Another statue toppled: Belgian King who conquered DRC removed from pedestal
A statue of a Belgian colonial king, under whose reign millions of people were murdered in what is now the ...
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DR Congo army says ADF rebels killed 30 soldiers
Islamist rebels killed 30 soldiers and wounded another 70, some seriously, during fierce fighting last week in eastern DR Congo, ...
24 Killed in DR Congo gold mine collapse
Twenty-four people were killed when a landslide engulfed a gold mine in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province after days of ...
DRC plane crash leaves 26 dead
A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew ...
Congo court hands life sentence to warlord for murder, sexual violence
A court in Democratic Republic of Congo handed down a life sentence on Tuesday to one of the country's most ...
Uganda, DRC to improve infrastructure to ease business
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign agreements to work on key road networks within 24 months, connecting the ...
ICC sentences Congo warlord Ntaganda ‘terminator’ to 30 years
The International Criminal Court has sentenced Democratic Republic of Congo warlord, Bosco Ntaganda nicknamed the “Terminator” to 30 years imprisonment ...
Measles outbreak claims over 4,000 lives in DRC
More than 4,000 people have died in Congo this year in the world's largest measles outbreak, the United Nations children's ...
Nobel laureate seeks backing for new fund to aid women raped in war
Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, called on world leaders meeting in New York this week to ...
DR Congo unveils new government after seven-month delay
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government Monday, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi. ...
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Fire guts Makerere University main building
Fire has gutted the main administration building at Makerere University destroying invaluable records and property worth millions of shillings. The fire...