Congo security forces kill at least 18 Burundian refugees: Sources
Congolese security forces killed at least 18 Burundian refugees during clashes over plans to send some of them home, local activists and a diplomatic source said.
Sep 16, 2017, 15:05 PM IST
Indian man kidnapped in Congo released: Sushma Swaraj
An Indian man who was abducted in Congo has been released.
Jul 18, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Indian army expedites buying military hardware for UN missions
A report by the UN pointed out poor maintenance and serviceability of equipment and platforms used by the Indian troops and held back a reimbursement amount of Rs 338 crore, official sources said.
Jun 25, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
Heavy fighting in northeastern Congo, several wounded: Residents
Exchanges of heavy weapons fire erupted in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday between the army and militia fighters, and several students sitting exams were wounded in an explosion at a school, residents said.
Jun 22, 2017, 15:20 PM IST
Over 3,300 dead in 8 months of DR Congo unrest
The UN's MONUSCO peacekeeping mission had previously spoken of "more than 400 dead" while about 1.3 million people are estimated to have fled their homes in the Kasai provinces.
Deadly Ebola cases on the rise in Congo, number goes upto 29
WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier today said the number includes two laboratory-confirmed deaths.
May 19, 2017, 18:40 PM IST
UN agency announces 2 more suspected Ebola cases in Congo
The UN agency said yesterday there are now 11 suspected cases, including three reported deaths, in Likati in Congo's northern Bas-Uele Province. WHO said one death has tested positive for an Ebola strain seen in the country before.
May 14, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
Congo opposition leader sentenced to five years in prison
A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a political opposition leader to five years in prison on Wednesday, a human rights advocate said, a judgment that risks imperiling multi-party talks meant to organise a presidential election next year.
Dec 29, 2016, 07:04 AM IST
Who's behind the massacres in Congo's Beni region?
The official explanation for a two-year wave of massacres in a restive corner of DR Congo centres on a shadowy rebel group accused of having ties to the global jihadist underground.
Dec 27, 2016, 09:40 AM IST
At least 34 civilians killed in Congo violence amid political instability
At least 34 civilians have been killed by Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend.
Dec 26, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
Almost 300 arrested as anti-president protests subside in Congo
Police said they had arrested 275 people across Democratic Republic of Congo as two days of protests against President Joseph Kabila appeared to subside on Wednesday.
Dec 22, 2016, 00:11 AM IST
Blast kills child, injures 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo: UN
An explosion killed a child and injured 32 Indian peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma on Tuesday morning, the U.N. mission in Congo said.
Nov 08, 2016, 13:32 PM IST
Three dead at burnt headquarters of Congo opposition party: Witness
At least 17 people died on Monday in clashes between security forces and protesters angered by what they say is a bid by President Joseph Kabila to extend his rule over Africa`s top copper producer.
Sep 20, 2016, 15:15 PM IST
Anti-government march turns violent in Congo capital, 17 dead
At least 17 people, including three policemen, were killed when Congolese police and anti-government protesters clashed in the capital Kinshasa on Monday during a march against President Joseph Kabila and what the protesters see as his bid to extend his mandate.
Sep 20, 2016, 02:26 AM IST
DR Congo summit to avoid poll chaos opens despite no-shows
A long-awaited "national dialogue" to avert political chaos opened in Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday despite the absence of many opposition figures who described the event as a government "trap".
Sep 02, 2016, 05:57 AM IST
Massacre suspects torched by mob in eastern Congo
Around 100 troops were dispatched to Butembo "to re-establish order", General Marcel Mbangu, who headed the contingent.
Aug 25, 2016, 00:37 AM IST
36 killed in terrorist massacre in troubled east DR Congo
At least 36 people have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said Sunday, calling it a massacre in revenge for military operations in the area.
Aug 14, 2016, 20:55 PM IST
Indians face attack in Kinshasa following Congolese woman's murder in Hyderabad
Indian traders in Kinshasa stayed indoors and shuttered their shops on Friday after the murder of a Congolese woman in India prompted violent reprisals in the city.
Jul 08, 2016, 20:17 PM IST
SHOCKING! Hyderabad man kills Congolese wife while 5-year-old daughter sat in car
In a horrific incident, a man in Hyderabad allegedly killed his wife, Cynthia, cut her body into pieces, stuffed them in a suitcase and tried to set the suitcase ablaze at an isolated place near Madanpally village at Shamshabad on Monday night.
Jul 05, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
ICC to sentence for DR Congo`s Bemba for war crimes
Bemba, 53, was found guilty in March of five charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by his private army called the Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC).
Jun 21, 2016, 09:31 AM IST
