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Congo warns of 'new phase' in Ebola outbreak after first urban case
It is the ninth time Ebola has been recorded in Congo since the disease made its first known appearance near its northern Ebola river in the 1970s.
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Boris Johnson: Two British hostages in Congo released
The Britons were held hostage after they were kidnapped on Friday while visiting the Virunga National Park.
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WHO hopes to use Ebola vaccine to stem Congo outbreak
The WHO has also put Congo’s nine neighbours on high alert, with most concern for the Congo Republic, which shares a long border with it on the Congo and Ubangi rivers.
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First reported deaths in Congo Ebola outbreak came in January - WHO
This is the ninth time Ebola has been recorded in the vast, forested central African nation since it was first identified near its northern Ebola river in the 1970s.
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Glencore’s Congo woes throw spotlight on country’s cobalt dominance
Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt and this latest development reinforces the risks to global supplies created by a controversial mining code.
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At least 47 drown fleeing clashes in northwestern Congo
An overcrowded river boat overturned on the Ubangi River which divides DRC and neighbouring Congo Republic.
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Five likely mass graves found in Congo borderlands - UN
Violence across eastern Congo’s borderlands with Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi has spiked since President Joseph Kabila refused to step aside at the end of his mandate in 2016.
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Five wildlife rangers killed during rebel ambush in DRC
The Virunga National Park in the largely lawless east of Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the mountain gorilla and other critically endangered species.
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Conflict between Hema and Lendu in DRC continues to claim more lives
Conflict between Hema and Lendu around the turn of the century killed tens of thousands of people.
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Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners
Mining executives declined to answer questions from reporters after the meeting, with Randgold Chief Executive Mark Bristow saying they had “work to do”.
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UN criticises Angola for forcing refugees to return to violent Congo
Angola’s government forced 530 Congolese to return to Congo between 25 February and 27, UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Botswana blames Congo's humanitarian crisis on Kabila
This is the sharpest criticism yet from an African government of Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down.
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Congo police kill protester in church-led march against Kabila
Catholic and evangelical church-goers across Congo had been meant to take to the streets but armed security forces surrounded Kinshasa’s main churches and blocked roads.
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Diarrhoea kills 26 Congolese refugees in Uganda, infects hundreds
The country’s refugee population has risen sharply recently as people flood in from eastern Congo, where resurgent ethnic and inter-communal violence has uprooted hundreds of thousands.
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UN expects Congo offensive against eastern rebels to displace 370,000
The fallout from a joint effort by Congo and Uganda to defeat the ADF will compound Africa’s worst displacement crisis and further stretch meager humanitarian resources.
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[UPDATE] Congolese security forces kill 5 while dispersing anti-Kabila protest
Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of his mandate in December 2016 has triggered a series of street protests in which scores have been killed in Kinshasa.
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At least a dozen Congo soldiers killed in east
The armies of Congo and Uganda launched a military offensive last month against the Allied Democratic Forces rebels.
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UN to investigate deaths of Tanzanian peacekeepers in Congo
Dmitry Titov of Russia, a former UN assistant secretary-general, has been appointed to lead the probe, which will examine the circumstances surrounding the attack.
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At least 4 killed during anti-government protests in Congo
Catholic activists had called for protests after Sunday mass, one year after President Joseph Kabila committed to holding an election to choose his successor by the end of 2017.
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Congo security forces accused of killing 2 during anti-government protests
The delay has fueled suspicions Kabila will try to remove constitutional term limits that forbid him from running again.
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Teargas and checkpoints as Congo tries to stop anti-government demos
Authorities ordered internet and SMS services to be cut following calls by Catholic activists for a protest march after Sunday mass.
