May 03
Congo-Kinshasa: Explosion At DRC Displaced Persons' Camp Kills At Least 9
Local officials and media reports in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say at least nine people - most of them children - were killed Friday following an explosion or… Read more »
April 25
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeeping
In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience.… Read more »
April 17
Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers… Read more »
April 03
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Experts Warn Violence in Eastern DRC Getting Worse, Threatens to Spill Throughout Region
Human rights experts warn the always-shaky security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deteriorating further, as armed violence by Congolese and foreign… Read more »
February 20
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Security Council Sanctions 6 Rebel Leaders in Congo
The U.N. Security Council designated six individuals for sanctions Tuesday for their destabilizing activities in Congo, where violence has escalated in the east this year,… Read more »
December 28, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Clashes Intensify in Eastern DRC As Nation Awaits Final Election Outcome
Clashes have intensified between the powerful M23 rebels and the army in parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as Congolese await the results of the December 20th… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Police Gather in DR Congo Capital Ahead of Election Protest
Police gathered Wednesday in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to prevent a demonstration called by opposition parties against last week's national… Read more »
December 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Diaspora Voters Favor Tshisekedi in DR Congo Polls
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Independent National Electoral Commission published partial results Friday for the December 20 presidential election. This first session… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Voters Share Hopes, Expectations of Next DRC Leader
Vote counting is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo after Wednesday's presidential and parliamentary elections, which have been extended into Thursday. Incumbent… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of Congo Prepares to Hold Elections
Campaigning for the top job in the Democratic Republic of Congo is in full swing, a little more than a week before the country is due to hold presidential elections. Read more »
December 08, 2023
Africa: U.S. Treasury Sanctions People in 9 Countries for Human Rights Abuses
The U.S. Treasury's 's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Friday announced sanctions against 20 individuals in nine countries for human rights abuses. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says Gender-Based Violence Is Increasing
The United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, says it is working with other humanitarian agencies to help mitigate and respond to increasing incidents of gender-based violence in… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Report Accuses Chinese Company of Illegal Deforestation in DR Congo
A new report accuses a Chinese company of illegal deforestation in Congo, but there's debate over which country is responsible. Read more »
October 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nobel Laureate Announces Plans to Run for Presidency in the DRC
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a renowned Congolese gynaecologist and human rights activist, announced plans Monday to run for president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the December… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda's President Says Hundreds of Militants Killed in DRC Operation
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Thursday his army's operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed more than 560 members of the Allied Democratic Forces, or… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN - Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DRC 'Alarming'
A senior U.N. official said Tuesday that the humanitarian situation has severely deteriorated in the eastern Congo, where 8 million people need assistance in three provinces and… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Whether DRC-China Mining Deal Will Be Restructured Remains Uncertain
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi faces an uphill battle in his promise to overhaul what he says is an unfair minerals-for-infrastructure deal with China before the… Read more »
May 12, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly 50 People Sexually Assaulted Per Day in North Kivu Province - MSF
Doctors Without Borders, also known by the French acronym MSF, is sounding the alarm this week as it treats an unusually high number of sexual assault victims in the Democratic… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Southern Africa: SADC to Send Troops to DR Congo to Help Quell Disturbances in East
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) plans to send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help fight rebels in the country's east. Read more »
May 10, 2023
East Africa: President Accuses East African Forces of 'Cohabitating ' With M23 Rebels
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused East African forces deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy. Felix Tshisekedi made the… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Flood Death Toll Rises to 400
The death toll from the floods last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to nearly 400. Read more »
May 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nearly 200 Killed South Kivu Floods
Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday that torrential rains in the South Kivu province during the past week prompted flash floods that killed nearly 200… Read more »
April 28, 2023
East Africa: Kenyan EAC Force Mission Commander in DR Congo Resigns
The Kenyan commander of the East African Community regional force mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned, citing threats to his security. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Trapped in Cycles of Brutality and Misery
Human rights experts warn that ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has trapped the country in continuing cycles of brutality and misery, which will not end… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency in Mozambique Appeals for Help to Aid DRC Refugees
The representative of the U.N. refugee agency in Mozambique said refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are making an already complicated humanitarian… Read more »