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 to the Democratic Republic of…
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 to the Democratic Republic of…
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Around 20 civilians were killed in an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, the army and M23 rebels said, accusing…
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 first phase of the peacekeeping…
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 Congolese troops and working alongside…
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, as the main observer mission…
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a provincial minister said on Monday,…
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 praying in a church, a…
ERIE COUNTY, NY – Erie County District Attorney, John J. Flynn, announced the arraignment of Kindu Z. Jeancy, 22, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Saturday evening,…
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 national elections in December. Video…
(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 mass graves, Human Rights Watch…
By Djaffar Sabiti GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Four men with machetes were hard on their heels as a group of women raced through the dense forest surrounding…
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 regional governor said on Friday,…
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 due to obstruction and threats…
By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to Democratic Republic…
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 20 people. Islamic State claimed…
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 eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
By Benoit Nyemba and Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – LGBT+ activists in Democratic Republic of Congo are celebrating the arrival of Pope Francis, whose recent push for the decriminalisation of same-sex…
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday condemned an offensive by M23 rebels in…
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 service at a Protestant church…
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 Democratic Republic of Congo, it…
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 a tax dispute, the company…
KINSAHA (Reuters) – South African retailer Shoprite will shut down its operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The decision follows…
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 executive board approval in December.…
DAKAR (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said that it expelled a French journalist working for Reuters because she was in breach of immigration rules. Sonia Rolley received a written…
Seattle – A federal judge sentenced Herdade Lokua, 34, and Jospin Mujangi, 32, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to prison for their roles in trafficking wildlife products from…