16 killed in three days of DR Congo clashes
Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a rebel militia, a military spokesman told AFP Thursday.
Feb 23, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
Burundi asks refugees to return home
The Burundian government has started a regional campaign to ask the country`s refugees to voluntarily return home despite tension in the east African country, a media report said.
Feb 15, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
Returned detained former Congo rebels to military camp: Uganda
Uganda said on Monday it had returned dozens of former combatants of a Democratic Republic of Congo rebel group to a military camp after they tried to sneak back to their own country in disguise last week.
Jan 23, 2017, 17:39 PM IST
Twenty six dead in days of DR Congo clashes over slain militia chief
Over two dozen people have been killed since the start of the year in clashes pitting the Democratic Republic of Congo`s security forces against supporters of a slain tribal chief, a local governor said in a statement.
Jan 11, 2017, 17:43 PM IST
Twenty-two civilians killed in DR Congo bloodbath: Official
At least 22 civilians were killed in a massacre in Democratic Republic of Congo`s restive North Kivu province over the weekend, an official said Sunday.
Dec 26, 2016, 01:35 AM IST
No elections in DR Congo before April 2018: Minister
Elected in 2006, he went on to win a second five-year term in a 2011 vote decried as rigged by the opposition.
Nov 28, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
Ugandan tribal king arrested after clashes kill 55
Violence has been simmering in the region all week, with four militants killed when they attacked a police post on Thursday, a police spokeswoman told AFP.
Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission seeks to delay vote
The Democratic Republic of Congo`s electoral commission on Saturday said it would seek to delay calling voters to the polls until late 2017, though the opposition swiftly rejected the proposal.
Oct 02, 2016, 02:53 AM IST
36 killed in terrorist massacre in troubled east DR Congo
At least 36 people have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said Sunday, calling it a massacre in revenge for military operations in the area.
Aug 14, 2016, 20:55 PM IST
`Several dead` as Army clashes with rebels in DR Congo
Several people were killed in clashes between the army and former rebels at a military base in the Democratic Republic of Congo Wednesday, officials said.
Jun 16, 2016, 09:02 AM IST
Congo ex-vice president guilty in landmark ICC war rape ruling
Democratic Republic of Congo`s Jean-Pierre Bemba became the highest-ranking politician convicted by the international war crimes court on Monday, when it judged him responsible for a campaign of rape and murder in Central African Republic.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:39 AM IST
Burundi President agrees to hold talks to end crisis
Bujumbura; Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and opposition politicians have agreed to hold talks to end a 10-month-old crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday.
Feb 23, 2016, 19:23 PM IST
UN experts find bid to smuggle Congo arms via Rwanda to Burundi rebels
A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council found there have been attempts to smuggle weapons from Democratic Republic of Congo through Rwanda to rebels in Burundi where a political crisis threatens to spiral out of control.
Feb 05, 2016, 00:52 AM IST
Burundi rebels say trained by Rwandan military: UN experts
The report cites accounts from several rebel fighters, who told the sanctions monitors the training was done in a forest camp in Rwanda.
Feb 04, 2016, 07:28 AM IST
