The Republic of Congo voted in a presidential election boycotted by the main opposition and attacked by critics as it tilted towards veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso. Access to the internet and social media was cut hours before polls opened at 7:00 am
6 month agoConfirmed: Internet has been shut down in the Republic of the Congo on the day of presidential elections. Network data show a near-total collapse of national connectivity from midnight local time. The incident is ongoing as polls are due to open
The UN says nearly 200 people have been killed and 40,000 displaced since January following a surge of attacks by the ADF militia in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo
ISIS has claimed responsibility for attacking a Congolese army barracks in a village in the Rwenzori Mountains area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), allegedly killing one and others wounded
6 month agoDRC Congo: ISIS reports in its newspaper several attacks targeting the army
ISIS has claimed responsibility for attacking a town in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, allegedly killing 7 "Crusader Congolese army and militias"
DRC-Beni: two ADF fighters killed in violent clashes in Kainama
ISIS has claimed responsibility for allegedly shooting and killing 2 Congolese soldiers on the road between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda
WFP states that three people were killed in an attack on a delegation travelling on a field visit near Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Several other people are injured
The Carabinieri officer killed in Goma, DRC, is Vittorio Iacovacci, a 30 y.o elite paratrooper part of the "Friuli Venezia Giulia" governmentnt. He was deployed to DRC in September 2020
The Italian President: We condemn the cowardly attack that killed our ambassador to the Congo
Diplomatic sources said Luca Attanasio and two other people died of their wounds after a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy came under fire near Goma
Italian Foreign Ministry: Our ambassador to the Congo and an Italian soldier were killed in an armed attack
Italy's ambassador to Congo wounded in attack on UN convoy
Italian ambassador wounded in eastern Congo in attack on United Nations convoy, Park authority says
7 month agoNorth Kivu: The Italian ambassador in the DRC, Mr. Atanasio has just escaped an ambush set up by armed men on the Kilimanyoka and Kanyamahoro Road in the heart of the Virunga national park, he was saved by the eco guards. Provisional assessment: 1 death and 1 injured
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 164 km ENE of Bukama, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola: WHO has asked 6 African countries to be on the lookout for possible Ebola virus infections, with Guinea reporting new cases on Tuesday and DR Congo saying its new infections were a resurgence of a previous outbreak
7 month agoIS-Central Africa militants today claimed responsibility for an attack on Ndalya town in the DRC Congo's Ituri region, which the Congolese army said killed 11 civilians
At least 11 civilians and three soldiers killed in a militia attack in northeastern Ituri region of DRC
Eleven people, including one child, were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday when rebels attacked two military posts in the southeastern mining hub of Lubumbashi, local authorities said
Eleven people were killed after separatist insurgents attacked two military camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo's main mining centre of Lubumbashi on Sunday, the city's mayor said
Lubumbashi: In the Kimbembe military district, bullets have been ringing out since this morning. Military presence almost everywhere in the city. "The 'mayi mayi' are behind this attack," say official sources who say they are waiting for the field report
DR Congo: The Democratic Republic of the Congo confirms 2 cases of Ebola following a resurgence of a major epidemic, the last case of which was reported 3 months ago
Reuters: "Suspected Islamists kill 10 villagers in eastern Congo"
DR Congo on Sunday announced a "resurgence" of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country's previous outbreak
7 month agoWife of an Ebola virus disease survivor, this farmer who presented the first signs on February 1 died on February 3 at Matanda hospital in Butembo. The response has just been activated, says the Minister of Health @LongondoEteni in a press release
ISIS has claimed responsibility for clashes with Congolese army forces near the village of Mwenda in the Rwenzori Mountains area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), allegedly killing 3
7 month agoIS-Central Africa militants today claimed to have killed 3 DRC Congo soldiers in a clash near Mwenda; In early July, militants killed at least 22 civilians in a night raid on Mwenda
Militant killings more than doubled in Congo in 2020, UN says
