Congo bans Al Jazeera over its interview with a key rebel leader and threatens journalists
Congo has banned Al Jazeera satellite news network over its interview with the leader of a violent rebel group that has ...
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key ...
Congo to execute over 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
Over 170 inmates have been flown from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to a high-security prison ...
Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
Civil society and a local politician say rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance ...
Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
Rebels seize key town in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of ...
China, Congo draw up a road map for Xi Jinping’s US$50 billion Africa investment pledge
Foreign Minister Wang Yi sas China ‘will help Africa to develop and revitalise itself and move towards modernisation’.
Chinese nationals arrested with gold bars and $800,000 cash in DR Congo
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic ...
Rebels Plan to Occupy Mineral-Rich Congo Region, UN Experts Warn
M23 rebels appear to be planning a long-term occupation of mineral-rich territories in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Islamist Rebels on Record Killing Spree in Congo, UN Experts Say
An Islamist militia with links to the Islamic State killed more than 650 civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo between ...
Congo rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports, says UN report
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda last year, leading to the largest contamination of the Great Lakes Region's mineral ...