Congo

Attack in DRC’s restive Ituri province leaves several people dead

Local sources say at least 16 people killed, all victims who had been taken hostage weeks earlier by members of the Allied Democratic Forces, which the US says is linked to the Daesh terrorist group.

Deadly crash between bus and fuel truck leaves dozens dead in DRC

The inferno occurred near Kibuba along national route one between Kinshasa and Kikwit around 180 km from the capital Kinshasa.

UNESCO removes DRC's Salonga park from endangered list

The world body cites "improvements towards its conservation state" in its decision to remove Salonga, Africa's largest protected rainforest that is home to several endangered species, from the UNESCO list of threatened sites.

Reporter's Diary: Reminiscing the Great March of Return

My colleague Mustafa and I prayed with Palestinians as Israeli bullets whizzed past over our heads.

Bomb explosion at a church injures two in eastern DRC

UN's mission to DR Congo said the explosion was caused by a home-made bomb set up for an ambush.

Belgium’s return of Lumumba’s remains is disingenuous and hollow

Without an apology or reparations for the colonisation and enslavement of the Congolese people, Belgium’s decision seems to be for appearances rather than a genuine reckoning with its bloody legacy.

DR Congo’s case for reparations is accountability in practice

A call for reparations holds states accountable for the atrocities they committed. When it comes to the DRC, Belgium would do well to go beyond empty words and performative gestures.

Dozens dead in two attacks on villages in eastern DRC

A monitoring group says at least 28 people were killed in Boga and 22 in Tchabi, villages lying about 10 kilometres apart as local sources attributed the attacks to the Daesh-linked Allied Democratic Forces, ADF.

DRC declares reports of second volcano eruption a 'false alarm'

Plane flown over eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Nyamuragira volcano area didn't spot any eruption, Communications Ministry says, hours after reporting a small eruption there.

Scores killed in series of militia attacks in eastern DRC

Monitoring group reports at least 33 casualties in three days of attacks blamed on ADF – the deadliest of several armed militias that roam the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The volcano eruption in DRC was not an unexpected event

Mismanagement meant there was no alert system in place, in fact, the volcano had not even been monitored in the months leading up to the eruption.

Death toll from Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption rises to 20

Democratic Republic of Congo has reported an increase in its death toll by five after Africa’s most active volcano erupted, spewing red-hot molten lava that engulfed houses in its wake.