.... In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo. To many of the troops, it was a moment that signified the commencement of a countdown towards being reunited with their families back home; for others it...
Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of bribing witnesses. Bemba was found guilty earlier this year of war crimes and...
A decision to push back presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to 2018 is not the answer to the crisis there and risks fuelling an escalation in violence, French foreign...
The insects are harvested from trees, smoked and often eaten with sauce. At least 16 people have been killed in inter-ethnic clashes in Katanaga province, in the southeast of the Democratic Republic...
THe European Union (EU) has warned the Democratic Republic of Congo's government that it could face sanctions if it fails to hold early elections. President Joseph Kabila's second and last term is...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, participants in an African Union-mediated dialogue are expected to unveil a controversial deal to hold elections in April 2018. The country’s main opposition...
At least 32 people were killed in the September demonstrations The International Crisis Group (ICG) think-tank has called for forceful international diplomacy to put the electoral process back on...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is holding its first public hearings into compensation, focusing on child soldiers recruited in the Democratic Republic of Congo by former warlord Thomas...
Supporters of Congolese President Joseph Kabila carry his portrait photographs during a rally Shortly after Congo President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001, the U. S. embassy in Kinshasa sent...
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been given a week to fly hundreds of South Sudanese fighters out of the country. The men are loyal to South Sudan's sacked...
The Hague (AFP) - The International Criminal Court will hand down its verdict next month against former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba and four close associates accused of bribing...
Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief on Thursday directed blame at DR Congo's government for surging political tensions that sparked deadly clashes in the capital Kinshasa this week. "The authorities...
The United Nations Security Council has insisted the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hold presidential elections per the constitution after the country was rocked by deadly violence. The...
The opposition coalition of the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for the continuation of the anti-Kabila demonstration on Tuesday despite Monday’s ban after the government announced that 17...
At least 17 people were killed Monday when heavy clashes erupted in Kinshasa ahead of a mass opposition rally, a Congolese minister said, calling the toll "provisional". Among the dead were "14...
