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...
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...
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...
East African Community woes: Expanding bloc struggles to pacify members
By AGGREY MUTAMBO By FRED OLUOCH Leaders of the African Union (AU) ended their annual summit in Addis Ababa last...
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...
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...
DRC’s Goma city bans vehicles with tinted glass amid security alerts
By XINHUA Local authorities on Tuesday banned the circulation of vehicles with tinted glass in Goma, the capital of North...
UN sanctions six DR Congo rebels as fighting in east escalates
By REUTERS The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday sanctioned six people from five armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic...