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High-voltage power cable snaps in Kinshasa market, killing 26
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Twenty-six people died on Wednesday after lightning struck a high-tension power cable on the outskirts of the Congolese...
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Brutal killing of Congolese refugee shocks Brazil, three arrested
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police have made three arrests after the deadly beating of a Congolese refugee, captured...
Read moreAt least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At least 60 people were killed in a militia...
Read moreDozens sentenced to death over murders of U.N. experts in Congo
By Aaron Ross DAKAR (Reuters) -About 50 people were sentenced to death, many in absentia, in Democratic Republic of Congo...
Read moreRising sexual abuse allegations at WHO show reforms are working, chief says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that there has been...
Read moreDonors seek more WHO action on sexual abuse after Congo scandal
GENEVA (Reuters) - A group of more than 50 countries, led by Britain, asked the World Health Organization on Friday...
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Uganda’s president seeks to boost trade and rein in borrowing
By Katharine Houreld and Elias Biryabarema KISOZI, Uganda (Reuters) - Uganda wants to curb its borrowing and boost exports in...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale KINSHASA (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and...
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Vice president of Congo’s parliament resigns over ‘bullying, humiliation’
(Corrects to remove extraneous word in second paragraph) By Stanis Bujakera and Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - The vice president...
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In under-vaccinated Congo, fourth COVID-19 wave fills hospitals
By Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - At the St Joseph COVID Treatment Centre in Kinshasa, patients lie in ramshackle rooms breathing...
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Suicide bomber kills at least five at east Congo restaurant
BENI (Reuters) -A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the city of Beni in east Congo on Saturday, killing at...
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Uganda charges 15 with terrorism for role in IS-linked bombings
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged...
Read moreThree killed in plane crash in eastern Congo
By Fiston Mahamba GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Three people died in a plane crash in eastern Democratic Republic...
Read moreDeadly protests rock eastern Congolese city Goma
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A police officer and at least two civilians were...
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Migrants help Pope Francis celebrate 85th birthday
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A group of migrants from refugee camps in Cyprus who are being resettled...
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Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six people
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday declared the end of an...
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Congo president says Ugandan troops’ presence will be temporary
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday he would ensure that...
Read moreU.S. curbs visas for eight alleged wildlife traffickers in Congo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed visa restrictions on eight individuals it said were wildlife traffickers in the...
Read moreKidnapped Red Cross workers freed in eastern Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) abducted...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill 16 people in eastern Congo
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people this week in...
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