DR Congo
DRC - 15 April 2016
Fresh fighting drives displacement in eastern DR Congo Fighting between the Congolese army and rebel forces has forced tens of thousands of people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to move out of four sites for the …
DRC - 8 April 2016
UN confirms allegations of rape against peacekeepers in DRC The United Nations has confirmed fresh allegations of rape against its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The organisation has been in the spotlight for months …
DRC - 1 April 2016
UN decides against drawdown of DR Congo peacekeepers The United Nations on Wednesday decided against cutting back its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as fears grow of political turmoil in the vast African country …
DRC - 18 March 2016
DR Congo: Free Youth Activists Congolese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release two activists who were arrested one year ago during a pro-democracy youth workshop in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fred Bauma and Yves …
DRC - 11 March 2016
Democratic Republic Of Congo to Extradite Rwandan Genocide Suspect Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has agreed to extradite a suspect in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide who was arrested with a $5 million bounty on his head. Ladislas Ntaganzwa, 53, …
DRC - 4 March 2016
Deadly attack near the town of Beni France condemns the massacre perpetrated during the night of February 28 to 29 near the town of Beni (North Kivu), which killed 13 people. We extend our condolences to the victims’ families. The …
DRC - 12 February 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo Says It May Still Revise Mine Code The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines ministry said that it could still revise the country’s mining code, in an apparent retreat from comments made by the department’s …
DRC - 2 February 2016
How to Reform the Democratic Republic of Congo Rethink development strategy and make transparency a priority. Every return visit to my native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, brings fresh surprises—almost never the good kind. This …
DRC - 10 Nov 2015
NGO workers kidnapped for ransom in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Aid workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were kidnapped in two separate incidents over the week-end, raising fears that mineral-rich North Kivu province may …
DRC - 27 October 2015
US Wants ‘Concrete Steps’ to Prepare for DRC Elections A senior U.S. diplomat visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged the government there to take concrete steps to prepare for future elections, and to cooperate fully with the …
DRC - 20 October 2015
Burundian Journalist Arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Egide Mwemero, a Burundian journalist who, according to the managing director of his radio station and local …
DRC - 13 October 2015
Democratic Republic of the Congo hangs on President Kabila’s next move President Joseph Kabila’s options for the 2016 presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are narrowing quickly. A failed attempt at amending the …
DRC - 30 September 2015
European and African countries launch plan to protect tropical rainforest in the Congo Six African nations have agreed with donors including the UK on a plan to protect the tropical forests of the Congo basin, the second biggest in the …
DRC - 16 Sept 2015
Measles Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Kills 400 More than 23,000 people, mostly children, have been infected with measles in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 400 have died, according to United …
DRC - 1 September 2015
DRC President Signs Legislation on Local Elections The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has signed legislation to keep elections on a timeline proposed by an independent commission, a government spokesman said Wednesday, as …
DRC - 25 August 2015
High Court grounds aircraft from Democratic Republic of Congo in Dublin over €10m dispute The High Court has grounded an aircraft allegedly owned by a state owned airline of the Democratic Republic of Congo from leaving Dublin Airport in a …
DRC - 19 August 2015
$2 million to help victims of DR Congo ethnic strike: UN Some $2 million in international funding will go to help victims of the conflict between rival Pygmy and Bantu fighters that has forced thousands from their homes in the southeastern …
DRC - 29 July 2015
Repressive climate’ in DR Congo ahead of polls Human Rights Watch on Wednesday warned of a “repressive climate” in restive Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of an election cycle due to start later this year. Local and provincial elections …
DRC - 16 July 2015
Success of UN DR Congo mission hinges on ‘constructive partnership’ with Government, Security Council told The capacity of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to fulfil its …
DRC - 2 July 2015
DRC court convicts 14 rebels of ’terrorism’ A court in Beni, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s northeastern region, convicted 14 people on Monday for “terrorism,” a local legal source told Anadolu Agency. According to the …