Democratic Republic Of Congo

Suspected ADF militants kill dozens in northeast DRC

At least 30 killed in Ituri area of Democratic Republic of Congo in weekend attack, sources say. Locals say the victims had mostly been attacked with machetes or shot.

DRC army: Clashes with armed groups kill 20 in volatile South Kivu

Ongoing fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern highlands leaves five soldiers and 15 armed fighters dead, military says.

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.

Makeshift gold mine collapse kills at least 12 miners in DRC

The fatalities occurred after a makeshift gold mine collapsed near Bondo in Lower Uele province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking the death toll from mine accidents to 50 this year.

More than 25,000 people displaced after DRC volcano eruption

More than 170 children are still feared missing and UNICEF officials said they were organising transit centers to help unaccompanied children in the wake of the disaster.

Democratic Republic of Congo sentences 30 to death over Eid clashes

The clash between two rival groups, who were fighting for leadership, took place during Eid al Fitr celebrations on Thursday at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa, according to police.

Oxfam faces fresh sex abuse claims as UK stops funding to the charity

One of the biggest charities in the UK struggles to grapple with workers engaged in sexual abuse of vulnerable people in some of the worlds most hard hit areas.

Three-way talks over Nile dam fail in Kinshasa

Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Addis Ababa's contested dam on river Nile conclude without breakthrough in capital of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nearly two dozen killed in eastern DRC massacre

Suspected ADF militia fighters attack Beu Manyama-Moliso village in restive Beni region, killing 23 people, local officials say.

Congolese opposition candidate Kolelas dies of Covid-19

Kolelas "died in the medical aircraft which came to get him from Brazzaville on Sunday afternoon," said Christian Cyr Rodrigue Mayanda.

UN says 200 killed, 40,000 displaced in DRC by ADF militia since January

The massacres have become more frequent since the army launched an offensive in October 2019, forcing the ADF to break up into smaller, highly mobile units, say experts.

Many dead in suspected ADF militia attack in east DRC

Witnesses and a conflict monitor confirm there are at least 12 dead in the attack, blaming it on the Allied Democratic Forces, which has the reputation of being the bloodiest of the 122 militias which plague the eastern DRC.