Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo

The International Criminal Court will decide Tuesday on an appeal by a Congolese warlord dubbed the “Terminator”, who received the tribunal’s longest-ever war crimes sentence. Rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda was…

At least 15 civilians were massacred overnight in eastern DR Congo, a monitoring group in the region said Monday, saying the notorious ADF militia were suspected. The Allied Democratic Forces…

Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was among three people killed on Monday when a UN convoy was ambushed in the country’s troubled east, violence the DRC’s president…

Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday during a fact-finding mission to the country’s troubled east, a senior diplomat told AFP. The envoy, Luca Attanasio, “died…

Eight people, six of them members of the same family, were killed in an overnight attack by an unidentified armed group in Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled east, local officials…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that measles killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January — more than double the…

No fewer than 10 civilians were killed in two attacks by militia gunmen in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where government forces have vowed to root out armed groups, sources…