Democratic Republic of Congo
UN Urges Probe of DR Congo Violence
The UN's top rights official on Wednesday called for a high-level investigation into abuses committed against civilians...
S.Africa Revokes Decision To Leave ICC
South Africa has formally revoked its controversial decision to leave the International Criminal Court following last...
Ghanaian Peacekeepers In DR Congo Mark Independence Day
Ghana’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Annim, has charged the Ghanaian...
EU Warns DR Congo of More Sanctions
The European Union on Monday warned the Democratic Republic of Congo it faces more EU sanctions if political and...
UN Gives $5 Million In Aid For Crisis-Hit DR Congo Region
The United Nations has announced aid worth $5 million to the violence-wracked Kasai region of the Democratic Republic...
Congo Opposition Party Expels Top Official In Sign of Infighting
Democratic Republic of Congo's largest opposition party said it expelled one of its leaders on Saturday amid infighting...
DRCongo Detains Guru Leader of Outlawed Cult
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Saturday that it had detained the spiritual leader of the Bundu dia Kongo...
Beneficial Ownership
On Thursday, February 2, 2017, and Friday, February 3, 2017, the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the Ghana chapter of...
UN Gives $5 Mn In Aid For Crisis-Hit DR Congo Region
The United Nations announced aid worth $5 million (4.7 million euros) on Saturday to help people affected by the...
Congo Police Arrest Separatist Cult Leader After Violent Standoff
Burned cars are seen in the street after clashes between Members of Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) Police in Democratic Republic...
Congo Opposition Leader’s Son Takes Over
The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo's late opposition leader, has been chosen as his...
Suspected Militia Kidnaps Five Workers At Banro Mine In East Congo
Suspected militiamen have kidnapped five workers, including one French national, a Tanzanian and three Congolese, at...
Ghana Faces Budget Bind; Unplanned Spending Roils Investors
Ghana’s new finance minister faces having to fulfill election pledges to spend more on education and job creation...
DRC Opposition Leader’s Body To Return Home After Weeks of Wrangling
The body of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is to be repatriated next week, several weeks after his...
DR Congo Crackdown On Protesters ‘heavy-Handed’
Opposition supporters were vocal against a possible third term for President Kabila Security forces in the Democratic...
UN Accuses Congolese Forces of Civilian Killings
The UN has also pointed out lack of investigations by Congolese authorities The UN has accused the Congolese military...
LRA Leader’s Ex-Bodyguard
Today the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, began a visit to...
Zambia Hit By Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake, Tanzania, DRC Feel Effects
The quake struck at 2:32 a.m and was felt across the lake in Tanzania and in Congo The United States Geological Survey...
Fear Hangs Over Busy Uganda-DR Congo Border Post
The jagged, ice-capped Rwenzori Mountains stab at the sky above Mpondwe, a bustling border town in western Uganda....