Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak.
Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration
Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo have signed agreements to end the presence of U.N. peacekeepers after more than two decades.
Congolese businessman Katumbi launches his presidential campaign to challenge Tshisekedi
Congolese businessman and opposition leader Moise Katumbi has launched his bid for the presidency, five years after the regime in power at the time blocked him from running.
A Moroccan cobalt mine denies claims of arsenic-contaminated local water. Automakers are concerned
A German newspaper investigation is raising questions about the future of a Moroccan mine that was meant to supply carmakers a mineral critical for electric vehicle batteries.
Extremist-linked rebels kill at least 44 villagers in separate attacks in Congo’s volatile east
Local authorities and civil society leaders say extremist-linked rebels killed at least 44 villagers in Congo’s volatile eastern region during separate attacks that started on Sunday night.
US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions and withdraw troops from their border following increased fighting that has displaced nearly 7 million people.
Uganda’s military says it has captured a commander of an extremist group accused in tourist attack
A Ugandan military spokesperson says troops have captured a commander of an extremist group whose fighters are accused of killing two tourists last month.
Chad’s military government agrees to opposition leader’s return from exile
The Congolese presidency says Chad’s military government has agreed to allow the return of opposition leader Succes Masra, who fled the country last year amid a political clampdown.
‘I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past year in eastern Congo amid fighting by more than 130 armed groups.
Extremists with ties to the Islamic State group kill at least 26 people in eastern Congo
Authorities in Congo say extremists with ties to the Islamic State group killed at least 26 people in the country’s east.
Couple killed along with their local guide in an attack near a Ugandan national park were newlyweds
Uganda’s president has said that the two tourists killed, along with their tour guide, in an attack near a Ugandan national park were newlyweds.
2 foreign tourists and their Ugandan guide killed in attack near Uganda’s popular national park
A wildlife official in Uganda and the police say two foreign tourists and their Ugandan guide have been killed in an attack by unknown assailants near a national park.
As elections near, Congo says it will ease military rule in the conflict-riddled east
Congo’s president says he will gradually ease the state of military rule in the conflict-riddled east and lift some restrictions imposed more than two years ago.
UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation
A U.N. official says the eight peacekeepers have been suspended and detained in eastern Congo on allegations of sexual exploitation.
Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters
A Congolese military court has sentenced a colonel to death after soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters earlier this year.
At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined
At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are relaying a unanimous message, that their continent of more than 1.3 billion people is done being a “victim” of a post-world war order and must be recognized and partnered with as a global power in itself.
Uganda’s president says airstrikes killed ‘a lot’ of rebels with ties to Islamic State in Congo
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says recent airstrikes against rebels with ties to the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed “a lot” of the militants, possibly including a notorious bomb maker.
Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed.
Landslide in northwest Congo kills at least 17 people after torrential rain
Authorities in northwestern Congo say torrential rain has caused a landslide that killed at least 17 people overnight.
Congo communities forcibly uprooted to make way for mines critical to EVs, Amnesty report says
The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault.
An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says
A senior UN official says the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces.
Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people
Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo have been arrested for their involvement in a crackdown on protests that left 43 people dead and dozens more severely injured.
An attack on a Chinese mining convoy carrying gold in Congo leaves 4 dead, authorities say
Authorities say an attack on a Chinese mining convoy transporting gold in northeast Congo killed four people, including two Chinese nationals.
Clash between armed forces and protesters in Congo kills at least 26, local official says
A local official in northeastern Congo says a clash between armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in the country has killed at least 26 people.
Militia fighters attack village in northeastern Congo, causing battle in which 14 people die
Congo’s army says fighters for a militia groupi attacked a village, setting off a battle that killed 14 people in the latest bloodshed in the country’s restive east.
US sanctions military leaders accused of making violence worse in eastern Congo
Six individuals face new United States sanctions for human rights abuses in northeast Congo. The U.S.
As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged
Bagungu people who farm and worship in an oil-rich, remote region in Uganda are worried about the future of their sacred natural sites.
A river ferry split in two and sank in Congo, and at least 18 people drowned
Rescuers are searching for survivors after a riverboat carrying more than 300 passengers split in two and sank.
At least 10 killed in southwest Congo as intercommunal violence worsens over land rights and taxes
Local authorities say a militia armed with guns and machetes killed at least 10 people in southwest Congo on Friday, in worsening intercommunal violence.
Rebel attacks in restive northeastern Congo kill at least 21 people over the weekend, officials say
Officials and activists say that rebel groups — including one with ties to the Islamic State group — killed at least 21 people in restive northeastern Congo over the weekend.
Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia’s Wagner as a terrorist group
British lawmakers say the U.K. has underestimated the threat posed by the Russian Wagner mercenary group and should ban it as a terrorist organization.