Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo detains alleged ivory trafficker blamed for killings of park rangers...
Park rangers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested a militia leader and alleged ivory trafficker whose fighters are accused of killing 19...
Recession and violence among COVID side effects in Africa, report finds
Much of Africa may have been spared the death toll that COVID-19 brought to other regions, but it now faces recession, growing violence and...
Democratic Republic of Congo declares state of siege over eastern bloodshed
Militants killed at least 19 people, including ten soldiers, in raids on two villages in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday,...
Two killed during anti-UN protests in eastern Congo protests, officials say
At least two people were killed during violent protests on Friday against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local...
Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo
A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of...
Suspected Islamists kill at least a dozen villagers in eastern Congo
Attackers killed at least a dozen villagers in an overnight raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness and two...
Suspected Islamists kill eight in attack on northeast Congo village market
Armed insurgents killed at least eight people during a raid on a weekly market in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness and a...
Suspected Islamists kill a dozen people in eastern Congo attacks
Assailants killed a dozen people in two overnight attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army, a witness and a local rights group...
Italy repatriates ambassador and bodyguard killed in Congo
The bodies of Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and his bodyguard arrived back in Rome on Tuesday aboard a military aircraft,...
Italy’s envoy to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy
Italy’s ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday along with his bodyguard and a World Food Programme driver when their convoy...
Public service pay increase – and gratuity – add up to bigger headache for...
At nation/state level South Africa faces no major current and medium term threat. This is an indicator of why those in charge of the...
