Congo
18 Sep
The Congolese government has debunked rumours of a coup attempt against President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
7 Jul
The European Union on Friday blasted Rwanda's military presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and support of Tutsi-led M23 rebels accused of multiple atrocities against civilians.
13 Jun
Congolese police, often accused of torture and ill-treatment, will receive a three-year training programme funded by five million euros ($5.4 million) from the European Union, officials said Tuesday.
9 Jun
Suspected Islamist militants hacked 12 people to death in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local officials said, in the latest attack in the troubled region.
6 Jun
Seven Congolese soldiers have been handed terms ranging from 10 years to life in prison for crimes in the country's troubled east, the military said on Tuesday.
19 Mar
More than 20 civilians were reported killed in separate attacks in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting also resumed over the weekend between the government and M23 insurgents, local sources told AFP on Sunday. In Ituri province, CODECO militants -- a group claiming to protect the Lendu community from another…
1 Dec 2022
The date for the International Handball Federation (IHF) Trophy Continental Phase championship slated for Brazzaville, Congo between December 12 and 18 has now been shifted.
10 Oct 2022
In a fresh move to galvanise action to ensure equitable availability of water for all purposes and sanitation for all, African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) will today, kick-start
7 Oct 2022
The scramble for and partition of Africa which had the sinister chairmanship imprimatur of the then German Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck is still largely responsible for many of the wars
10 Jul 2022
Congo began voting on Sunday in parliamentary and local elections which will likely see the ruling party maintain its stronghold of the parliament's two chambers
28 May 2022
Rwanda on Saturday said two of its soldiers were being held captive by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and accused government authorities there of backing the group responsible. It comes as a diplomatic feud between the two neighbours escalates, with both sides accusing each other of aiding armed militias in the volatile eastern…
21 Mar 2022
Cellulant and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries