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Congo warlord convicted of using child soldiers

Lubanga was found guilty of recruiting and deploying child soldiers during a five-year conflict unti...

Mass funeral for victims of Congo munitions

Thousands of people attended a memorial service for the 200 victims of last weekend`s munitions dump...

Republic of Congo: 236 dead after arms depot blast

State radio in the Republic of Congo says 236 people have died after a series of explosions started ...

Small blasts in Rep of Congo for 2nd day

Government spokesman Bienvenu Okyemi blamed a short circuit for the fire that set off the blasts.

Congo`s Brazzaville arms depot blast kills some 200

Officials earlier said the blasts occurred after a fire started in an arms depot in a military base.

Top official dead in Congo plane crash

An adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo`s President was killed and the finance minister injur...

Rebels kill 26 in eastern Congo attacks: Army

The killings took place in remote villages in the territory of Shabunda in South Kivu province.

Nine die, 50 hurt in botched DR Congo jailbreak

Nine inmates were killed in a botched prison break in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday aft...

Congo bans 69 Chinese fishing boats

The Republic of Congo has banned 69 Chinese fishing boats from its waters for illicit activities.

DR Congo`s Tshisekedi takes `presidential oath`

Etienne Tshisekedi, who rejects Joseph Kabila`s re-election as president, had himself "sworn in" at ...

DR Congo probes vote-linked killings

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo pledged on Friday to investigate a report that sec...

Congo forces kill 24 since vote results: HRW

Democratic Republic of Congo security forces have killed 24 people since President Joseph Kabila won...

Congo`s top court declares Kabila election winner

Democratic Republic of Congo`s Supreme Court confirmed the incumbent Joseph Kabila on Friday as the ...

Congo polls "seriously flawed": US envoy

Democratic Republic of Congo`s elections, won by incumbent President Joseph Kabila according to prov...

Congo`s Kabila snubs poll doubters, says no crisis

Gunfire erupted in parts of Congo over the weekend and the opposition has announced plans for protes...

Clashes in DR Congo after Kabila wins polls

Violent protests have erupted in the DR Congo`s capital after incumbent Joseph Kabila was named the...

Congo`s Kabila re-elected, opposition cries foul

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila won re-election, the head of the electoral comm...

Congo delays election results again

Election authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo delayed the announcement of a winner in the cou...

18 people killed in Congo election, rights group

At least 18 people have been killed and 100 seriously injured in election violence in Congo.

Congo vote begins despite delay fears, violence

The elections will pit Congolese President Joseph Kabila against 10 rivals.

UN, EU call for calm on eve of Congo vote

The EU observer mission accused the Congolese police of denying President`s main rival his right to ...

Police ban Congo election rallies, at least 2 dead

Two days before presidential and parliamentary polls, rival factions hurled rocks at each other.

Tourists invited to see erupting Congo volcano

The volcano began erupting on November 06 and has several lava fountains spewing up to 650 feet into...

At least 19 killed in DR Congo

At least 19 people were killed and several injured when a bus overturned in Democratic Republic of C...

Congo gunmen kill 36 at pub in Burundi: Official

Burundi is awash in weapons but attacks like the one on Sunday night are rare.

1,000 freed in DR Congo prison attack

Gunmen attacked a prison in DR Congo, freeing a militia leader and allowing 1,000 inmates to esca...

At least 50 dead in DR Congo shipwreck

Overloading boats is a common practice in the DR Congo.

More than 100 feared dead in Congo boat accident

At least 220 people were aboard the boat on the Tshuapa River when it hit another vessel.

Measles kill over 1000 DR Congo children since Jan

A measles epidemic has killed 1,145 children in DR Congo since January, the UN`s Humanitarian Affair...

Congo govt troops blamed for mass rape: UN report

Congolese government troops carried out mass rapes in a remote part of eastern Congo over the New ...

127 dead in Congo plane crash

At least 127 people were killed when a plane overshot the runaway and crashed into a jungle in the e...

DR Congo plane crashes in rainstorm, 127 dead

An airliner plowed into dense forest as it tried to land during a rainstorm in the DR Congo.

Congo mass rapes may constitute war crimes: UN

The mass rape of 400 people in Democratic Republic of Congo last year could constitute war crimes.

DR Congo: 248 women report being raped by soldiers

The UN has in the past called DR Congo the "rape capital" of the world.

UN team finds Congo troops raped 121 women

Armed groups in eastern Congo have frequently used rape as a weapon of war.

India to withdraw helicopters from Congo mission

India is preparing to withdraw its four remaining Mi-35 attack helicopters from the Democratic Repub...

Rainforest basin nations agree to tackle deforestation

Congo, Amazon and Borneo-Mekong Basin represent 80% of the world`s rainforests.

In Congo, 48 women are raped every hour

The African nation has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman.

Congo: 106 missing in latest boat tragedy

The boat carrying passengers and merchandise sank on the Kasai River in Kasai-Occidental province.

UN confirms 32 killed in Congo crash

Only one person survived among the 33 UN personnel and crew members aboard a plane that crashed in ...

UN plane crash in DR Congo kills 26: Official

The plane was carrying an assortment of UN staff, including peacekeepers.

At least 19 dead after plane crashes in Congo city

A cargo plane crashed into a residential area of Pointe-Noire, the Republic of Congo`s economic ca...

Assailants attack Congo President`s home; 9 dead

President Kabila and his wife were not home at the time of the assault.

US lauds DR Congo for military rape convictions

About 60 women were raped in a night of violence, looting on Jan 1 in Fizi.

Concern in LS over farmers suicide, congo fever

Several issues ranging from suicides by large number of farmers in MP and incidence of Congo fever...

Death penalties sought in DR Congo rape trial

Prosecutors asked for the death penalty against five of 11 members of the Democratic Republic of C...

Systematic rape continues on Congo-Angola border: UN

Leaders recorded 182 reported rapes in 7 villages along border in Jan alone.

Eleven DRCongo troops to go on trial on rape charges

Eleven government troops, are to go on trial in eastern DR Congo on charges of raping.

Intern doctor succumbs to Congo fever, toll reaches 4

An intern doctor, admitted to the Sterling Hospital here, Monday died due to the Crimean-Congo Hem...

Congo: 60 rapes in 10 days

A UN official last year called eastern Congo the rape capital of the world.

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