IS's Central African Province in the Congo, the former "Allied Democratic Forces" (ADF), massacred 23+ civilians in the village of Manyama-Moliso in an overnight raid, according to the North Kivu governor on 31 March
Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will fly to Kinshasa Saturday, the start of a three-day meeting on the Renaissance Dam hosted by AU chair Tshisekedi, DR Congo officials said
Local official: 23 killed during armed attacks in eastern DRC
ICC upholds 30-year prison sentence on appeal against Congolese militiaman Bosco Ntaganda
Five civilians and two military personnel die in two ADF attacks in eastern DRC
Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched an investigation into a former police chief over the high-profile murder of a human rights activist, the justice ministry said Thursday
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 91 km W of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo's Sassou Nguesso re-elected with 88.57% of vote: provisional results @AFP
Honorary Consul of Zimbabwe in Belarus Alexander Zingman was detained in Congo
6 month agoAlexander Zingman, a Belarusian businessman close to Lukashenka and supplying industrial and agricultural machinery to Africa, was detained in Congo on Friday morning. He is also suspected of illegal arms supplies
Republic of Congo opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas dies of Covid-19 as he was being transferred to France for treatment
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
