Tag: Dr Congo
Militia Executes 17 Hostages in Eastern DR Congo
A militia group in eastern DR Congo, known as CODECO, executed 17 hostages on Sunday after capturing them the previous day, according to local...
Over 40 killed in suspected Eastern DR Congo rebel attacks
Local officials revealed that suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants have killed over 40 people in twin attacks in eastern DR Congo.
The ADF, which...
DRC records 20,000 suspected Measles cases in January
20,000 suspected measles cases were recorded in DR Congo in January as aid agencies are still working to contain the outbreak.
Meanwhile, last year, there...
Over 20 killed in militia attack in northeast Dr Congo –...
The United Nations and civil society affirmed that over 20 civilians were killed Sunday in new attacks by militiamen in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic...
DR Congo soldiers bag Death Sentence for cowardice against M23 rebels
A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the...
DR Congo: UN peacekeepers reportedly killed in attack
A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was reportedly killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of...
DRC orders Rwanda to withdraw troops immediately
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ordered Rwandan troops deployed under the East African States (EAC) regional force in Goma, the provincial capital...
Islamist rebels kill at least 15 in eastern DR Congo
A wave of attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo that killed at least15 people was attributed to Islamic State-affiliated ADF rebels.
These latest killings...
DR Congo Women allegedly Flogged for Wearing Short Skirts
The militiamen in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reportedly flogged women and girls for wearing short skirts or trousers.
The government said on Saturday,...
Dr. Congo: Bomb Kills 10 People In Church
A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded 39 others after ripping through a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on...