KINSHASA – A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to health officials there. The unidentified illness has killed 79…
KINSHASA – At least nine people, including seven children from one family, died in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after heavy rain triggered a landslide that swept away several…
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo – A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating…
Reuters LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced violence…
Reuters PARIS – Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern…
Initially, a senior government official confirmed only two deaths, a figure disputed by rights activists. Agency Report KINSHASA – An attempted jailbreak at Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Congo’s capital,…
Reuters GOMA – Congo’s eastern city of Goma held a memorial service on Monday for 200 victims of the conflict between the army and rebels that are waging a renewed…
Reuters The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries could start vaccinating against mpox within days, Africa’s top public health agency said on Tuesday. The Africa Centres for…
Reuters KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo – Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal,…
