Harare — The Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi requested that his government move quickly to evacuate the United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year, he said at the U.N. General Assembly, Reuters reports. The mission, known as the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the […]
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Harare — A landslide brought on by torrential rains killed at least 17 people in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Al Jazeera reports. The authorities, however, issued a warning that the death toll may increase as rescuers comb through mud and the wreckage of destroyed homes. The catastrophe occurred on September […]
The DRC government has allowed the joint operations between the Ugandan army and FARDC to expand to new areas that will see the two armies go after fleeing ADF fighters. According to Actu7, a non-aligned online media in DRC, under the new arrangement, the operation will be extended to the territory of Mambasa in Ituri […]
The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to the forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses including sexual assault, arson and beatings. In a report, Powering Change or Business as Usual?, Amnesty International and the DRC-based organisation Initiative pour la Bonne […]
Mauritania qualified for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for the third time after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Gabon on Saturday. The Group I final qualifying match took an unexpected turn early on as Gabon’s hopes were dashed just five minutes into the game. Needing just a point to seal their spot at next […]
Mauritania qualified for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for the third time after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Gabon on Saturday. The Group I final qualifying match took an unexpected turn early on as Gabon’s hopes were dashed just five minutes into the game. Needing just a point to seal their spot at next […]
Nairobi — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has lifted visa restrictions on Kenyans travelling to the Central Africa state. DRC’s Ministry of Interior, Security and customary Affairs made the announcement Wednesday through a circular note addressed to all airline managers. “The Directorate General of Migration informs you that from September 1, 2023, nationals of […]
Two Chinese nationals and two others have been killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the eastern DR Congo According to Reuters, Friday’s ambush targeted a four-vehicle convoy belonging to TSM Mining that was carrying gold from a site near the Kimbi River in the Fizi region of South Kivu province. The […]
Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with senior army officers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) at State House Entebbe. During the meeting, President Museveni who is also the Commander In Chief of UPDF and the senior army officers reviewed the […]
A crackdown on anti-UN protests resulted in more than three dozen deaths. The army also said 160 people had been detained. Clashes in Congo between armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations’ presence in the country have resulted in dozens of deaths, local officials reported Thursday. Congo’s army violently broke up […]
Harare — Rwandan President Paul Kagame promoted a General recently sanctioned by the U.S. for involvement in the conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what could be interpreted as defiance or protest against Washington. Brig-Gen Andrew Nyamvumba was named to a new position, along with numerous other key army officers including Maj. […]
A remarkable memoir of an American’s intimate engagement with the Congo, one throwing new light upon America’s political challenges today.from amazon.com “I was fascinated both by his life-altering experience in the Congo and by his first-hand picture of what happens behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.” – Adam Hochschild, best selling author of King Leopold’s […]
Edgar Vhera — Zimbabwe is set to commence beef exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in September with clustered cattle farmers expected to bulk up their produce to meet the 30-tonne-monthly requirement. The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) chief executive officer Mr Clever Isaya revealed this yesterday when he explained the contents of a […]
The UPDF contingent under the East African Community Region Force (EACRF) has launched a campaign in which it will plant over 300,000 tree species in Eastern DRC -North Kivu. The campaign is aimed at replenishing the evniroment and avert climate change in the province of Rutshuru- North Kivu. The tree planting campaign was launched at […]
This is a summary of what was said by Peter Musoko, Country Director for WFP in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva – The ongoing political instability and armed conflicts in the […]
On her visit to DR Congo earlier in August, the United States under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland condemned hate speech targeted at Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese communities, the US embassy in the country said on Friday. In a statement, the US embassy in Kinshasa said Nuland met with senior government leaders and “unconditionally condemned hate speech […]
More than 8,000 children under 5 years infected in North Kivu during first seven months of this year, over six times as many cases as in all of 2022 Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 18 August 2023 – A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is pushing […]
United States’ State Secretary Antony Blinken said he held a phone call with Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday during which the two leaders discussed escalating tensions on the Rwanda-DR Congo border. “I spoke with Rwandan President Kagame today to discuss the volatile situation along the border between Rwanda and the DRC,” he posted on […]