Deadly Militia Attack Shakes Western Congo, Leaving Dozens Dead
A brutal assault by armed militiamen has left at least 72 people dead, including nine soldiers and a soldier’s wife, in the village of Kinsele […]
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Power Play Concluded: DR Congo Unveils Cabinet After Protracted Political Impasse
The Democratic Republic of Congo has finally appointed a new government, according to spokesperson Tina Salama’s announcement early Wednesday morning. This ends months of political […]
Military Thwarts Coup Attempt in DRC, Arrests Americans among Plotters
The leader behind an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday has been killed, and around 50 individuals, including three American citizens, […]
Bombings Claim Lives of 12, Including Children, in Congo
Bombings targeting two displacement camps in eastern Congo have resulted in the deaths of at least 12 individuals, including children, according to the United Nations […]
Congo Names First Female Prime Minister Amid Rising Eastern Violence
On Monday, Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi appointed Judith Suminwa Tuluka as the nation’s first female prime minister, a move aligning with his […]
Kagame and Tshisekedi Set to Confer on Eastern DRC Crisis
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has consented to hold discussions with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi regarding the ongoing crisis in Eastern Congo, […]
DRC and China renegotiate mining ‘contract of the century’, thus averting relationship rift
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has noted it had finally resolved the 16-year dispute over a controversial mining deal between it and China […]
DRC: UN calls for peaceful, transparent and inclusive’ general elections
As many as 44 million of Congolese are called to polls today Dec. 20 for general elections including much expected presidential election that has caused […]
Washington calls on Rwanda and DRC to de-escalate
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to de-escalate after an upsurge […]
DRC’s Nobel Prize winner, surgical gynecologist, announces presidential bid
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynecologist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on sexual violence in […]