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Rwanda ends cooperation with Belgium

The African state has accused Belgium of “unwarranted external interference,” which undermines regional efforts to settle the conflict in DR Congo. Rwanda has suspended a...

M23 rebels enter Bukavu as conflict in Eastern DR Congo escalates

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have advanced into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern DR Congo, despite international calls for a ceasefire. The group’s leader,...

DRC breaks off relations with Rwanda as rebels besiege major northern city

Observers fear the flareup could lead to an escalation akin to bloodshed facing Africa’s Great Lakes region in the mid-90s to early 2000s, which...

DR Congo authorities name likely cause of deadly mystery illness

Preliminary findings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have linked a flu-like disease affecting mostly children to malaria. A mysterious flu-like illness that has...

Mysterious ‘flu-like disease’ claims over 79 lives in DR Congo

A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has claimed at least 79 lives, primarily affecting young people aged 15 to 18, in the south-western Democratic...

Watch: Tragedy strikes as ferry capsizes in DR Congo, dozens feared dead

At least 78 people have drowned after a ferry carrying 278 passengers sank on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The vessel...

WHO declares Mpox outbreak in Africa a ‘global emergency’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox outbreaks in Congo and other African nations a global emergency, highlighting the rapid spread of an...

Monkeypox ‘surge’ in Africa: WHO convenes emergency meeting

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an emergency meeting to address the alarming rise in monkeypox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Prince Harry-linked charity faces crime claims

African Parks has been accused of operating militants involved in human-rights abuses in the local communities of the Republic of the Congo. Wildlife charity African...

WHO pays Congolese sexual abuse victims $250 each – AP

The recipients are among women and girls that the global health agency’s employees allegedly exploited during a 2018-2020 Ebola mission. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Congo denies claims of coup attempt

Authorities in Congo dismissed reports of the overthrow of President Denis Sassou Nguesso as “fake news”. The government of the Republic of the Congo has...

Congolese opposition figure assassinated

Cherubin Okende was found dead on Thursday, his body riddled with bullets, according to authorities. A former government minister in the Democratic Republic of the...

Ten Congolese dead in Sudan after airstrikes on campus – DR Congo

The DRC said it is awaiting an explanation from the Sudanese government, as well as measures allowing for the return of the bodies for...

Three peacekeepers killed in anti-UN protests

Demonstrators stormed and looted a UN mission in eastern Congo. Three UN peacekeepers and seven demonstrators were killed, and at least 50 more people injured...

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