DR Congo ex-warlord gets life term for war crimes
A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo was sentenced Monday to life in prison for war crimes and mass rape, a decision...
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21 dead in new DR Congo massacre by ADF militia
At least 21 people have been killed in a massacre suspected to have been committed by militants from the Islamist ADF group in conflict-wracked northeast...
‘Islamist ADF rebels’ free 900 inmates in DRC jail break
More than 900 prisoners have escaped from a jail in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Beni city after suspected Islamist rebels attacked the facility, officials...
At least 10 civilians killed in armed attacks in DR Congo
At least 10 civilians have been killed in two armed attacks by militants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern part of the...
Congo’s civil aviation chief suspended over Google internet balloon flight
DR Congo’s civil aviation authority chief has been suspended after authorising a Google internet balloon to overfly the territory “without notifying the government,” an official...
Thousands rally to support Congo’s threatened Nobel Laureate
A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege, the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats in recent weeks after he...
DR Congo’s albino wrestling hero Alphonse Makiese dies at 54
Alphonse Mwimba Makiese, DR Congo’s wrestling champion, who campaigned for fellow albinos facing stigma, was lauded Monday for his work fighting discrimination following his death...
DR Congo militia kills 12 in Beni region
File Photo Twelve people have been killed over three days by a notorious militia in the troubled Beni region of eastern DR Congo, where the...
Seven killed in DRC ethnic clashes
File Photo Seven persons were killed and 17 wounded in ethnic clashes over land rights in Kasai, a vast region in central Democratic Republic of...