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Congo... Featured

The itinerary of a spoiled child: Congo magnate Katumbi

Our ReporterOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 29, 2020/ -- While several French court rulings have dismissed all of his claims, Moïse Katumbi persists in his attempts to seize assets that...

Congo...

ADF slaughters 11 in North Kivu

Our ReporterSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020

By Radio Okapi The spokesperson for the army in the far north, Lieutenant Antony Mwalushayi, asks the population not to be discouraged, nor to play the game of ADF criminals....

Congo... Featured

Massive profits as illicit Congo gold trade flourishes

Our ReporterSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

OTTAWA, Canada, September 17, 2020/ -- IMPACT’s newest report reveals how the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) illicit gold trade continues to thrive despite efforts to clean up the sector.Traders...

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50 dead in Congo gold mine collapse

Our ReporterSeptember 12, 2020September 12, 2020

By AFP About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local authorities said Saturday. The accident in...

Congo...

Belgium to return Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to family

Our ReporterSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020

By The Brussels Times A Belgian court has ruled that the remains of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, kept by Belgium after his murder, can be returned to his family....

Congo...

UN guards Congo Nobel laureate Dr Mukwege after death threats

Our ReporterSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020

By BBC Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege has been placed under the guard of United Nations security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after death threats against him. The...

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Congo militia raids exam centre, rapes girls

Our ReporterSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020

By BBC Armed militia attacked a school and raped female students on the eve of their examinations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men attacked an examination centre housing...

Rwanda

Congo army kills militia commander Col Mpiranya

Our ReporterAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020

By NewTimes The commander of RUD-Urunana, the militia blamed for the October 2019 Kinigi attack which claimed the lives of 14 civilians, has been killed in eastern DR Congo, according to reports....

Crime Featured

Army arrests boda rider with 100kg of tin

Our ReporterJuly 20, 2020July 20, 2020

On 14/07/2020, at around 1400 hours, along Uganda –Rwanda border at Kashenyi Village, Kashenyi Parish, in Ntungamo District, one Kutesa Danson, a Boda Boda cyclist was intercepted by UPDF soldiers...

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Meet Gen Tshiwewe new Congo Republican Guard commander

Our ReporterApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

General Major Christian Songe Tshiwewe is the new Commander of the Congo Republican Guard. President Félix Tshisekedi appointed General Songe on Wednesday April 22, 2020. The order for his appointment...