Gunmen kidnap five Chinese mine workers in DRC
Bukavu – Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped five Chinese nationals working at a gold mine in the Democratic... Read more
21 Nov, 2021
Central African Republic court detains minister over ‘war crimes’
Bangui – A court in the Central African Republic has detained the country’s livestock minister for war crimes and crimes... Read more
21 Nov, 2021
Two Chinese, one Congolese jailed in DRC over prostitution
Kinshasa – Two Chinese nationals and a Congolese official were sentenced to 10 years in prison over the procurement of... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Congo clinic helps embattled albino minority
Brazzaville – Often discriminated against, attacked and even sacrificed in obscure witchcraft rituals in some African countries, albinos also... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Media probe accuses DRC ex-president Joseph Kabila of embezzling $138m
Kinshasa – French investigative media outlet Mediapart on Friday accused former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila and his... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Two mountain gorillas born in DRC’s Virunga park
Goma – Two new-born mountain gorillas have further boosted the endangered species’ baby boom underway in the Democratic Republic of... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
DRC lawmakers urge reparations over illegal mining
Kinshasa – Lawmakers probing illegal mining by foreign-owned firms in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday recommended fines and... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
DRC soldiers arrested, jailed over extortion, murder
Goma – Six Congolese soldiers suspected of extorting money from travellers at roadblocks have been arrested in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more
17 Nov, 2021
Death toll from attack in DRC’s Beni jumps to 38, say experts, NGO
Beni – The death toll from attacks last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attributed to the ADF... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
DRC’s Constitutional Court drops trial of ex-PM
Kinshasa – The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ruled on Monday that it had no jurisdiction... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
