Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
Three UN staff injured in attack in eastern Congo
Three United Nations staff members were injured when their vehicle came under fire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, their agency said.
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Uganda says troops to stay in Congo as long as needed...
Uganda said on Friday that its troops sent this week into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo would stay as long as needed to defeat...
Two journalists wounded after Congo police open fire on protest
Two journalists were wounded when police opened fire on a protest outside the provincial parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Bukavu...
Congo says it has to fight joint enemy with Uganda as...
Congolese authorities on Wednesday sought to allay concerns about the arrival of Ugandan troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for an ongoing joint...
Two International Red Cross workers abducted in eastern Congo
One Congolese and one international staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were abducted in conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of...
Uganda and Congo launch joint attacks against Islamist militia
Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo launched joint air and artillery strikes in eastern Congo on Tuesday against an Islamic State-linked militia known as...
Democratic Republic of Congo militiamen kill at least 20 at displaced...
Militiamen killed at least 20 people on Sunday in an attack on a displaced persons camp in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local...
Two Chinese nationals killed, others kidnapped in eastern Congo – army
Two Chinese nationals have been killed and an unknown number of other people kidnapped in an attack by the CODECO militia on a mining...
Militiamen kill at least 20 in eastern Congo attack
Militiamen killed about 20 people during an attack on displaced civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Monday.
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Five Chinese nationals kidnapped in Democratic Republic of Congo after attack...
Gunmen killed a policeman and kidnapped five Chinese nationals near a mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, a local official and an...
Congo army says it has driven rebels out of eastern villages
Democratic Republic of Congo's army said on Monday it had recovered two strategic villages near the eastern border with Uganda after they were seized...
Armed men seize Congo villages near Uganda, Rwanda border
Gunmen seized at least two villages overnight in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the border with Uganda and Rwanda, a local official...
Fighting kills 11 in Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu
Armed men burst into Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Bukavu overnight on Wednesday, triggering clashes that killed 11 people and left the...
UN accuses Congo army of beating human rights defender to death
The United Nations on Monday accused Democratic Republic of Congo’s army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the...
At least one person killed in protest near Barrick’s Congo mine
At least one person was killed during protests against evictions near Barrick Gold Corp's Kibali gold mine in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo last...
Congo port workers clash with police over unpaid wages
Hundreds of workers from Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned ports company stormed its headquarters on Friday, breaking windows, burning furniture and clashing with police...
Suspected Islamists kill 16 in eastern Congo village
Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people and burned down houses late on Wednesday in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness...
Government continues efforts to assist migrant children
Unaccompanied and separated migrant children from the Kids Haven shelter have extended their gratitude to the South African government for granting them refugee status...
Congo protests turn violent as lawmakers select electoral commission chief
Police in Democratic Republic of Congo used tear gas to break up clashes between supporters of the president and an opposition leader on Saturday,...
Congo journalist granted provisional release after terrorism probe dropped
A journalist arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month for possessing a video showing the assassination of two UN sanctions monitors in...