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Uganda says troops to stay in Congo as long as needed to defeat ADF
By Hereward Holland and Elias Biryabarema KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Friday that its troops sent this week into...
Read moreTwo journalists wounded after Congo police open fire on protest
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Two journalists were wounded when police opened fire on a protest outside the...
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Congo says it has to fight joint enemy with Uganda as soldiers cross border
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese authorities on Wednesday sought to allay concerns about the...
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Explainer-Who are Islamic State’s affiliates in Congo and Uganda?
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo have announced joint operations against an Islamic State-linked...
Read moreFactbox-Who are Islamic State’s affiliates in Central Africa?
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday their armies mounted air and...
Read moreTwo International Red Cross workers abducted in eastern Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - One Congolese and one international staff member of the International Committee of the...
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Congo denies agreeing to joint operations with Ugandan army
By Hereward Holland and Elias Biryabarema KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Monday denied agreeing to joint operations...
Read moreChad pardons members of armed groups ahead of national dialogue
By Mahamat Ramadane N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's ruling military council has granted a general amnesty to members of armed groups...
Read moreGunmen kill 3 children and teacher in Cameroon school attack, says rights group
DOUALA (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen killed at least three children and one teacher in an attack on a school in...
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Blinken says U.S. investing in Africa without unsustainable debt
By Bate Felix DAKAR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday his country was investing in...
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Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has demanded a ban on issuing and trading mining permits...
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Factbox: Who are Islamic State’s affiliates in Central Africa?
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Ugandan authorities blamed Tuesday's deadly suicide bombings https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/explosion-uganda-capital-kills-least-two-local-tv-2021-11-16 on "domestic terror groups" linked to the Allied Democratic...
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Congo’s top court says it cannot try former PM for failed agro project
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's highest court on Monday ruled it was not competent to try former Prime...
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Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Democratic Republic of Congo have asked Barrick Gold Corp to secure the...
Read moreExplosive attack on Cameroon university lecture hall wounds 11
BUEA, Cameroon (Reuters) -An explosive device wounded at least 11 university students on Wednesday when it was thrown on to...
Read moreCongo street gang finds solace in ancestral martial art of capoeira
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Street gang leader Gloire Balume extends a capoeira kick...
Read moreFighting in east Congo pushes 11,000 refugees into Uganda
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Fighting between the army and a group of armed men in eastern Congo...
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Gold, diamonds and drugs: Portuguese peacekeepers suspected of smuggling
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police have clamped down on a crime ring that allegedly involved the country's...
Read moreCongo army says it has driven rebels out of eastern villages
By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's army said on Monday it had...
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Fighting kills 11 in Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu
By Crispin Kyalangalilwa BUKAVU, Congo (Reuters) -Armed men burst into Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Bukavu overnight on...
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