violence

Friday, June 23, 2017

Geneva (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Co ...

The Mai-Mai is a

16 dead as militants clash with troops in eastern ...

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Clashes between militants and government troops on Thursday left 16 dead in the restive east of ...

The Mai-Mai is a

7 militants killed in clashes with army in eastern...

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - At least seven militants were killed Thursday in clashes with troops involving heavy weapons in ...

quot-img-1Those who live in straw-huts have no business lighting match-sticks in the courtyards of their neighbors' houses.

By: Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe quot-img-1

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