By PATRICK ILUNGA The United States on Friday rallied warring sides in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to a...
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DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
By REUTERS Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for...
2 dead, 20 injured in mortar attack on DR Congo base, South Africa military says
By REUTERS South Africa’s military said on Wednesday that a mortar attack on one of its bases in eastern Democratic Republic...
US, British citizens among suspects on trial in Congo after thwarted coup
By REUTERS More than 50 defendants, including six with U.S., British, Canadian or Belgian citizenship, appeared in court in the...
At least 16 killed by suspected Islamists in eastern DR Congo, local official says
By REUTERS At least 16 people were killed by a suspected Islamist rebel group based in eastern Democratic Republic of...
DR Congo announces long-awaited government
By PATRICK ILUNGA The Democratic Republic of Congo has finally formed a government, some six months after President Felix Tshisekedi...
Eastern DR Congo bomb blast kills 10 people in IDP camp
By XINHUA At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a bomb explosion on Friday morning at...
Kiir makes first EAC move to stem Congo conflict
By MOSES HAVYARIMANA South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Thursday toured Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in...
How refugees became weapons in Congo conflict
By PATRICK ILUNGA The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has often brought out stories of atrocities: People...
DR Congo PM Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde resigns, presidency says
By PATRICK ILUNGA Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde resigned on Tuesday, choosing, instead, to focus on parliamentary duties as...