Congo: nearly 200 people killed in flash floods in eastern DRC
At least 176 die after heavy rainfall in South Kivu province causes rivers to overflow At least 176 people have died in flash floods in...
Category : Democratic Republic of the Congo
‘Trail of war crimes’ left by DRC rebel group as recent attacks leave 300,000 displaced
After a year of murder, rape, disease and looting, aid workers ask the international community: ‘Where the hell have you been?’ More than 300,000 people...
US firm to bid to turn DRC oil permits in Virunga park into conservation projects
Exclusive: company plans to sell carbon and biodiversity credits in endangered gorilla habitat and Congo basin rainforest as alternative to drilling for fossil fuels A...
Objection by DRC sours ‘paradigm-changing’ Cop15 biodiversity deal
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s last-minute bid for additional funds was dismissed on a legal technicality It was almost a special moment in the...
Nobel prize winner criticises western ‘neglect’ and urges action over DRC violence
Denis Mukwege has demanded sanctions be imposed on Rwanda to ease the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo The west must ditch its...
Floods and landslides kill scores of people in Kinshasa
Dozens of people injured after heavy rain destroys houses and ruins roads in DRC’s capital At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured...
Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict
Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis In the camps on the flanks of the Nyiragongo volcano in...
DRC estimates 300 villagers killed in massacre by rebels
Raid on village of Kishishe in Democratic Republic of Congo blamed on M23 insurgents About 300 people died in an attack on villagers blamed on...
African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of...
DRC officials tumble as bridge collapses at ribbon-cutting ceremony
Spectators shout in apparent glee as dignitaries struggle to get off crumpled structure during launch Dignitaries gathered to inaugurate a footbridge in the capital of...
