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Tens of thousands of Congolese rally to demand Kabila step down
Joseph Kabila is under pressure at home and from increasingly exasperated world powers to step aside.
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Tens of thousands rally in support of Congo's Kabila
Crowds packed the 50,000-seat Tata Raphael Stadium chanting “Kabila”, wearing t-shirts bearing his face.
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Shortage of syringes hampers Congo's fight against yellow fever
Government declared a yellow fever epidemic last month in the capital Kinshasa and two other provinces.
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6 disfigured corpses found along Congo river bank
Officials say the bodies were found along the banks of the Ndjili River in Kinshasa’s Limete commune.
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DRC aims to vaccinate 11.6m against yellow fever
The health minister aims to have everyone in Kinshasa and three other provinces vaccinated.
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US begins targeted sanctions on Congo official
Joseph Kabila is ineligible to stand in Congo’s next election in November after serving two elected terms.
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Congo almost runs out of yellow fever vaccine amid epidemic
Some locals have complained that they were denied immunisation due to the shortage.
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Congo calls Human Rights Watch report on killings 'biased'
Human Rights Watch said Congolese soldiers had tortured to death 2 anti-balaka leaders in CAR in 2013.
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US wants sanctions on Congo leaders, Europe not so sure
US officials are concerned over Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s apparent attempts to cling to power.
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DRC opposition leader leaves JHB after medical treatment
Moise Katumbi faces arrest if he returns to Kinshasa, on charges of recruiting mercenaries.
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Jacob Zuma to send over 1,000 soldiers to DRC
The President will be sending the SANDF troops to be part of the UN Stabilisation Unit in the DRC.
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SA general to command UN peacekeeping force
South African General Derrick Mgwebi is currently the chief of joint operations at the the SADF.
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SA soldiers repatriated from DRC head to court
The soldiers allegedly abandoned their posts while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission.
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Fourteen kidnapped aid workers released in eastern Congo
Dozens of people have been kidnapped in Rutshuru by armed militias and criminal gangs this year.
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Soldiers served with letters of ‘intention to discharge’
This relates to 47 soldiers who were recently repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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OPINION: Willing to pay the ultimate price to protect animals?
Alex Soros says many who engage in peaceful struggles to protect nature face serious threats or violence.
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Sandf: UN must withdraw soldiers who missed curfew
The troops are believed to have broken a nighttime curfew to return to base.
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Hawks dismiss reports of operating ‘rogue unit’
Reports claim a 'rogue unit' allegedly arrested & tortured several DRC nationals a few years ago.
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Congo's Sassou Nguesso sacks ministers opposed to third-term bid
Sassou Nguesso (71) is banned by the current Constitution from seeking another term.
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Zim rated the second poorest country in the world
The survey places Zimbabwe second poorest after the DRC in its survey of 184 countries.
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Operation Smile embarks on ‘Mega Mission’ in DRC
Medical teams are in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi aiming to perform 250 cleft lip and palate surgeries.
