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South African troops readies for CAR
2013 April 10 | 3006 Views
JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Tuesday it's getting its troops combat ready ahead of their deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Hundred...by Staff Reporter
DRC rebels denounce UN peacekeepers
2013 April 01 | 1729 Views
Kinshasa - The main rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday denounced as an act of war the UN approving to send its first-ever "offensive" peacekeeping brigade to the region....by Staff Reporter
DRC praises UN approval of peacekeepers
2013 March 29 | 1999 Views
Kinshasa - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday hailed the UN move to create the first-ever "offensive" peacekeeping brigade to fight rebel groups in the country's restive east."The DRC ...by Staff Reporter
DRC given ultimatum on rape investigations or face losing UN support
2013 March 29 | 1912 Views
The United Nations has given an ultimatum to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate 126 cases of rape allegedly committed by the Congolese army or forsake UN support for the stabil...by Staff Reporter
UN 'intervention brigade' proposed for Democratic Republic of Congo
2013 March 22 | 1402 Views
New York - A proposed UN Security Council resolution would authorise a new "intervention brigade" to help bring peace to conflict-wracked eastern DRC by neutralising and disarming rebel groups....by Staff Reporter
DRC to sign a peace deal with M23 rebels
2013 March 11 | 2236 Views
Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo's government is due to sign a peace deal on 15 March with the M23 rebels who have been waging an insurgency in the east for the past year, according to a draft ...by Staff Reporter
SA: 19 people accused in DRC plot
2013 February 08 | 2921 Views
Nineteen people accused of being members of a Congolese rebel group, including one American citizen, planned to overthrow President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo and offered mining...by Staff Reporter
DR Congo soldiers attack Radio Tujenge Kabambare
2013 January 10 | 2262 Views
NEW YORK - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should bring to account soldiers involved in a raid on a radio station in the eastern town of Kabambare, and the arbitrary detention and beat...by CPJ | APO
What if Rwanda declared war on the DRC?
2013 January 02 | 3353 Views
After the publication of the report from the U.N Group of Experts on the Congo crisis, in which Rwanda was accused of supporting the M23, a rebel group fighting in the eastern Congo Democratic, Rwand...by Louis Gakumba
DRC men have the longest penis in the world
2012 October 03 | 11870 Views
In the research covering 113 nationalities by German Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, the men of the Republic of Congo lead the pack with 7.1 inches. ...by Staff reporter
Ebola death toll more than doubles in DRC
2012 September 15 | 1990 Views
The death toll of an outbreak of Ebola has more than doubled in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and was not under control. In the past week up to 31 people have died, the World Healt...by Staff Reporter
DR Congo: Threats against human rights defenders must end
2012 August 09 | 1412 Views
LONDON - The Congolese government and M23 armed group fighting in DR Congo's north Kivu province must ensure threats against human rights defenders and journalists are stopped, Amnesty International h...by APO
UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos visits DRC to draw attention to the deteriorating situation
2012 August 08 | 1246 Views
NEW YORK - On the second day of a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos met Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo in Kinshasa to discuss the...by UN
Rwanda accused of training DRC rebels
2012 June 03 | 688 Views
DRC - A group of defectors fighting for the M23 rebel movement against the Congolese army say that they were recruited and trained in neighbouring Rwanda against their will.The revelations com...by Staff reporter
DRC president's chief adviser killed in a plane crash
2012 February 13 | 807 Views
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister seriously injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, officials sa...by Staff reporter
DRC, South Sudan: 61 children reunited with their families
2012 February 07 | 742 Views
GENEVA, Switzerland - Sixty-one children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have rejoined their families with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICR...by African Press Organization (APO)
DRC evacuates victims of Shabunda attacks
2012 January 11 | 871 Views
KINSHASA - MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks on civilians by armed groups in several remote villages in Shabunda territory of Sout...by APO
Protesters march against Joseph Kabila
2011 December 23 | 824 Views
Protesters from the Democratic Republic of Congo were gathering in the parking lot of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town on Friday morning, ahead of a march against the re-electi...by Ndou Paul
DRC forces kill 24 since vote results: Rights
2011 December 22 | 689 Views
Democratic Republic of Congo security forces have killed 24 people since President Joseph Kabila won a disputed presidential election, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.The rights group said...by
DRC elections lacks credibility - Carter Centre
2011 December 11 | 911 Views
Kinshasa - International election observers from the Carter Centre say the November 28 polls won by DR Congo President Joseph Kabila were so marred by irregularities they were not credible."Th...by AFP
DRC: Rebels kill five aid workers and two civilians
2011 October 07 | 549 Views
Rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed five Congolese aid workers and two other civilians, a UN agency in the country said.A statement released on Thursday said the at...by -
More than 100 feared dead in DRC boat collision
2011 July 29 | 423 Views
Authorities in northwestern Congo say more than 100 people are feared dead after two boats collided on a river.Equateur province spokesperson Rebecca Ebale Nguma says at least 220 people were ...by Sapa
DRC annual inflation edges up to 18.35 pct
2011 July 13 | 875 Views
Democratic Republic of Congo's year-on-year inflation edged up to 18.35 percent at July 3 from 16.37 percent the month before, according to figures from the Central Bank.The Congolese franc ha...by Mafu Sithabile
DRC announce three-day mourning for plane crash
2011 July 10 | 575 Views
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced on Saturday a three-day mourning for the Friday plane crash which has killed at least 72 people.Government spokesperson Lambert Mende said on TV ...by Moyo Roy
Joseph Kabila's home attacked
2011 February 28 | 626 Views
Unidentified gunmen have attacked the residence of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila but six were killed by his guards, a government spokesman said.K...by Byo24News
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