News: Democratic Republic of the Congo

We have started to collect the most important news related to Democratic Republic of the Congo in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: news

Ntabo Ntaberi: DR Congo militia leader jailed for crimes against humanity

Monday, November 23rd 2020, 23:37

A military court jails Ntabo Ntaberi for life after a two-year trial that saw 178 victims testify.
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DR Congo jail break: 'Islamist ADF rebels' free 1,300 inmates

Tuesday, October 20th 2020, 13:12

The attackers came in large numbers and broke the jail's door, officials say.
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France fines Congo activist for seizing Paris museum artefact

Wednesday, October 14th 2020, 16:28

Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza said he went to the Paris museum to claim "the stolen property of Africa".
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Measles in DR Congo: By air, boat and foot to deliver the vaccine

Monday, October 5th 2020, 23:49

The health workers going to great lengths to deliver vital supplies in the fight against measles in DR Congo.
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WHO to probe 'sexual exploitation' by aid workers in DR Congo

Tuesday, September 29th 2020, 19:40

The health body says a "robust" investigation will cover claims against aid workers tackling Ebola.
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Congo's sapeurs pass their style on to a new generation

Monday, September 28th 2020, 23:41
related countries: Republic of the Congo
related places: Brazzaville, Kinshasa

A new book highlights the "sapeurs" in the twin Congolese capitals of Brazzaville and Kinshasa.
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DR Congo gold mine collapse leaves 50 feared dead

Saturday, September 12th 2020, 16:26

Up to 50 people, "most of them young", may have been killed by the mine collapse in DR Congo.
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Denis Mukwege: UN guards DR Congo Nobel laureate after death threats

Thursday, September 10th 2020, 14:49

Renowned gynaecologist Denis Mukwege says he received death threats after condemning a massacre.
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Caged Congolese teen: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise

Wednesday, August 26th 2020, 23:13
related countries: United States
related places: Why

Ota Benga was kidnapped from what is now DR Congo in 1904 and taken to the US to be exhibited.
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How Ebola prepared one doctor for Covid-19

Tuesday, August 11th 2020, 23:03

How Ebola prepared one doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo to treat coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Uganda opens border for DR Congo refugees

Wednesday, July 1st 2020, 12:57

Some 3,000 people were stuck in no-man's land for more than a month after fleeing violence in DR Congo.
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Belgian king expresses 'deepest regrets' for DR Congo colonial abuses

Tuesday, June 30th 2020, 9:20
related countries: Belgium

King Philippe expresses his "deepest regrets" to DR Congo's president for Belgium's colonial rule.
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DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over

Thursday, June 25th 2020, 13:20

More than 2,000 people died in an area where decades of conflict have led to widespread mistrust.
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DR Congo judge died by being 'stabbed in the head'

Tuesday, June 16th 2020, 22:56

He was overseeing a case involving Vital Kamerhe, chief of staff to the DR Congo's president.
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Coronavirus in DR Congo captured on camera

Sunday, June 7th 2020, 23:59

A new online project documents the country's challenges amid the pandemic.
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Leonardo DiCaprio joins DR Congo gorilla park campaign after attack

Monday, May 18th 2020, 15:05

Twelve rangers were killed in an attack on Virunga National Park in DR Congo last month.
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DR Congo's Virunga National Park hit by 'deadliest' attack

Friday, April 24th 2020, 17:39
related countries: Rwanda

At least 12 rangers died in an ambush by suspected Rwandan rebels, the deadliest attack in recent years.
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Aurlus Mabélé: Congolese music legend dies 'from coronavirus'

Friday, March 20th 2020, 16:03

'King of soukous' Aurlus Mabélé died on the same day he was taken into hospital.
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Amani Festival: The DR Congo music festival celebrating life

Sunday, February 23rd 2020, 0:38

Organisers of the Amani Festival want to show a different side of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Mercenary 'Mad Mike' Hoare dies aged 100

Monday, February 3rd 2020, 0:41

Mike Hoare, a controversial figure, became internationally famous for his campaigns in the Congo.
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The Fighter and the Pimp: Fighting for Congo's most vulnerable girls in Kinshasa

Monday, January 27th 2020, 0:01
related places: Kinshasa

Shaki is an inspiration for dozens of street children, and her home has become a refuge for girls.
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DR Congo measles: More than 6,000 dead in world's worst outbreak

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 3:04

Around 310,000 cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo since early 2019.
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Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths

Monday, December 16th 2019, 19:13

A lawsuit accuses Apple, Google, Tesla, Microsoft and others of using cobalt mined by child labour.
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DR Congo protests: UN to open investigation into demonstrator's death

Wednesday, November 27th 2019, 18:42
related places: Beni

The UN mission says it will investigate the killing of a man during protests in the city of Beni.
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DR Congo crowd burns UN base and Beni town hall

Monday, November 25th 2019, 18:19
related places: Beni

Protesters vent their fury after troops fail to prevent a rebel attack in Beni in eastern DR Congo.
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DR Congo workers for Feronia made impotent by pesticides - HRW

Monday, November 25th 2019, 15:03
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK government-funded firm is accused of not doing enough to protect workers in DR Congo.
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DR Congo: Many dead as plane crashes into homes

Sunday, November 24th 2019, 16:23

At least 27 people are dead after a passenger plane hits a residential area after take-off in Goma.
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Congo student: ‘I skip meals to buy online data’

Sunday, November 24th 2019, 1:33

People in DR Congo spend 26% of the average income to get online - a luxury too far for many.
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Serge Ibaka: NBA champion's YouTube cooking show

Sunday, November 24th 2019, 0:09

The Congolese basketballer racks up millions of views cooking unusual food on YouTube.
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Democratic Republic of Congo to inaugurate national museum

Saturday, November 23rd 2019, 8:51
related countries: South Korea

A new museum, funded by South Korea, may pave the way to the repatriation of items taken during colonisation.
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DR Congo measles: Nearly 5,000 dead in major outbreak

Thursday, November 21st 2019, 17:34

Almost 250,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected in 2019.
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Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled

Wednesday, November 13th 2019, 17:31

A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Bosco Ntaganda sentenced to 30 years for crimes in DR Congo

Thursday, November 7th 2019, 15:40

Bosco Ntaganda is the first person convicted of sexual slavery by the International Criminal Court.
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Ebola: Attackers kill DR Congo journalist shining light on virus

Sunday, November 3rd 2019, 20:14

The army says Congolese radio host Papy Mumbere Mahamba was killed at home by unidentified men.
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Obituary: Anwar Congo, the mass killer who re-enacted his crimes

Sunday, November 3rd 2019, 0:29
related countries: Indonesia

Anwar Congo, who died last week, was an executioner during Indonesia's brutal anti-communist purge.
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DR Congo: Illegal mine suffers deadly collapse in Kampene

Wednesday, October 2nd 2019, 19:06
related places: Kampene

At least 14 people are reported killed at an illegal gold mine in the eastern town of Kampene.
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