Congo president pardons soldiers jailed over Kabila assassination
1/1/2021 6:57:50 PM20

Congo president pardons soldiers jailed over Kabila assassination

Democratic Republic of Congo's president has pardoned at least 26 men convicted of plotting the 2001 assassination of then-leader Laurent Kabila, the presidency said.

Armed men kill at least a dozen civilians in northeast Congo
9/21/2020 7:05:57 PM20

Armed men kill at least a dozen civilians in northeast Congo

Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan rebels.

Amir sends greetings to Indian president, Korean president and congratulated president of Congo and Prince of Liechtenstein
8/15/2020 11:34:13 PM20

Amir sends greetings to Indian president, Korean president and congratulated president of Congo and Prince of Liechtenstein

* Amir sends greetings to Indian president * Amir congratulates president of Congo * Amir sends greetings to Korean president * Amir congratulates Prince of Liechtenstein

Congo's gold being smuggled out by the tonne, UN report finds
6/15/2020 10:24:00 AM20

Congo's gold being smuggled out by the tonne, UN report finds

Gold production in Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains ...

WHO is cautious as Congo celebrates discharge of last Ebola patient
3/3/2020 5:32:17 PM20

WHO is cautious as Congo celebrates discharge of last Ebola patient

As health officials in Congo celebrated the discharge of the last Ebola patient from its treatment centre in Beni on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the outbreak was not yet past.

More than 200,000 hit by Congo floods
2/29/2020 5:09:51 PM20

More than 200,000 hit by Congo floods

More than 200,000 people have been affected by floods that have ravaged Republic of Congo since last year, authorities said Saturday.

Anti-Congo regime protesters set fires in Paris
2/29/2020 11:06:26 AM20

Anti-Congo regime protesters set fires in Paris

Paris police arrested dozens of protesters on Friday who burnt scooters and bins outside a concert venue hosting a Congolese singer they accuse of giving a voice to the Kinshasa regime.

Eighteen killed in new militia attack in eastern DR Congo
12/30/2019 6:46:45 PM20

Eighteen killed in new militia attack in eastern DR Congo

Eighteen people in eastern DR Congo's troubled region of Beni have been killed in a fresh attack by a notorious armed group, a local official said on Monday.

Fourteen killed in rebel attack in Congo
12/6/2019 7:36:18 PM20

Fourteen killed in rebel attack in Congo

At least 14 people have been killed in a militia attack in eastern Congo this week, a government official said on Friday.

Four dead, five injured in attacks on Ebola responders in Congo
11/28/2019 6:10:20 PM20

Four dead, five injured in attacks on Ebola responders in Congo

Four members of Ebola response teams in eastern Congo have been killed in two attacks that the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) predicted ...

Congo army kills leader of splinter Hutu militia group
11/10/2019 6:16:29 PM20

Congo army kills leader of splinter Hutu militia group

Congolese forces have killed the leader of an offshoot of a Hutu militia in the restive east of the country, the army said on Sunday, two months after killing the leader of the main faction.

Qatar, Congo establish diplomatic relations
11/6/2019 11:40:22 PM20

Qatar, Congo establish diplomatic relations

A signing ceremony for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Qatar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar ...