Countries Uganda, DRC claim 35 rebels held in fighting Beni – The Democratic Republic of Congo army and its Ugandan allies said on Sunday they had destroyed rebel “strongholds”... Read more 19 Dec, 2021
Central African Republic ‘No food at home’: Central African Republic mothers desperate in restive NW Paoua – A two-year-old boy bawls as his mother gently lays him on scales at a health centre in northwestern... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries DRC jails rappers over songs criticising army, president Goma – A Democratic Republic of Congo military court on Friday jailed two rappers for 10 and two years for... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries DRC declares end to latest Ebola outbreak Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that the latest Ebola outbreak was officially over, as the... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Countries UN says probing possible rights violations in DRC Kinshasa – The UN officials on Wednesday said they would document potential human rights violations committed during joint operations... Read more 16 Dec, 2021
Countries US slaps visa restrictions on Congolese over wildlife trafficking Kinshasa – The United States has targeted eight people from the Democratic Republic of Congo with visa restrictions for... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Arts and Leisure In the groove: Congolese rumba fans aim at coveted UN culture list Kinshasa – The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Countries Uganda army’s stay in DRC ‘strictly’ limited, president vows Kinshasa – Ugandan troops will spend no more time in the Democratic Republic of Congo helping to fight rebels than... Read more 13 Dec, 2021
Countries Uganda, DRC troops fix road ahead of expected anti-rebel push Mbau – Ugandan and Congolese troops worked to repair a key road in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on... Read more 11 Dec, 2021
News DRC, UN forces sign accord on tackling armed groups Kinshasa – The UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement with the country’s armed... Read more 9 Dec, 2021