Democratic Republic of Congo - BBC News
Oct 3, 2024 · Hundreds of 'seriously ill' prisoners freed in DR Congo The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent attempted jailbreak. 24 Sep 2024
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Emile Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can hold out.
DR Congo attemped coup: Army says it thwarted attack in …
May 20, 2024 · The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa involving Congolese and foreign fighters.
DR Congo election: President Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide
Dec 31, 2023 · President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo's election, which has been condemned as a "sham" by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun.
Democratic Republic of Congo profile - Timeline - BBC News
Jan 10, 2019 · A chronology of key events in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from the 1200s to the present
DR Congo country profile - BBC News
Jan 2, 2024 · An overview of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and key facts about this central African state.
DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians - UN
Dec 8, 2022 · A UN investigation has found that at least 131 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a November attack by the M23 rebel group.
DR Congo coup attempt: Thirty-seven sentenced to death - BBC
Sep 13, 2024 · Thirty-seven people - including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian national - have been sentenced to death over an attempt to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of ...
DR Congo: Cursed by its natural wealth - BBC News
Oct 9, 2013 · The Democratic Republic of Congo is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption have turned it into one of the poorest, writes historian Dan Snow.
DR Congo floods: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near-record
Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe.