Tag: DR Congo
WHO confirms Ebola deaths in DR Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the Ebola virus has killed three people in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Aid agency details Congo atrocities
The Catholic aid agency Caritas says more than 400 people have been killed by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo since Christmas Day. [MORE]
DR Congo victims 'hacked to death and forced into fires'
The Catholic aid agency, Caritas, says more than 400 people have been killed by Ugandan rebels in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past few days. [MORE]
Toll from DR Congo church massacre 'over 100'
Nearly 200 people are now believed to have died in attacks by rebels in a remote part of the DR Congo.[MORE]
Rebels accused of Congo church massacre
The Ugandan army has accused Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels of hacking 45 people to death in a church in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
UN extends mandate of DR Congo force
The UN Security Council has approved a stronger mandate for peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Medecins Sans Frontieres names top 10 conflict zone
The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has produced a list of what it says are the 10 worst humanitarian and medical emergencies it has had to deal with this year. [MORE]
Locals cheer as jets bomb rebel camps
The Ugandan Government says it has destroyed more than 70 per cent of the camps run by rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).[MORE]
Affleck, Jagger launch Congo campaign
Ben Affleck, Mick Jagger call attention to Congo crisis with new film Gimme Shelter.[MORE]
Ugandan soldiers move on rebel bases: army
Ugandan ground forces have closed in on Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) bases in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after bombarding the rebels' camps, the army said, in a new push to end one of Africa's longest-running conflicts.[MORE]
Ugandan rebels face joint offensive in DRCongo
Three central African countries have launched a joint offensive against Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Peacekeepers 'did nothing' to stop DR Congo massacre
Human Rights Watch has accused United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo of doing nothing to stop civilians being massacred by rebel forces at Kawanga last month.[MORE]
Talks stall between DR Congo, rebels
Talks between Congolese rebels and Kinshasa government officials have stalled on their third day in Nairobi, with the rebels accusing the United Nations of taking sides and threatening a walkout.[MORE]
EU split over DR Congo troops decision
European foreign ministers are divided over calls to send troops to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. [MORE]
MPs, rebels in Nairobi for DR Congo talks
Congolese rebels were to meet a government delegation later today (local time) in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for talks on ending the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Rwanda, DR Congo agree to dismantle Hutu forces
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to try to finally dismantle Hutu forces, some of whom took part in the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s.[MORE]
DR Congo Govt agrees to ceasefire talks with rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Government will meet eastern Tutsi rebels in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday for their first direct talks to formalise a ceasefire and discuss a peace process, Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said.[MORE]
Doctor performs SMS amputation after hippo attack
A British surgeon volunteering in the Democratic Republic of Congo has used text message instructions to perform a life-saving arm amputation, he said.[MORE]
Nkunda threatens war over talks deadlock
Congolese Tutsi rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda has threatened war unless DR Congo's Government enters a new round of talks with him.[MORE]
UN envoy, Kabila hold DR Congo peace talks
The UN's special envoy held talks with President Joseph Kabila after a fresh rebel onslaught shattered a fragile truce in eastern DR Congo and thousands more were displaced by clashes.[MORE]
Congo rebels take new town: UN
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have captured a new town in an area where they had clashed with pro-government rebels, the UN mission in the country said.[MORE]
DR Congo refugees stream east, EU pressed for troops
Thousands of Congolese civilians have streamed into Uganda, fleeing fresh fighting in east DR Congo.[MORE]
Hundreds flee into Uganda to escape DR Congo rebels
Hundreds of Congolese civilians have fled across the border into neighbouring Uganda from reported attacks on villages by rebels loyal to General Laurent Nkunda, a UN refugee official said.[MORE]
UN Human Rights Council to probe DR Congo violations
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session this week to probe alleged violations including killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN spokesman said.[MORE]
Both DR Congo sides accused of human rights abuse
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, says both government forces and the rebels they have been fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have committed serious human rights abuses.[MORE]
