Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo opposition leader faces mercenary charges, backers cry foul
World
May 9, 2016
Congo opposition leader faces mercenary charges, backers cry foul
A leading opposition candidate for president of Democratic Republic of Congo was questioned on Monday over government allegations of hiring…
Yellow fever outbreak kills 21 in Congo, WHO says
Health & Fitness
April 12, 2016
Yellow fever outbreak kills 21 in Congo, WHO says
Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, some of them from infections contracted in…
At least 12 killed in attack by Ugandan rebels in eastern DR Congo
World
November 30, 2015
At least 12 killed in attack by Ugandan rebels in eastern DR Congo
At least 12 people have been killed in an overnight attack blamed on Ugandan rebels in the restive east of…
UNICEF laments 2014 as extremely harsh year for millions of children
Egypt
December 9, 2014
UNICEF laments 2014 as extremely harsh year for millions of children
The UNICEF lamented 2014 as being an extremely harsh year for millions of children who were absorbed into violent clashes…
Chief of DR Congo troops fighting Ugandan rebels killed
World
January 2, 2014
Chief of DR Congo troops fighting Ugandan rebels killed
The commander of Congolese government troops fighting Ugandan Islamist rebels in the restive east of country was killed in an…
UN opens probe after two die in DR Congo protest
World
August 26, 2013
UN opens probe after two die in DR Congo protest
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it has opened a probe after residents accused its…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
UN Council approves ‘offensive’ peacekeepers for DR Congo
World
March 28, 2013
UN Council approves ‘offensive’ peacekeepers for DR Congo
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever "offensive" UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic…
Regional leaders sign eastern DR Congo peace deal
World
February 24, 2013
Regional leaders sign eastern DR Congo peace deal
Regional African leaders signed a deal Sunday aimed at pacifying the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Goma rebels say will ‘liberate’ all Congo
World
November 21, 2012
Goma rebels say will ‘liberate’ all Congo
Rebel forces in eastern Congo vowed on Wednesday to “liberate” all of the vast central African country as they began…