Congo: Notorious former President Kabila handed death sentence
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) former President, Joseph Kabila, has been handed the death penalty after a months-long...
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Congo: Former President Kabila sentenced to death for treason
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) former President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death by a military court...
African leaders failed to discuss home conflicts at UN, say analysts
Analysts of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) have condemned African leaders for their failure to speak up about conflicts happening...
Ebola outbreak in Southern Congo pushes vaccination drive
An Ebola outbreak in Southern Congo has led to a vaccination drive, with vaccines being distributed in the affected region,...
Rwanda-backed M23 leads military parade ahead of peace deal
A military parade on September 14th in the city of Goma, eastern Congo, saw the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group showcase...
“Utter Carnage”: Terrorists slaughter 60 civilians in Eastern Congo
As violence escalates in eastern Congo, residents are facing yet another wave of deadly attacks, this time from the Allied...
Trump to block $5 billion in US aid, threatening millions
President Donald Trump has announced plans to block $5 billion in foreign aid assistance that had already been approved by...
140 killed by Congo rebel group human rights group says
At least 140 people were killed by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during July 2025,...
UN condemns militia attack that killed 52 in eastern Congo
Congo is emerging as a new region on the African continent for Islamic extremist terror attacks, according to a recent...
DR Congo and M23 rebels fail to make peace agreement
The Government of the DRC and the Rwandan-backed M23 paramilitary group failed to reach a peace agreement on 18 August,...
Mass killing by M23 threatens Rwanda–Congo peace deal, UN says
As Rwanda and Congo head toward a shaky peace deal, mass killings threaten to reignite one of Africa’s deadliest regional...
UNICEF warns cholera threatens 80,000 children across Africa
UNICEF has raised the alarm over a growing cholera threat in Central and West Africa, warning that an estimated 80,000...
Congo: Army downs mystery plane linked to rebels
Violence persists in the Congo as the army shoots down a plane above the eastern region of the country, while...
Nkosana Sithole kaMiya: Social media shrouds Congo and Sudan from sight
In a world increasingly shaped by the flickering images of social media, the pain of others has become a form...
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza: Rwanda-DRC peace deal must listen to minority voices
More than three decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda plunged the African Great Lakes region into...
