Published 10:25 PM ET, Tuesday December 24, 2024 Kinshasa: Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry—full of people returning home for Christmas—capsized in the river Busira late Friday night, according to local officials. Twenty people are confirmed to have been rescued ...

Published 5:45 PM ET, Thursday December 12, 2924 UN Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bintou Keita, has highlighted political tensions and escalating insecurity in North Kivu and Ituri, particularly related to the activities of the ADF, M23, CODECO, and Zaïre. Addressing the Security Council, Keita said, ...

October 31, 2024 | 11:30 AM ET | Kinshasa: A military helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing the pilot, co-pilot, and a technician, all of whom were foreign nationals. Authorities have not yet disclosed the identities or nationalities of the crew ...

American Marcel Malanga, fourth right, stands with others during a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday Sept .13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May 2024. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi) September 13, 2024 | 04:30 PM | Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to ...

Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. May 04, 2024 At least 12 people, including children, were killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The attacks occurred ...