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, […]
Gunmen attack UN convoy in DRC
Three staff members of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) were injured on Wednesday when their convoy was attacked by gunmen in the Eastern Democratic Republic […]
Uganda deploys soldiers to eastern DRC
Ugandan troops involved in the operation launched on Tuesday in consultation with Kinshasa against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels continued their deployment in eastern […]
DRC: A Journalist murdered in Rutshuru, North Kivu
Héritier Magayane, a young journalist at the Congolese National Radio and Television (RTNC), was stabbed to death on Saturday night in Rutshuru, in North Kivu, […]
DRC: Home-made bomb explosion in a church in Beni, two injured
A homemade bomb exploded early Sunday in a church in Beni in North Kivu, a province in Eastern DRC. Beni, a town that regularly suffers […]
DRC: A second imam murdered in Beni within a month
Despite the state of siege that has been in effect for two weeks in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, another imam committed to fighting Islamic […]
DRC: Two ex-rebels appointed as governors of North Kivu and Ituri
The names of the military governors of North Kivu and Ituri are finally known. They are expected to take office on Thursday, May 6, the […]
DRC: ICC confirms 30-year prison sentence against Bosco Ntaganda on appeal
The International Criminal Court confirmed its decision on Tuesday, March 30. The former warlord and Congolese army general was found guilty on 18 counts of […]
Congo’s Ebola epidemic is world’s second-biggest outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the second biggest in history, the health ministry said late on Thursday. This outbreak – the second […]