DR Congo

At least 5 killed in anti-Kabila demonstration in DR Congo

KINSHASA - Muslimchronicle

At least five people were killed and several others wounded on Sunday in Kinshasa during an anti-Kabila demonstration convened by the Catholic Church across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), according to the UN mission in the west African country. At least 69 people were arrested across the country, according to the UN Stabilization Mission in DR CongoRead more

At least five dead in DR Congo in banned anti-Kabila marches: UN

Kinshasa - Muslimchronicle

At least five people have been killed and another 33 injured on Sunday in DR Congo as security forces cracked down on protesters at banned marches demanding that President Joseph Kabila stand down, the UN said. The deaths all occurred in the capital Kinshasa, the United Nations peacekeeping mission MONUSCO said, adding that 69 people had been arrested at ralliesRead more

Ugandan army says it attacked rebel camps

Kampala - Musimchronicle

Uganda's army said Friday that it had launched attacks on a shadowy rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the militants killed 14 UN peacekeepers earlier this month. "Shared intelligence between Uganda and the DRC confirmed that the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists which recently carried out attacks on UN peacekeepers... were planning to conduct hostile activities againstRead more

'Dozens' killed as military plane crashes in DR Congo

Kinshasa - Muslimchronicle

A military plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing "several dozen" people, military and airport sources told AFP. The Antonov transport plane had just taken off and had "several dozen people" on board, an airport source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity, saying it had crashed into Nsele, which lies about 100 kilometres (60Read more

Burundi police arrest bandits on Burundi-DR Congo border

Bujumbura - Arab Today

Over ten armed bandits operating on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have been arrested, the Burundian police spokesman said Friday. Burundian Police Spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said the armed bandits, who stole belongings in Burundi and crossed the border to the DR Congo, were arrested at various border points. According to him, thoseRead more

DR Congo’s street food mushrooms as crisis grows

Kinshasa - Arab Today

In crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), people in the capital increasingly turn to street hawkers to feed themselves and their families cheaply, but the makeshift option is often not a hygienic one. From civil servants and students, to construction workers and parents with their children, hungry Kinshasa residents depend on so-called malewas, or street food sellers, whose numbersRead more

Ivory Coast achieves draw with DR Congo in Africa Cup

Ivory Coast - Arab Today

Ivory Coast football national team managed to peg back DR Congo and to achieve a 2-2 draw to keep the hopes of reaching the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. A clever throw-in routine was finished off by Neeskens Kebano's low drive to put DR Congo 1-0 up but Wilfried Bony equalised with a powerful header. DR Congo regained the lead only twoRead more