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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, pictured in November 2019, has vowed to enact sweeping reforms and root out corruption in the strife-torn country. By Tobias SCHWARZ (AFP/File)

DRCongo leader vows to take on corruption

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President Felix Tshisekedi vowed Friday to tackle corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo but remained vague on d ...

Crops border Virunga National Park in DR Congo, where the goverment faces a daunting challenge to protect the rainforest. By ALEXIS HUGUET (AFP)

Beleaguered DR Congo rainforest attacked on all si...

Dec 9, 2019

Lush rainforest covers millions of hectares of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a central part of Earth's natural defen ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo army has been carrying operations against the ADF militia since October. By ALAIN WANDIMOYI (AFP)

Militia beheads 16 people in new DR Congo massacre...

Dec 6, 2019

Suspected militia fighters have decapitated 16 people in a new village massacre near Beni in northeastern Democratic Rep ...

Nine-year-old Edwige Kalivanda is just one of many people being treated for horrific wounds and trauma from attacks by rebels in DR Congo. By Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya (AFP)

DR Congo survivors recount horror attacks by axe-w...

Dec 6, 2019

Those who didn't flee like myself were hacked to pieces with machetes, said nine-year-old Edvige Kalivanda, whose pare ...

Attacks by the ADF militia have sparked protests over the UN presence in DR Congo. By Alain WANDIMOYI (AFP)

DR Congo militia attacks kill 14 in restive east

Dec 5, 2019

At least 14 people have been killed since Monday in eastern DR Congo in attacks blamed on a militia responsible for a se ...

The mounting death toll has sparked anger against MONUSCO, one of the biggest UN peacekeeping operations in the world. By ALBERT KAMBALE (AFP/File)

Body of peacekeeper found in DR Congo: army

Dec 4, 2019

The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday said it had found the body of a peacekeeper near the eastern c ...

. By PATRICK MEINHARDT (AFP/File)

Protester, policeman killed in new anti-UN demo in...

Dec 2, 2019

A young man and a policeman were killed and several others wounded Monday in a new protest against UN forces in eastern ...

. By PATRICK MEINHARDT (AFP/File)

Protester killed in new anti-UN demo in DR Congo

Dec 2, 2019

A young man was killed and five other people were wounded Monday in a new protest against UN forces in eastern Democrati ...

UN forces have become the focus of angry protests over the perceived failure to stop militia attacks. By ALEXIS HUGUET (AFP/File)

Crowd in DR Congo lynches two people as UN envoy v...

Dec 1, 2019

A crowd in eastern DR Congo on Saturday lynched two people they suspected of being members of a militia blamed for the k ...

UN forces have become the focus of angry protests over the perceived failure to stop militia attacks. By ALEXIS HUGUET (AFP/File)

UN peacekeeping chief visits restive eastern DR Co...

Nov 30, 2019

The United Nations peacekeeping chief arrived on Saturday in eastern DR Congo where anti-UN protests have erupted after ...

Troops in Oicha have failed to prevent the attacks. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File)

DR Congo buries 27 massacre victims as anger mount...

Nov 29, 2019

The Democratic Republic of Congo town of Oicha on Friday buried 27 victims of the latest massacre in the country's volat ...

United Nations peacekeepers are seen at the UN civil base in Beni in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on November 26. By ALBERT KAMBALE (AFP/File)

DR Congo massacre death toll rises to 27: police

Nov 29, 2019

A notorious militia killed a total of 27 people in a massacre in eastern DR Congo on Wednesday, police said, updating t ...

Insecurity has complicated the epidemic from the outset, compounding resistance within communities to preventative measures, care facilities and safe burials. By ISAAC KASAMANI (AFP/File)

Four Ebola responders killed in troubled eastern D...

Nov 28, 2019

Four Ebola workers in eastern DR Congo were killed and five injured, adding to the toll of people who have died fighting ...

In September the DR Congo launched an emergency vaccination campaign to counter the outbreak of measles. By Sergei SUPINSKY (AFP/File)

More than 5,000 measles deaths in DR Congo this ye...

Nov 27, 2019

Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January -- more than double the toll ...

An angry crowd confronted peacekeepers at a UN compound on the outskirts of Beni on Monday. Local people accuse the UN mission in DR Congo of failing to protect them against the notorious ADF militia. By Ushindi Mwendapeke Eliezaire (AFP)

Nineteen killed by suspected militia in troubled e...

Nov 27, 2019

Nineteen people were killed Wednesday in eastern DR Congo by a suspected group blamed for massacres that have sparked de ...

An angry crowd confronted peacekeepers at a UN compound on the outskirts of Beni on Monday. Local people accuse the UN mission in DR Congo of failing to protect them against the notorious ADF militia. By Ushindi Mwendapeke Eliezaire (AFP)

Fourteen killed by suspected militia in troubled e...

Nov 27, 2019

Fourteen people were hacked to death Wednesday in eastern DR Congo by a suspected group blamed for massacres that have s ...

An angry crowd confronted peacekeepers at a UN compound on the outskirts of Beni on Monday. Local people accuse the UN mission in DR Congo of failing to protect them against the notorious ADF militia. By Ushindi Mwendapeke Eliezaire (AFP)

Thirteen killed by suspected militia in troubled e...

Nov 27, 2019

Thirteen people were killed Wednesday in eastern DR Congo by an armed group blamed for a string of massacres that have s ...

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