Browsing: DR Congo

A reported prison break attempt in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa resulted in the death of at least 129 people, primarily due to a stampede, as…

Ten people, including five civilians and five soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army, were killed in an attack on a bar in the violence-stricken…

Early Monday morning, heavy gunfire was heard from Makala prison, Congo’s largest penitentiary located in the capital, Kinshasa as inmates attempted to escape from the overcrowded…

On Tuesday, prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo sought the death penalty for 50 defendants, including three Americans, accused of involvement in an alleged coup…

According to reports, at least 20 people, including a baby, died after a boat carrying over 300 people capsized on a river in western Democratic Republic…

Not less than seven people, including four children, were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after unidentified gunmen attacked a fuel truck, local officials…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported that an ongoing mpox outbreak has claimed 548 lives this year, while Sweden confirmed its first case of…

Constant Mutamba, the Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announced the release of almost 527 prisoners from the central prison of Makala…

Reports say at least 18 people died and 14 people are missing after ADF rebels attacked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The two attacks occurred on…

Five people died in an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that the Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for, according to a US-based…