by admin | May 4, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] A military court in eastern Congo on Friday sentenced eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes linked to fleeing the battlefield, as the government struggles to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich area where many armed groups...
by admin | Mar 19, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was set to be freed soon after a court sentenced him Monday to six months in prison for spreading false information among other charges, according to media freedom group Reporters Without Borders.He was expected to be...
by admin | Feb 21, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Extremist rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least two dozen civilians in separate attacks this week, local authorities and a civil society group said Tuesday.Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to the Islamic State group, killed 13...
by admin | Feb 12, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters who burned tires and U.S. and Belgian flags near Western embassies and U.N. offices in the capital Kinshasa, angry about insecurity in eastern Congo.The protesters,...
by admin | Feb 9, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] At least 18 people were killed Friday when the bus they were traveling on collided with a truck in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, authorities said.The bus collided with the truck as it tried to make a turn along a highway leading to the N’Djili...