Story by Amnesty International, LondonThe plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC’s gold and coltan may amount to war crime of pillageM23’s multiple violations that also involve Rwandans may amount to war crimes”Rwanda has continued to illegally profit from DRC’s mineral wealth,” Agnès CallamardMinerals linked to abuses by M23 are prevalent in electronic devices owned […]
By AgencyKINSHASA – DR Congo – More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures released Saturday by Congolese authorities.But the government also suggested that the spread of the disease may already have peaked, despite the virus having been confirmed in a seventh province […]
CAPTION: Burundians flocked in the hundreds to their embassy in Nairobi seeking help on September 8th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter NAIROBI — A Kenyan crackdown on foreign traders has taken an unexpected turn, with Rwanda now being drawn into a dispute that began as a domestic fight over jobs and small businesses. The […]
CAPTION – Congolese influencer Denise Mukendi Dusauchoy in file photo. By AgenciesKINSHASA – Congolese influencer Denise Mukendi Dusauchoy, an outspoken critic of President Félix Tshisekedi’s government, was transferred to Kinshasa overnight after being arrested in Tanzania, Congolese media reported on Tuesday.Dusauchoy was detained on Sunday, August 30, in Kabanga, western Tanzania, before being taken to Dar […]
CAPTION: This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on the move in Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Dec. 17, 2025. . (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua) KINSHASA | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and […]
CAPTION: A local leader wearing protective gear raises awareness about the Ebola outbreak in Goma (AFP or licensors) By Severin MoussavouGOMA – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the current outbreak of the Ebola virus is spreading more rapidly than any previous outbreak, with a provisional toll of 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths.Amid the […]
CAPTION: Health workers give a training presentation about how to detect and prevent the spread of Ebola, outside South Sudan’s town of Yei on Tuesday February 26 2019. (File photo). By Agency YEI – South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where heavy cross-border movement and informal routes pose […]
CAPION: Samia Suluhu Hassan, right, and Félix Tshisekedi, left, during a meeting Zanzibar Tuesday August 18th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterZANZIBAR — Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo have called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Congolese territory and pledged deeper defence and security cooperation as Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan and Félix Tshisekedi […]
Community-based health workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect a wooden coffin carrying the body of a man who died of Ebola in Bunia, Congo, July 10, 2026. (Reuters Photo) An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country’s deadliest, killing over 2,300 people in three months, officials said Monday.The United Nations says the […]
CAPTION: DRC Red Cross volunteers carry the body of an Ebola virus victim in Ituri Province, June 8, 2026 [File: AFP] By AgenciesBUTA / DR CONGO – The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in previously unaffected Bas-Uele, said the head of […]