By REUTERS Militia fighters have attacked a Chinese-linked mining site in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing six Chinese nationals...
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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...
DRC sends first minister to Eala two years after joining bloc
By MOSES HAVYARIMANA The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has sworn in the first Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) minister...
DRC sends first minister to EAC two years after joining bloc
By MOSES HAVYARIMANA The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has sworn in the first Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) minister...
Dealing with DRC, seeming reluctant partner of East African Community
By LUKE ANAMI By PATRICK ILUNGA When the East African Community (EAC) held its 23rd Extraordinary Summit of Heads of...
UN peacekeepers deployed in DRC to counter new wave of violence
By PATRICK ILUNGA UN peacekeepers have started deploying troops in more areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to...
SADC forces engage M23 rebels in eastern DRC as violence intensifies
By PATRICK ILUNGA The Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have, unlike their East...
Escalation in east DRC puts Uganda on alert
By JONATHAN KAMOGA Security agencies in Uganda are on high alert following renewed fighting in the restive eastern Democratic Republic...
France calls on Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in eastern DRC
By REUTERS France said on Tuesday it was “very concerned” about the situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Explainer: Why fighting is flaring in eastern DRC, threatening regional stability
By REUTERS Violent clashes have escalated between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s army and M23 rebels in eastern Congo, killing scores and...