Kinshasa

Thousands demonstrate in DRC after protest ban is lifted

President Felix Tshisekedi lifted a virus health emergency in place since March to allow all businesses to reopen. Officials in his coalition government accuse him of "dictatorial abuses" for appointments he made in the army and the judiciary.

DRC reports four deaths in fresh Ebola outbreak

Democratic Republic of Congo's Health Minister Eteni Longondo says disease has erupted in a district of the northwestern city Mbandaka, a transport hub on the Congo River with a population of more than a million.

Militants kill at least 10 people in eastern DRC attack

Officials of restive Beni region in Democratic Republic of Congo blame ADF fighters for massacre in Alungupa village in "surprise" attack.

At least 14 dead in DRC road crash

Citing witness accounts, Kinshasa public security chief Miguel Bagaya said the lorry smashed into a taxi bus and other vehicles as well as pedestrians after its brakes failed.

More than 40 dead after heavy rain pounds DRC capital

Three of the city’s 26 districts were especially hit, causing widespread chaos and damage.

Heavy rains leave at least 36 dead in DRC

Fatalities occur as torrential rains trigger landslides in Lemba district of capital Kinshasa, officials giving provisional death toll say.

Scientists question mass tree planting as climate change panacea

Eike Luedeling, a professor at the University of Bonn's Institute of Crop Sciences and Resource Conservation, says that reforestation should not be seen as a substitute for curbing emissions from using fossil fuels.

Travel curbs to DRC could hurt Ebola policies – AU official

Restrictions on travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo would "impede our ability to effectively control" Ebola virus, Dr John N Nkengasong, a top health officer at African Union said.

One protester dies as DRC police break up banned anti-govt marches

A demonstrator was shot at a banned march in the eastern city of Goma. Police forces try to break up marches in different cities of the country.

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as DRC president

New DRC President Felix Tshisekedi's speech has appealed for peace and tolerance in the long-turbulent country after the disputed December 30 election.

Internet cut to avoid 'uprising' as DRC counts votes

Officials say it is "imperative" to shut down internet to allow counting and compiling votes in Democratic Republic of Congo. Opposition and leading Western powers, however, seek quick restoration of web access.

Tense DRC counts vote in presidential poll amid internet shutdown

Sunday's elections went ahead after two years of delays and sporadic clashes in the notoriously unstable country.