DR Congo
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Crime Africa
Failed ‘coup plotters’ go on trial in DR Congo
The trial of 51 individuals, including three Americans, accused of attempting to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of…
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News Africa
DR Congo parliament elects Vital Kamerhe as speaker after foiled coup
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s national assembly elected Vital Kamerhe, whose home was violently attacked on Sunday, as speaker in…
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News Africa
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup
The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital…
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Crime Africa
Eastern DR Congo bomb blast kills 10 people in IDP camp
At least 10 people were killed and several others injured in a bomb explosion on Friday morning at a camp…
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News Africa
Key mining town seized – DR Congo rebels
A town at the heart of mining coltan, a key ingredient in making mobile phones, has been seized in eastern…
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News Africa
Kenya Airways suspends DR Congo flights in protest over detained crew
Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways has suspended its flights to Kinshasa, citing the continued detention of its crew by the…
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South Africa News
South Africa extends troop deployment in Mozambique, DR Congo
South Africa’s military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril…
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News Africa
Kagame agrees to meet Tshisekedi over eastern DR Congo crisis
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss…
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News Africa
DR Congo denies signing military agreement with Russia
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has denied reports that it has signed a military cooperation agreement with…
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News Africa
Thousands homeless after DR Congo’s worst floods in 60 years
In a makeshift camp for people displaced by floods in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), father-of-three Cyprien Seka anxiously watched…
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