DRC: Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions in November 2021
Nearly 400 extrajudicial executions were recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November, more than 10% of them committed by Congolese security forces, with […]
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Several dead and wounded in a suicide attack on Christmas Day in Beni
A suicide bomber detonated his bomb on Christmas Day in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing seven people and wounding 20, […]
DRC: Prosecutor asks for twenty years in prison for already prisoners
In Lubumbashi, the public prosecutor’s office requested twenty years in prison and a fine of 800,000 Congolese francs ($ 400) for ten prisoners accused of […]
Contact case at Covid-19, Denis Sassou-Nguesso in isolation
The 78-year-old Congolese head of state has been placed in isolation after several people in his immediate circle tested positive for Covid-19. He had to […]
Congolese rumba listed as intangible heritage of humanity
Since Tuesday evening, the Congolese rumba is officially part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. A decision taken by UNESCO, meeting this week to […]
Two Chinese and a Congolese official sentenced to 10 years in prison for pimping
Two Chinese nationals and a Congolese official were sentenced to ten years in prison for organizing a pimping ring in Kinshasa involving Chinese women. Ye […]
Three dead, 33 injured in two “suicide bombings” in Kampala
At least three people were killed and 33 injured Tuesday in the Ugandan capital Kampala in a double “suicide attack” carried out by a “local […]
Rebels and security forces killed in Eastern DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, six rebels, two police officers and one Congolese soldier were killed during an incursion by armed men on Tuesday […]
Loss of Congolese journalist Tshitenge Lubabu
A great African writer has gone. We learned the death, at 66 years, of the Congolese journalist Tshitenge Lubabu. He began his career on Télé […]
The prosecution calls for 8 years in prison against Koffi Olomide
Eight years in prison were requested Monday against the star of the Congolese rumba Koffi Olomidé, tried before the Court of Appeal of Versailles, near […]