Senegalese President Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union (AU), said Sunday he was "gravely concerned" by the "rising tensions" between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), asking for calm from the two.
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There is an "urgent need" to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) according to a local organization which works on the issue with the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO.
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The health authorities of the African nation declared a new outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday.
The infected patient was a (...)
Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, he has turned his life around, and works for the UN peacekeeping mission in the country as a firefighter, helping to keep local (...)
Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission confirmed.
The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it (...)
Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ncita Mahunga announced his country's support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the Expo 2030.
In a press conference today, following the meeting of Advisor at (...)
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo received in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, today, Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, and his accompanying delegation.
Advisor Qattan, during (...)
The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's top peacekeeping (...)
At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday.
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At least 25 people have died after they were electrocuted by a falling power cable at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police say.
The high-voltage cable snapped and fell on houses and people shopping near the capital Kinshasa on (...)
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its seventh year.
Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the (...)
Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday.
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The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province that began in October, is officially over, national health authorities announced this Thursday.
The end of the outbreak, the second in 2021, was declared (...)
Companies owned by family and friends of former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila had millions of dollars of public funds funnelled through their bank accounts, according to Africa's biggest data leak.
The money was transferred to (...)
A Nepalese peacekeeper serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was on Friday named the recipient of the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award.
Superintendent Sangya Malla with the UN mission in the country, MONUSCO, is Chief of its (...)
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a stark choice over who to assist, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country warned on Friday.
The conflict in the DRC is on "such a (...)
Congo's Mount Nyiragongo erupted for the first time in nearly two decades Saturday, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tried to flee Goma, a city of nearly 2 million.
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Sudan informed Congo President Felix Tshisekedi of its rejection on the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
According to a statement by the Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Monday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mariam Al-Sadiq held a (...)
Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lutundula met today with Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, who is currently visiting Kinshasa.
During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two (...)
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi received today his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, who is currently visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Somali National News Agency said that the two sides (...)
Sudanese delegation to the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks in Kinshasa will be headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariam Al-Sadiq and the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Prof. Yasser Abbas.
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The Congolese capital Kinshasa will host tomorrow, on Saturday the meetings related to the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), under the patronage of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chair of the African Union 2021.
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The 2023 electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will mark "a new critical stage" in the country's journey to democratic transition and stabilization, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita said on Tuesday in her first (...)
There is a critical need for state institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to provide more stability and safety for citizens facing multiple threats, the head of the UN mission there told the Security Council on Monday.
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An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is over, the government announced on Wednesday, after a five-month response supported by the UN's World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners.
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