Congo militia guns down Italian ambassador
By AFP Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was among three people killed on Monday when a UN convoy came under attack in the troubled east, DRC sources...
60 dead, 200 missing in Congo boat disaster
By Voice of America A Democratic Republic of Congo official said more than 200 people are missing after the boat they were on sank on the Congo River, claiming the lives of at least 60 people Sunday night in the country’s...
Congo president Tshisekedi elected AU chair
Congo president Tshisekedi elected AU chairperson The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected H.E. Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of...
Congo prime minister resigns
By Anadolu Agency The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resigned following a no-confidence vote in Parliament, the presidency announced on Friday. Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba handed...
Congo MPs oust pro-Kabila prime minister
By BBC MPs in the Democratic Republic of Congo have voted to remove Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba from power. Mr Ilukamba, who was not present during the no-confidence vote...
R&B star Akon enters Congo mineral rush
DAKAR (Reuters) - A company led by American-Senegalese R&B singer Akon has signed a deal to finance a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a...
Tshisekedi pardons men who assassinated Kabila
By BBC Two men convicted over the assassination of the Democratic Republic of Congo's President Laurent Kabila 20 years ago have been pardoned. Although Mr Kabila was shot by his...
Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo further remanded
Buganda Road Court has further remanded human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo to Kitalya prison until January 11, 2021. The court hearing got underway Monday via video conferencing at Buganda Road...
The Crane makes maiden flight to Kinshasa
Uganda Airlines Friday made its inaugural flight to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Crane touched down in the capital in the afternoon, spreading excitement among the Congolese. The...
Congo MPs oust pro-Kabila speaker
By AFP DR Congo legislators on Thursday voted in favour of removing the National Assembly's speaker, in the latest round of a bitter dispute between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters...