The Democratic Republic of Congo has scrapped visa requirement for Kenyans travelling there. DR Congo’s Director General of Migration Roland Kashwantale Chihoza announced the move in a statement on Wednesday. It is a reciprocal move after Kenya said last month that it was waiving similar requirements from Congolese visiting the …
Read More »Children among 46 killed in attack in east DR Congo
Congolese militia group, the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO), has killed at least 46 people, half of them children, in a new wave of terror in Djugu, Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The bloody attack occurred on Sunday night, according to local sources, who …
Read More »This U.S. pilot raised in DR Congo seeks to become 1st Black woman to fly solo around the world
3-year-old Leona Serao is hoping to make history soon by becoming the first Black woman to fly solo around the world. She is all set to complete her three-month flight to 33 countries across four continents, starting from New York City in August. “With my flight around the world, I …
Read More »DR Congo in discussions with Uganda over use of crude pipeline
The Democratic Republic of Congo has commenced discussions with neighbouring Uganda for the possible use of the East African country’s planned crude oil pipeline to export petroleum, DRC’s hydrocarbons ministry said. Uganda is developing the $3.5bn 1,445km (898-mile) East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that will start from oil fields …
Read More »DR Congo’s Tshisekedi brings in ex-VP Jean-Pierre Bemba in reshuffle
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has returned to government former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba in a new reshuffle ahead of elections. The list of the new team was made public on Thursday night, and, like the old government, the new one has 57 ministers. In the sweeping changes, …
Read More »The Art of Skull Elongation by the Mangbetu Tribe in DR COngo
As the saying goes, “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”. What appears to be a major deformity of the skull is considered a symbol of great beauty and social standing in the society by the Mangbetu people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Found in the remotest parts …
Read More »DR Congo’s escalating conflict forces citizens to flee to Tanzania
Escalating fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced over 2,600 people, mostly children, women and elderly persons, to flee to Tanzania since the beginning of March. In a brief media meeting on Wednesday evening, Tanzania’s Western Zone’s Director of the Refugee Services Department in the Ministry of …
Read More »At least 36 killed in eastern DR Congo attack
At least 36 people were killed during an overnight attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. A local official and the head of a civil society group said on Thursday the assailants were believed to be members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – a Ugandan …
Read More »Dozens of bodies found in mass graves in DR Congo
Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians following a series of attacks blamed on a local armed group. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for the United Nations, told reporters in New York on Wednesday that the graves had been uncovered …
Read More »Rwanda accuses DR Congo of violating its airspace, again
The Rwandan government says the Democratic Republic of Congo has, again, violated Kigali’s airspace in an enduring run of accusations and counter-accusations between the two sides. Kigali claimed on Wednesday that a warplane from the DRC had violated Rwandan airspace, just over a month after another aircraft landed on the …
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