Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 92 km NE of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 year agoIS-Central Africa (DRC Congo) claims it attacked a Congolese army barracks in Beni; after driving away the garrison, the insurgents attacked Christian villagers, killing 4 & burning down their hourses:
1 year agoFor the third time this year, the Islamic State claims an attack at a prison, this time in Butembo DRC. 750 inmates freed
DR Congo buries 10 killed in anti-UN protests. Last week, demonstrations demanding the departure of the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, took place in the eastern city of Goma and quickly spread to several towns
Two dead after UN peacekeepers open fire in eastern DR Congo: UN, local source
The fatalities in the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO were two Indian nationals and a Moroccan, Butembo police chief Paul Ngoma told AFP. Demonstrations in the troubled region erupted Monday, driven by accusations that MONUSCO was failing to act against armed groups
1 year agoIn Butembo, The demonstrators have just recovered 3 weapons from MONUSCO and 3 dead on the MONUSCO side
1 year agoDR Congo: At least 2 villages in Irumu territory have been targeted by ADF fighters. The toll is heavy: at least 6 dead, homes burned, and above all, more than a hundred people kidnapped
2 year agoSeveral thousand people demonstrated yesterday in Goma, on the border with Rwanda, in eastern DRC, to denounce "Rwandan aggression" and express their support for the Congolese army, in a context of maximum tension between Kinshasa and Kigali
2 year agoUN-Drone footage shows Rwandan troops on the DRCongo side of the border 6km away from their territory
2 year agoNorth Kivu, 21-26 May 22. RSA Aviation carried out Combat Search and Rescue, MEDEVAC / CASEVAC, and Airstrikes missions in support of operation SABINYO1. The Blue Helmets demonstrate a high level of professionalism and dedication in the execution of MonuscoF operational tasks
Tshikapa: 2 LUCHA activists arrested by the police for demonstrating against insecurity
2 year agoIndian UN peacekeepers deployed in Congo repulse attack by armed group. Attack happened on 22 May, who launched attack on FARDC (Congolese Army) & MONUSCO positions. Indian troops part of MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo)
A second Ebola patient died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said, just days into a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease
2 year agoEight people killed in a grenade explosion at a military camp in Goma, DRC
UN peacekeeping mission helicopter, with at least eight people on board, in DRC shot down by M23 rebels, according to Congolese army
More than 171 localities have been recaptured from the hands of armed groups by elements of the DRCongo Army in the territories of Irumu, Djugu and Mahagi in the province of Ituri since the establishment of the state of siege in this province - COS
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a clash with a Congolese army patrol in the village of Kasiki in the Ituri Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Lake Edward region, Uganda
DR Congo presidency alleges 'actions against national security'
Explosion in a market in the northeastern city of Beni, DR Congo
At least 60 people killed in militia attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Ukrainian peacekeepers targeted ADF - Allied Democratic Forces camp in Kivu
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 178 km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The total number of Russian "instructors" in the CAR today is 1,135 people, said Russian Ambassador to this country Alexander Bikantov
Kinshasa - Corks in Matadi Kibala: After pressure from the Head of State, police deployed to disperse vendors along the road
2 year agoCongo (DRC): Alleged March 23 Movement (M23) members were detained on the road between Rutshuru/Masisi, North Kivu. Type 69 RPGs with projectiles (Type 69-1s, PG-7VM, DZGI-40 Bounding, OG-7Vs), AKM rifles, Bulgarian Arsenal AR and a Webley-Schermuly Riot Gun were recovered
2 year agoSome images of the damage caused by the suicide bomber that took place in the night city of Beni, in the province of North Kivu in the DRC. Reports suggest 6 dead. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities accuse ADF
Reuters: A bomb explodes in a restaurant in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 year agoISCAP/ADF attacks in Eastern DRCongo are still on the rise despite a govt enforcing a state of siege, as well as presence of govt & foreign troops deployed to contain the situation. This truck was burnt during an attack on the road between Kasindi & Beni where 1 person was killed
