Congo-Kinshasa

Mon, 13 May 2024 07:26:28 GMT
DRC Journalist Blaise Mabala Freed After 4 Months in Jail Over Insult to Governor
[CPJ] Kinshasa -- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the acquittal and release of journalist Blaise Mabala after more than four months in detention and calls for authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to swiftly reform their l...

Fri, 10 May 2024 07:43:49 GMT
8 Killed in Attack On DR Congo Health Center
[VOA] At least eight civilians died Thursday in an attack on a health center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to media reports that cited locals.

Thu, 09 May 2024 09:39:16 GMT
The Minerals Security Partnership Welcomes New Deal in Minerals Offtake and Processing Between Stl in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Umicore in Belgium
[State Department] The United States, as Chair of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), and MSP partners welcome the new deal finalized between STL, a subsidiary of La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) in the Demo...

Thu, 09 May 2024 07:56:15 GMT
Joint Statement - Ingos in DR Congo Call for a Cessation of Hostilities and the Respect for International Humanitarian Law
[Norwegian Refugee Council] A deadly attack on Friday 3 May directly hit displacement sites hosting over 55,000 families around Goma in the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Fri, 10 May 2024 07:33:44 GMT
SADC Inter-Ministerial Task Force Meeting of Ministers of Trade, Transport and Security Matters Between DR Congo, Zambia
[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an Inter-Ministerial Task Force Meeting of Ministers of Trade, Transport, Infrastructure and Security Portfolios from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and from the Republic of Zambia...

Wed, 08 May 2024 04:38:50 GMT
Justice Officer From DR Congo Mission Wins UN Trailblazer Award
[UN News] The UN's second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major Ahlem Bouzi, an officer with the UN's peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

Tue, 07 May 2024 15:04:26 GMT
U.S. and DRC's Partners Call On Rwanda to Punish Forces Over Attack
[RFI] The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Both Kinshasa and the US accuse Kigali of meddling in DRC's affairs.

Wed, 08 May 2024 04:50:34 GMT
Why Are Displaced People Still in Danger?
[DW] At least 15 people are now know to have died following the shelling of IDP camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rwanda has denied involvement in the attacks, while the US has called for an investigation.

Tue, 07 May 2024 08:27:03 GMT
KQ to Resume Kinshasa Flights Tomorrow After Release of Detained Staff
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Airways will resume its flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Capital, Kinshasa, starting Wednesday following the release of its detained staff by the Congolese Military on Monday.

Tue, 07 May 2024 09:38:50 GMT
KQ Staff Detained in DRC Over Missing 'Valuable' Cargo Documentation Released
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Airways (KQ) manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was detained in Kinshasa over missing customs documentation on "valuable" cargo, has been released.

Mon, 06 May 2024 15:04:44 GMT
International Community Remains Silent - Further Atrocities in North Kivu
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- At least 16 people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb attack on May 3 in two displaced persons camps in Lac Vert and Mugunga, near Goma, capital of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Most of the...

Tue, 07 May 2024 04:40:43 GMT
AU Condemns Attack On Camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern DR Congo
[New Times] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned, in the strongest terms, the murderous bombardment of the camps of the internally displaced persons in Lac-Vert and Mugunga, resulting in the death of...

Fri, 10 May 2024 07:53:27 GMT
Celebrating Midwives - Edinah Delivers Babies, One Safe Birth At a Time
[UNFPA] Grimacing and sweating, twenty-three-year-old Samiya, a refugee from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expecting her first child and is experiencing intense pain while waiting in labour at Kisugu Health Centre in Kampala, Uganda.

Mon, 06 May 2024 06:41:23 GMT
Rwanda Dismisses Reports On Camp Bombing in DR Congo
[New Times] The government of Rwanda has dismissed reports from that the U.S. Department of State claiming that the country was behind the bombing of IDP (internally displaced people) camps around Goma, a city in DR Congo.

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:51:56 GMT
Rwanda Rejects U.S. Blame for Attack On DRC Displaced Camp
[Nile Post] The Rwandan government has rejected blame for Friday's attack on internally displaced people's camp in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma.

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:52:12 GMT
Rwanda Rejects Blame for IDP Camp Bombing in Goma, DRC
[Rwanda Govt] Kigali -- The attempt by the U.S. Department of State in its statement of 4 May 2024, to immediately and without any investigation place blame on Rwanda for the loss of lives in the IDP camps, is unjustified. Rwanda will not shoulder re...

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:52:39 GMT
U.S. Condemns Attacks On DR Congo Camps for Displaced People
[DW] The State Deparment suggested Rwanda or the M23 rebel group were responsible for the deadly attacks in the North Kivu province.

Mon, 06 May 2024 21:00:18 GMT
On Condemning the Attack On an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
[State Department] The United States strongly condemns the attack today from Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) and M23 positions on the Mugunga camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This attack has ...

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:54:57 GMT
Explosion At DRC Displaced Persons' Camp Kills At Least 9
[VOA] Local officials and media reports in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say at least nine people - most of them children - were killed Friday following an explosion or explosions at displaced persons camp in the eastern city of Goma.

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:53:00 GMT
UNHCR and Unicef Condemn the Bombardment of Displacement Camps in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
[Unicef] The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced persons (IDP) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu...

Wed, 01 May 2024 04:45:47 GMT
Macron Urges Rwanda to End Support for DRC M23 Rebels and Withdraw Troops
[RFI] Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:16:02 GMT
Statement By Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee On the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Crushing Levels of Violence, Displacement Fuel Unprecedented Civilian Suffering
[OCHA] NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON -- Escalating conflict is driving record levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), threatening to push the country to the brink o...

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:42:44 GMT
'I Want to Give Peace a Chance' - Congo President Tshisekedi
[DW] President Felix Tshisekedi was in Germany to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He spoke with DW exclusively about the ongoing Congo-Rwanda standoff, his country's first female prime minister and German infrastructure.

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:27:28 GMT
Mpox - Why the Virus's Continued, Rapid Mutation Since the 2022 Global Outbreak Remains a Concern
[The Conversation Africa] In 2022, as the world was slowly beginning to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox - then still called monkeypox - began spreading at an alarming rate in many countries worldwide. Confirmed ca...

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:42:48 GMT
Tshisekedi Visit to France Likely to Focus On War in Eastern DRC and Commerce
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron met his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi on Monday in Paris. The visit, which will continue tomorrow, Tuesday, will focus on business partnerships, but is also likely to touch on the war in eastern DRC.

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:42:47 GMT
Kenya Airways Halts Kinshasa Flights Over Staff Detention By DR Congo Military Intelligence
[New Times] Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced that it is suspending its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, due to "the continued detention" of its employees by the country's military intelligence.

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:50:02 GMT
KQ Halts Flights to Kinshasa Over Continued Detention of 2 Staff
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Airways (KQ) will suspend flights to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tomorrow over the continued detention of its two staff amid an allegation of trying to transport uncleared cargo.

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:46:13 GMT
Kenya Airways Suspends Flights to Kinshasa Over Detention of Staff
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Airways has suspended its flights to Kinshasa over what it terms as 'continued detention' of its staff.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:04:51 GMT
Kenya Airways Protests Detention of Staff By DR Congo Military Intelligence
[New Times] Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has protested the arrest and detention of two members of staff in DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, over alleged missing customs documents of a cargo that was to be transported by the airline.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:49:41 GMT
DR Congo Accuses Apple of Using 'Blood Minerals' From War-Torn East
[RFI] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said on Thursday.

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