Republic of Congo News News Republic of Congo » Security: Professor Felix Kaputu Announces the Publication of “Réinventer le Congo-Kinshasa”
Professor Felix Kaputu has released Réinventer le Congo-Kinshasa, a comprehensive study of the Dodekaprogramme, Joseph Kabila’s twelve-pillar strategy for the reconstruction and governance of the ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: Congo, Rwanda eye October start to security measures under Trump-backed peace deal
The Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers signed a peace deal in Washington on June 27 and met that same day with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is keen to draw billions of dollars of Western ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: M23 rebels loot $70 million in gold from Congo mine, company says
At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. The mine is located in South Kivu province, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels staged a lightning offensive this year that allowed them to ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: Congo and M23 rebels agree to form ceasefire monitoring body
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to create a joint body to monitor a future permanent ceasefire – a step seen as crucial to ending years of violence ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: EU provides €9 million in humanitarian assistance to Democratic Republic of Congo
The European Commission is providing an additional €9 million in humanitarian assistance for the DRC to respond to the tragic humanitarian needs ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: EU biofuel projects in the ‘breadbasket of Congo’ could threaten food security, investigation finds
Some fields are abandoned, others are being ploughed again by local families in Louvakou, in the Niari department of southwestern Congo. We fly a drone over rain-soaked lands, where until a year ago ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: IS-linked Fighters Kill 71 In DR Congo Attack
Fighters linked to the Islamic State group killed 71 people in an overnight attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local and security sources told AFP on Tuesday. The Barron's news ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: An uneasy ceasefire in Congo
A major flashpoint is Uvira, on Lake Tanganyika in South Kivu, where M23 fighters, Rwandan troops and allied Tutsi militias face off against Congolese soldiers, Burundian allies and pro-government ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hands over Ebola response activities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
After several weeks of collaborating with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and local authorities, on a response to Ebola in Bulape, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: UN warns of deepening crises for women and girls in Democratic Republic of Congo
The UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday described women and girls across the Democratic Republic of the Congo as 'one of the world's worst humanitarian crises,' facing widespread ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: Congo-Kinshasa: UN Sounds Alarm Over Spike in Sexual Violence Against Women in DR Congo
Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations official warned on ...
News Republic of Congo » Security: World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) call for urgent action as hunger deepens in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) call for urgent action as hunger deepens in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...