Five dead in fresh DRC attack by presumed jihadists
Bunia – Suspected jihadists in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least five people and kidnapped a Red Cross... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Press watchdog worried for detained Congolese reporter
Kinshasa – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) voiced concern on Friday for Congolese journalist Sosthene Kambidi, detained and charged as... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Foreign adviser to ISIS-linked rebels held in DRC
Kinshasa – Congolese authorities have arrested a foreigner they say is Jordanian who has been training rebels from the Islamist... Read more
23 Sep, 2021
Congolese journalist questioned over UN experts’ murder
Kinshasa – A Congolese journalist is being held for questioning by police over the 2017 killing of two UN experts... Read more
22 Sep, 2021
DRC’s military solution to violence misses pathway to peace – report
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s crackdown on rebel groups is having no discernible impact on attacks... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
China losing battle to sell its ‘win-win’ deals to Congolese
Kinshasa – Much has ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, but not the march of Sino-Congolese friendship. Or... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
Kinshasa – Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
UN withdraws Gabon peacekeepers from Central Africa over sex abuse claims
Libreville – The United Nations on Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of Gabon’s 450-strong peacekeeping contingent from the Central African... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
Kinshasa in frozen chicken battle
Kinshasa – Frozen chicken, deemed more convenient and cheaper than fresh poultry that needs to be killed and plucked, is... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
At least 8 people arrested as DRC police crack down on banned opposition protest
Kinshasa – Eight people including a reporter were arrested on Wednesday as Kinshasa police cracked down on a banned opposition... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
