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FILE:  Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Picture: AFP

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Uganda strikes at ADF rebels in DR Congo following suicide blasts

By AFP

Witness accounts reaching Beni, the chief town in the border province of North Kivu, reported heavy artillery fire in the Watalinga sector, causing panic at the...

  • FILE: A former child soldier, who was affiliated with the local anti-government militia, attends a math class at a school which assists with integrating them back into society, on 19 October 2017 in Kananga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Picture: AFP

    DR Congo's former child soldiers face tough return to civilian life

    Some of the Democratic Republic of Congo's former child soldiers have become traders, hairdressers, and tailors, but many have struggled to recover a normal life.

    208 days ago
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    33 killed as bus crashes into fuel truck in DRC

    Deadly road accidents are frequent in DRC where the roads are full of old vehicles that often do not comply with safety norms.

    295 days ago
  • Goma residents are seen leaving after an evacuation order was given on 27 May 2021. The authorities in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),  ordered the evacuation of part of the city because of the risk of eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, immediately causing the exodus of tens of thousands of people. Picture: Guerchom NDEB/AFP

    DR Congo city empties over fears volcano could erupt again

    Goma, located on the shore of Lake Kivu, has been gripped by fear since Africa's most active volcano erupted on Saturday, leaving 32 people dead.

    361 days ago
  • Health workers at Matanda health centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo receiving the Ebola vaccination on 15 February 2021. Picture: Twitter/@WHOAFRO

    DR Congo starts Ebola vaccination after new outbreak

    The WHO's office in the Democratic Republic of Congo said four people in Biene had been vaccinated and 334 other contacts would also receive the jab.

    463 days ago
  • The Ebola vaccine being administered to a child in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: Twitter/@WHOAFRO

    Second Ebola death in DR Congo: WHO

    Since the West African Ebola crisis of 2013-16 - which left 11,300 dead across the region - the WHO has eyed each new outbreak with great concern, treating the most recent Congolese epidemic as an international health emergency.

    466 days ago
  • FILE: The UN's human rights office in the DRC said Wednesday that defence and security forces had made "significant efforts to dismantle" the militia.. Picture: United Nations Photo

    DR Congo militia kills at least 12 in new attack

    An expert in the area, who asked to remain anonymous, said 14 bodies had been found and more people were missing after the assault.

    471 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. Picture: AFP

    DR Congo parliament debates move on govt resignation

    The political scene in sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country has been roiled by a months-long struggle between Felix Tshisekedi and Joseph Kabila supporters.

    482 days ago
  • Democratic Republic of Congo flag. Picture: Supplied

    DR Congo attacks kill 43: officials

    The deadliest clash occurred on Friday when "attackers armed with guns and knives killed 21 civilians in Mahagi," said Gilbert Tsale, a senior regional official in the eastern Ituri province.

    757 days ago
  • FILE: Already battered by Ebola outbreaks, the DRC has reported 23 cases total since 10 March 2020. Picture: @WHOAFRO/Twitter

    DRCongo reports first virus death, five new cases

    The country has reported 23 cases total since 10 March, and the death brings the total number of fatalities in sub-Saharan Africa to three.

    794 days ago
  • The Ebola vaccine being administered to a child in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: Twitter/@WHOAFRO

    Congo health authorities stumble with first coronavirus case confusion

    The confusion surrounding Congo's first coronavirus case was a misstep by a government that has worked hard to combat misinformation during the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

    801 days ago
  • Picture: Google Maps

    SA military plane crash lands in Congo, no sign of major damage

    Videos on social media showed smoke rising from the airplane but two sources at the airport, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there did not appear to be major damage to the plane.

    866 days ago
  • FILE: A nurse prepares a vaccine against Ebola in Goma on 7 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    MSF pulls staff from DR Congo's east after incident

    The NGO becomes the latest aid agency to withdraw its staff from the Biakato region after an unclaimed attack last week saw three Ebola workers killed at an accommodation camp in Biakato Mines in Ituri province.

    901 days ago
  • FILE: This frame grab taken from video footage shows crowds as they confront UN peacekeepers in a UN compound on the outskirts of the eastern DRC town of Beni on 25 November 2019. Protesters stormed the camp angered by failures to curb a notorious armed group that killed eight civilians overnight.

    19 killed by suspected militia in troubled east DR Congo

    The not-for-profit Congo Research Group said the new massacre brought to 99 the number of civilians killed by armed groups in the Beni area since 5 November.

    908 days ago
  • The Ebola vaccine being administered to a child in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: Twitter/@WHOAFRO

    WHO pre-qualifies first Ebola vaccine

    The announcement comes hot on the heels of a decision last Monday by the European Commission to allow the release to market of an injectable vaccine.

    923 days ago
  • The Grand Inga Dam under construction in the DRC. Picture: International Rivers

    OPINION: Grand Inga, the dream that should be shelved

    Affordability and reliability are perhaps the biggest and most controversial of the issues plaguing the proposed Grand Inga DAM in the DRC, write Trusha Reddy and Rudo Sanyanga.

    942 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the World Economic Forum Africa event at the CTICC in Cape Town on 4 September 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    DRC ambassador not at WEF due to transition in government

    Ambassador Ben Mpoko said they informed the South African government of their non-attendance much earlier.

    993 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. Picture: AFP

    DR Congo announces new govt 7 months after president inaugurated

    The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government Monday, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi.

    1002 days ago
  • FILE: A hygienist is seen inside an Ebola Treatment Centre run by The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) on 12 August 2018, in Beni. Picture: AFP

    Ebola spreads 200km west to remote, militia-run Congo town

    Walikale lies about 200 km (125 miles) west of Goma, one of the towns affected by the Ebola epidemic, and much further away from the epicentre of the epidemic in Butembo and Beni.

    1009 days ago
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