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Democratic Republic of Congo has formed a new advisory council that includes senior war crimes lawyers from the United States and Europe to ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: 114 civilians killed in eastern Congo in June
At least 114 people were killed, while 17 were abducted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month, a report by security mapping monitor, the Kivu Security Tracker, said Saturday.
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: Congo: UN laments uptick in fighting in South Kivu
The UN human rights chief has called for an immediate halt to fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows intensified clashses between the army and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia in ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: DR Congo, Rwanda commit to de-escalate tensions in South Kivu
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have committed to “de-escalate tensions immediately” in South Kivu province, where fighting between the AFC/M23 rebel group and government forces has ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola
Opposition politicians accuse the government of using the outbreak to halt a planned protest.
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: Congolese soldiers arrested after abandoning frontline positions in Kivu
Dozens of soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) have been arrested in Kalemie city after allegedly abandoning their frontline positions and hiding among ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: DR Congo: 114 Killed, 17 Abducted by Rebels in June
Killed, 17 Abducted by Rebels in June. At least 114 people were killed and 17 others abducted by armed rebel groups across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month, according to a report releas ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: In eastern DR Congo, journalists face death, arson threats for reporting on war
Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift under diplomatic ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 1,000
May 25 (UPI) --The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,000, according to the Congolese government. The Ministry of Health said Sunday in a statement that there ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to M23-held South Kivu
Ground crew load medical supplies onto a UN-operated charter plane bound for Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the World Health Organization (WHO ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Government: Rebels in Congo see Ebola as chance to show governing credentials
Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting a response largely ...