Tag: congo
Democratic Republic: At least 13 mourners killed, 9 children, in east Congo shooting
GOMA: At least 13 people including nine children were killed when a soldier in east Democratic Republic of Congo opened fire on people gathered to…
Ugandan border town prepares to bury victims of rebel massacre that left 42 dead, mostly students
KAMPALA (UGANDA): A bereaved Ugandan border town on Sunday prepared to bury victims of a brutal attack by suspected extremist rebels on a school that…
Ugandan: At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border
KAMPALA: Ugandan authorities recovered the bodies of 41 people, including 38 students, following an attack by suspected rebels on secondary school near the border with…
Congo Conflict: Conflict in eastern Congo forces thousands of schools to close
KIHISI: Thomas Tumusifu Buregeya wishes he were studying for his final school exams. Instead, he scrapes a living doing odd jobs in a displaced people’s…
Democratic Republic Of Congo: Regional military force in DR Congo raises ‘balkanisation’ fears
GOMA: A regional military force deployed to stabilise the conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is raising suspicions about the role neighbouring countries are playing….
Congo: UN suspends flights in Eastern Congo after helicopter fired on
GOMA: A United Nations helicopter came under heavy fire in eastern Congo, bringing the organization to suspend flights in the conflict-riddled region, the U.N. said…
UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo
KINSHASA: A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…