Central Africa

Rights group slams graft, fraud and torture in Republic of Congo

Brazzaville – A rights group in Congo-Brazzaville on Wednesday accused the central African nation’s government of hundreds of abuses... Read more

23 Feb, 2023

Goma – Fighting flared on Monday between the DRC’s army and M23 rebels in the country’s troubled east, just... Read more

21 Feb, 2023

Kinshasa – M23 rebels raped more than 60 women and girls during attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more

18 Feb, 2023

Goma – Voter registration ahead of year-end presidential elections got underway on Thursday in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC)... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Bukavu – A Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC) provincial governor traded accusations with neighbouring Rwanda on Wednesday hours after an... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Bunia – ADF rebels on Wednesday killed five civilians in troubled Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) eastern province of... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Bukavu – Eight people were killed after a ferry and a motorised canoe collided on Lake Kivu in eastern... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Kinshasa – M23 rebels have sown chaos in the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Bunia – At least 20 civilians were killed in weekend militia attacks in the volatile Ituri province of northeast... Read more

14 Feb, 2023

Kinshasa – Flamboyant dandies paraded near the tomb of one of their icons in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC)... Read more

12 Feb, 2023