The Latest Breaking News from Democratic Republic of Congo

Africa's wars are hurting its rich heritage: how the law can help

Several countries across the African continent are currently embroiled in war. Some of those worst hit are South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso. These armed conflicts are caused by a range of factors, including bad governance, corruption, poverty, rights…

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2022

UN loses contact with helicopter in east Congo amid rebel and army fighting

The United Nation's peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo lost contact with a helicopter on Tuesday flying over an area in the east of the country where fighting has broken out between M23 rebels and the army, it said on Twitter.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

U.N. chopper crashes in eastern Congo, 8 peacekeepers killed, army blames rebels

Eight peacekeepers were killed when a U.N. helicopter crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday amid rebel fighting, the United Nations said.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

Rebel attacks in eastern Congo kill more than 60

Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 60 people over five days of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Bismack Biyombo is donating his entire salary to build hospital in native Democratic Republic of Congo

There aren't many better ways to give back.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 12, 2022

Ukraine recalls its peacekeepers to fight Russian forces

In tonight's show: Some 250 Ukrainian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare to return home to face Russian forces. Also, Egypt bans exports of staples such as wheat and flour in an effort to secure food reserves. The country depends heavily on wheat imports from Ukraine and Russia.…

France 24 · Mar 10, 2022

Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in…

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

Uganda-DRC reparations verdict raises questions about the price of justice

In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022

Man marries triplets at the same time - after all three sisters propose to him

A Congolese man is said to have fallen in love with triplets Natasha, Natalie and Nadege and agreed to marry all three of them on the same day in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Suspected Islamist militants kill 20 civilians in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 20 civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, according to a local resident and an activist who criticised the failure of Congolese and Ugandan forces to stop the repeated massacres.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022