Italian judge rules U.N. staffers cannot be tried over Congo deaths
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian judge has ruled that two employees of a U.N. agency cannot be tried over the deaths of the Italian ambassador …
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Around 20 civilians killed in Congo attack, army and rebels trade blame
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Around 20 civilians were killed in an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the army …
UN says 2,000 peacekeepers to leave eastern Congo in withdrawal’s first phase
KINSHASA (Reuters) – About 2,000 U.N. troops will leave restive eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of April in the …
Over 1,000 Burundian soldiers covertly deploy in eastern Congo – internal UN report
By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) – Over 1,000 Burundian troops have been covertly deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since October, wearing the uniform of …
Congo rules out election re-run as observers flag irregularities
By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, …
Death toll from Congo boat accident rises to 52
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a …
At least 14 killed in church attack in eastern Congo, official says
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least 14 people were killed in the eastern Congolese province of Ituri on Sunday, after militia attacked worshippers …
Congo Man Facing Unlawful Imprisonment Charge in New York
ERIE COUNTY, NY – Erie County District Attorney, John J. Flynn, announced the arraignment of Kindu Z. Jeancy, 22, originally from the Democratic Republic of …
Congo opposition spokesman shot dead months before election
KINSHASA (Reuters) -The spokesman for one of Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition parties was shot dead on Thursday, authorities said, raising tensions ahead of …
Mass graves found in east Congo village after M23 rebel retreat, HRW says
(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels allegedly executed scores of villagers and militia members between November and April and buried their bodies in …
After fleeing conflict, displaced women face rape in east Congo
By Djaffar Sabiti GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Four men with machetes were hard on their heels as a group of women raced …
Corpses pile up after nearly 200 killed in Congo floods
By Crispin Kyala BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least 176 people have died in flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a …
Head of regional force tackling east Congo violence resigns, Kenya denies
GOMA (Reuters) -The Kenyan commander of a regional force set up to tackle militia violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said he had resigned …
Dozens raped as migrant workers expelled from Angola to Congo
By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers …
Attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that authorities said killed around …
East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo
By Clement Manirabarusha BUJUMBURA (Reuters) -East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in …
As Pope Francis visits Congo, LGBT+ activists cheer for perceived ally
By Benoit Nyemba and Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – LGBT+ activists in Democratic Republic of Congo are celebrating the arrival of Pope Francis, whose recent …
U.N. condemns M23 rebel offensive on Congo town, hundreds flee
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday condemned an …
Suspected Islamists kill at least 5 people in east Congo church bomb attack
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in a suspected Islamist militant bomb attack during a Sunday …
IMF board approves $203 million disbursement to Democratic Republic of Congo
DAKAR (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has concluded a third programme review allowing for an immediate disbursement of about $203 million to …
Congo seals Vodacom offices over tax dispute
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have sealed the offices and seized the accounts of the local branch of South Africa’s Vodacom over …
South Africa’s Shoprite to close operations in Democratic Republic of Congo
KINSAHA (Reuters) – South African retailer Shoprite will shut down its operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a statement seen by Reuters …
IMF to disburse $200 million to Democratic Rep. of Congo under credit line
DAKAR (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it would disburse $200 million to Democratic Republic of Congo for balance-of-payment support, pending …
Congo says it expelled Reuters journalist for alleged immigration breach
DAKAR (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said that it expelled a French journalist working for Reuters because she was in breach of immigration rules. …
Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Seattle – A federal judge sentenced Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to prison for their roles …
U.S. asks Congo to pull some oil blocks from auction to protect forests
KINSHASA (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has asked Democratic Republic of Congo to withdraw some of the oil blocks it has put up …
Top Congo presidential adviser resigns after allegedly requesting bribe on tape
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A top adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi has resigned after he was allegedly caught on tape negotiating …
Suspected Islamists kill 20 in east Congo village attacks
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Suspected Islamist militants killed around 20 people in attacks on two villages in eastern Congo …
At least 15 killed as anti-U.N. protests flare in east Congo
By Djaffar Sabiti and Fiston Mahamba GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second …
Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Trafficking Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Seattle – Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Seattle to …
Congo administrator orders China’s CMOC to stop exports from Tenke cobalt mine
By Aaron Ross (Reuters) – A temporary administrator appointed by a Congolese court to run the world’s second-largest cobalt mine ordered majority Chinese owner CMOC …
World Bank to fund $900 million development projects in east Congo
KINSHASA -The World Bank and Congo have signed two funding conventions of$900 million to boost female entrepreneurship and access to water and electricity in the …
Congo auditor says $400 million went missing from state mining company
By Stanis Bujakera and Aaron Ross KINSHASA – More than $400 million in tax advances and loans that Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company …
Third Ebola patient dies in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo
DAKAR -The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, the latest fatality in …
New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo, health authorities say
KINSHASA -A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting health authorities to enforce urgent containment measures just four …
U.S. imposes sanctions over illicit exports of gold from Congo
WASHINGTON -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Belgian businessman Alain Goetz and a network of companies tied to him that it accused of …
World News: UN troops open fire on protesters storming DRC base
UN peacekeepers have shot dead two protesters after more than 1,000 people stormed a United Nations base in the town of Beni. The protesters are …