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...
Category : Democratic Republic of the Congo
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...
Blinken expected to call for release of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident
Daughter of Paul Rusesabagina welcomes efforts of US secretary of state in Kigali on last stop of tour The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken,...
US and DRC to work together on protection of rainforest and peatlands
Antony Blinken announces formal working group during Kinshasa visit, while voicing concerns over auction of oil and gas permits The US and the Democratic Republic...
Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers
With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region Fears of a new wave...
At least 15 killed in second day of anti-UN violence in DRC
Protesters and United Nations personnel among dead after incidents that left about 50 injured At least 15 people were killed and about 50 wounded during...
DRC to auction oil and gas permits in endangered gorilla habitat
Sale calls into question protection deal signed at Cop26 as expert warns Congo auction could be a catastrophe for wildlife, health and climate The Democratic...
Weatherwatch: ‘evil wind’ around African lake that can be deadly
Phenomenon at Lake Kivu happens when CO2 from volcanic activity leaks through cracks in the ground The Swahili word mazuku means roughly “evil wind” and...
DRC buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only known remains
Coffin containing tooth is buried in ceremony on 62nd anniversary of DRC’s independence The family of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s murdered independence hero,...
