Tag: DRC
DRC: New fighting between army allied groups and M23 rebels in Masisi territory
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, new fighting was recorded on Wednesday in the territory of Masisi between local armed groups allied with the Congolese army and…
DRC: Searches continue after shipwreck on the Lukenie River, 28 bodies recovered
In the DRC, at least 28 bodies have been recovered after a pirogue sank on the Lukenie River, in the Kutu territory. The tragedy occurred on the night of Saturday…
DRC: sinking of a whaling boat with 300 passengers on board in the province of Maï-Ndombe
The shipwreck occurred on the night of Saturday to Sunday, August 18, on the Lukenie River, in the territory of Kutu, province of Mai-Ndombe (southwest). A whaling boat heading towards…
DRC: the MPOX epidemic continues to progress in the Goma region in the east of the country
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the MPOX epidemic declared by WHO as a public health emergency of international concern continues to gain ground. In Goma and surrounding areas, at…
Mpox in the DRC: a response plan of 49 million dollars and vaccine doses expected
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the global epicentre of monkeypox, also known as mpox, which has already caused more than 570 deaths, among the 16,700 cases recorded in…
DRC: standoff between the Minister of Justice and magistrates
In the DRC, tensions are growing between the Minister of Justice, Constant Mutamba, and the magistrates grouped within the Autonomous Union of Magistrates of Congo (Synamac). The latter can no…
DRC: Displaced people from Kisangani want to return home despite government aid
In Kisangani, in the north-east of the DRC, nearly 5,000 displaced people from the Mbole Lengola community conflict have received aid from the Congolese government in the form of food…
DRC: Arrests targeting M23 sympathizers continue in North Kivu
In the DRC, arrests continue for people accused of collusion with the M23. After the death sentence of 26 people by a military court last week, attention is now turning…
DRC: Arrest in Beni of 31 people suspected of belonging to the ADF
The Congolese army presented on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 31 people arrested in Beni, including several foreign fighters affiliated with the ADF, a former Ugandan rebellion that pledged allegiance to…
DRC: Government announces reductions in import charges
Asphyxiated by soaring prices, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reducing import duties to reduce the cost of basic necessities on the market. What room for…