BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in Republic of Congo after large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, authorities said Tuesday. The Congolese Armed Forces Command later announced that all recruitment operations have been suspended in Brazzaville until further notice … Read more
LONDON — Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization’s efforts to prevent sexual abuse travelled to Congo to address the biggest known sex scandal in the U.N. health agency’s history, the abuse of well over 100 local women by staffers and others during a deadly Ebola outbreak. According to an internal … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions and withdraw troops from their border following increased fighting that has displaced nearly 7 million people ByEMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press November 7, 2023, 9:31 AM NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate … Read more
A senior Congolese official says a boat capsized in Congo’s northwest killing at least 27 people ByJEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press October 14, 2023, 4:29 PM KINSHASA, Congo — A boat capsized in Congo’s northwest killing at least 27 people, and more than 70 others were missing, a senior government official said Saturday as rescuers searched … Read more
Congo’s president says he will gradually ease the state of military rule in the conflict-riddled east and lift some restrictions imposed more than two years ago ByJUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press October 13, 2023, 7:59 AM GOMA, Congo — Congo’s president said he will gradually ease the state of military rule … Read more
Congo’s government spokesperson has said the East African regional force will have to leave the country by Dec. 8 because of a “lack of satisfactory results on the ground” as agreed on during a regional meeting ByJUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press October 10, 2023, 11:14 AM GOMA, Congo — Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo — Deep in Congo’s forested ravines, a neighborhood affiliate of the Islamic State has been rising more and more lethal — seizing youngsters to swell its ranks, honing its bombmaking expertise, and launching ferocious assaults on villages, church buildings and clinics — with out attracting a … Read more
Correspondent Katharine Houreld and photographer Arlette Bashizi traveled collectively throughout southeastern Congo, visiting industrial and artisanal mines within the nation’s three largest cobalt mining cities. Houreld is The Washington Submit’s East Africa bureau chief, primarily based in Nairobi, with tasks stretching from the Horn of Africa to the continent’s southern tip. Bashizi is a Congolese … Read more
Ugandan police say at the least 25 folks have been killed in a suspected insurgent assault on a faculty close to the Congo border ByRODNEY MUHUMUZA Related Press KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police say at the least 25 folks have been killed in a suspected insurgent assault on a faculty close to the Congo border. … Read more