Hundreds Practise Volcano Safety In DR Congo
More than a thousand people took part Monday in an evacuation exercise triggered by a simulated volcanic eruption endangering Goma, ...
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Heavy Clashes Rock City In Eastern DR Congo
Clashes erupted early on Thursday in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with residents reporting the sound ...
Rwanda Genocide Shaped Me, Congolese Ex-Rebel Tells Court
A former Congolese rebel commander told war crimes judges Wednesday the "horrific events" he saw during Rwanda's 1994 genocide shaped ...
DRCongo ‘Terminator’ To Tell Judges ‘he’s A Human Being’
Bosco Ntaganda will give a full account of his role as a Congolese rebel commander in 2002-03 when he takes ...
DR Congo’s ‘The Terminator’ To Testify In War Crimes Trial
Congolese ex-rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda will finally testify Wednesday in his trial at the International Criminal Court, fending off accusations ...
DR Congo Miners Upset At US ‘conflict Mineral’ Rules
In the lush hills of eastern DR Congo, where the trade in rare minerals has long fed unrest, miners complain ...
S. Sudan Ex-Rebels Hold Dozen UN Staff Hostage In DR Congo
South Sudanese former rebels are holding about a dozen UN staff hostage in a refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic ...
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 Banro Corp's Namoya gold ...
Uganda Gold Refinery Raises Alarm Over Conflict Minerals
The inauguration of Uganda's first gold refinery sparked concern Wednesday over the possibility of dirty minerals from regional conflict zones ...