Democratic republic of congo
Family seeks justice for Lumumba, DR Congo's murdered hero
Aged just 35, the charismatic hero of Belgian Congo's independence was assassinated 60 years ago in a plot linked to the fledgling nation's colonial master.
-
DR Congo's Tshisekedi silences doubters with political gains
With a string of tactical victories, DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has defied naysayers who saw him as a weak politician living in the shadow of a famous father, although the future of his strategy remains uncertain.
-
UN appeals for calm in DR Congo after parliament clashes
The violence followed months of tension over the fragile coalition between President Felix Tshisekedi, who took over in January 2019 after Joseph Kabila's 18-year rule, and his predecessor's party, which holds a parliamentary majority.
-
DR Congo police enter parliament after new clashes
The violence follows a months-long crisis rooted in a troubled coalition forged by Tshisekedi and the pro-Kabila Common Front for the Congo (FCC), which commands an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.
-
DR Congo President Tshisekedi set to scrap ruling coalition
The announcement came after the failure of a coalition with supporters of predecessor Joseph Kabila who currently wield a majority in parliament.
-
African Union urges 'peace' as DR Congo crisis widens
President Felix Tshisekedi is due to unveil new decisions on Sunday on the simmering tensions pitting his supporters against those loyal to his powerful predecessor Joseph Kabila.
-
UN worried as DR Congo struggles with political crisis
The United Nations has sounded a warning about a brewing political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a long-running impasse between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters of his predecessor Joseph Kabila has reached a crucial point.
-
DR Congo ex-warlord gets life term for war crimes
Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was convicted of "murder, rape, sexual slavery, enlisting children under 15 years old" a decade ago, a military court ruled.
-
DR Congo announces end of latest Ebola epidemic
The World Health Organization said the latest outbreak had killed 55 people among 119 confirmed and 11 probable cases since it began in June.
-
DR Congo begins disarmament of rebels in troubled Ituri
The accord between the government and the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI), signed in the presence of the United Nations, provided for a ceasefire and the integration of FRPI fighters into the army.
-
DR Congo's latest Ebola outbreak 'under control'
Fifty-three people have lost their lives since June in what has been the 11th outbreak of Ebola in the vast central African country since 1976.
-
DR Congo's latest Ebola outbreak 'under control'
Fifty-three people have lost their lives since June in what has been the 11th outbreak of Ebola in the vast central African country since 1976.
-
DR Congo to probe allegations of sex abuse by Ebola workers
The year-long probe by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The New Humanitarian news organisation took testimony from more than 50 women.
-
Four nations confer on African Great Lakes security
The four also pledged to "jointly fight gang networks, regionally and internationally, which contribute to the exploitation and illegal trade of natural resources."
-
Around 50 feared dead in DR Congo mine collapse
The accident in the makeshift mine occurred on Friday in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province.
-
58 killed in attacks in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province
Large numbers of the population have fled following the attacks in Irumu, a territory in the province of Ituri, provincial interior minister Adjio Gidi told AFP.
-
DR Congo prisoners dying from hunger, says NGO
At a prison in Bunia, the capital of northeastern Ituri province, two inmates died this week bringing the total number of casualties there to 17 since April, according to the prison's director, Camille Nzonzi.
-
Over 24,000 displaced in DR Congo in one month: UN
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said violence in the south-central region forced 1.4 million to flee in 2017 - and it is concerned that renewed tensions could trigger another wave of mass displacement.
-
DR Congo declares end to deadly measles epidemic
The outbreak was countered by vaccination on a massive scale, in which millions of children and infants were immunised.
