World news about “DR Congo” published by euronews.
Finland tops poll for ‘world’s best place to be a mother’ Scandinavian countries remain the world’s best places in which to become a parent, according to a new report from the charity Save the Children. They make… 07/05/2013
30,000 Central African Republic refugees believed to have crossed into DCR Images have been released by the UNHCR showing the living conditions of refugees who have fled the conflict in the Central African Republic to camps in the… 14/04/2013
M23 rebels will take on UN special force in DRC if attacked The M23 rebel group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo says it will fight back if attacked by a UN contingent being sent to the area… 12/04/2013
Angelina Jolie against sexual violence in Congo – nocomment Angelina Jolie has been meeting with women and girls in eastern Congo, as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency, to raise awareness of the issue of sexual… 27/03/2013
‘The Terminator’ proclaims innocence at first ICC hearing Bosco Ntaganda, a Rwandan-born warlord nick-named “the Terminator”, said he is innocent of the charges brought against him at the International Criminal Court… 26/03/2013
DR Congo war crimes suspect hands himself in Washington says a war crimes suspect from the Democratic Republic of Congo has handed himself over to the US embassy in Kigali. Officials say General Bosco… 19/03/2013
More Congo civilians flee fighting The increasing vulnerability of civilians to armed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has brought new calls for urgent regional efforts to… 15/08/2012
Congolese refugees forced into exileA Congolese refugee begs for food at Magunga III camp, outside the city of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 200,000 civilians… 26/07/2012
ICC sentences Lubanga for warcrimes The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Congolese former warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison, for conscripting children. He was found… 10/07/2012
Caddy a Congolese voice for peace Radio has often been used as a weapon of war in Africa. Caddy Adzuba is a journalist for Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At all costs, she… 05/05/2012
‘Women a force that can change the world’ Ituri is a region in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Noella risks her life to help women who have endured all sorts of traumas as a… 05/05/2012
DRC: Warriors of peace This month, Women and War goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo where we meet Masika, Noella, and Caddy. These three women survived the horrors of war… 04/05/2012
Rape as a weapon Rape as a weapon of war is something that women in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo know only too well. This week, we meet an… 27/04/2012
Volcano eruption in Congo – nocomment Spectacular eruption of Nyamulagira volcano in Virunga National Park in Congo. 15/11/2011
DR Congo: harvesting on the ruins of war For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo had been ravaged by what many refer to as Africa’s first world war. The fighting was concentrated in the… 03/11/2011
Clashes between Police and opposition supporters in Kinshasa – nocomment Police used tear-gas and shooting rang through the streets of Kinshasa on Friday (July 8) to disperse thousands of opposition supporters protesting against… 09/07/2011
How do the media decide which stories to cover? Frank, Lyon, France: “Events in Libya and the rest of the Arab world have dominated news coverage over recent weeks. This has completely overshadowed… 14/04/2011
Extra peacekeeping troops arrive in Central African RepublicExtra troops have arrived in Central African Republic to shore up the country’s army after a string of defeats left a Seleka rebel alliance within striking… 01/01/2013
Focus on victims in the “rape capital of the world”Mugunga camp houses thousands of displaced people near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have sought refuge here from the ongoing… 27/12/2012
DR Congo troops retake Goma as rebels demand talksCongolese troops have returned to Goma as the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo re-established control of the key city. Under a regionally… 04/12/2012
DRC govt forces return to Goma as attackers raid refugeesUnited Nations officials are trying to find out who attacked a refugee camp in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo in a raid where several women were… 02/12/2012
War looms in DRC despite rebel withdrawalAs promised, the rebel M23 forces moved out of Goma on Saturday, pulling back the agreed 20 kilometres to allow a dialogue to begin with the government in… 01/12/2012
DR Congo government not convinced by M23 withdrawalsThe rebel M23 group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed that there will be a withdrawal from Goma later this week. The agreement to pull out… 29/11/2012
Congo M23 rebels pull out of GomaThe leader of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly agreed to pull out from the eastern cities of Goma and Sake. Colonel Sultani… 27/11/2012
Congo rebels show no signs of retreatThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s new army chief, General François Olenga, has been leading his troops against M23 rebels. He took over on Thursday after… 26/11/2012
African leaders call for end to DR Congo rebellionLeaders from Africa’s Great Lakes region have called for an end to the rebellion by M23 fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The heads of state met… 24/11/2012
DR Congo: Civilians flee as M23 attacks SakeThousands of Congolese civilians are on the move after rebel M23 troops fought with government forces for control of the town of Sake. The rebel assault on… 23/11/2012
DRC army chief suspended over claims he sold arms to rebelsThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s army chief has been suspended after a UN report alleged he sold weapons to rebel groups. General Gabriel Amisi and other… 23/11/2012
DR Congo: M23 rebels threaten to march on KinshasaThe M23 rebel group has rejected calls from African leaders to withdraw from the eastern Congolese city of Goma. The rebel army said it would continue its… 22/11/2012
UN votes for resolution on DR Congo conflictM23 rebel forces have poured into Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. There is anger that UN forces did nothing to stop the rebels moving into… 21/11/2012
Rebels reportedly take control of GomaRebels have claimed control of Goma, the the main city in the resource-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of fighters from… 20/11/2012
Tensions increase between central African countriesCongolese forces in the provincial capital of Goma have reportedly opened fire across the border into Rwanda in a battle with advancing M23 rebels. The… 20/11/2012
Goma fears rebel assault after truce turned downThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected M23 rebel calls for truce talks in the east of the country. Faced with a growing refugee… 19/11/2012
Rebels advance in the DR CongoRebels in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have advanced even further towards the city of Goma after four days of clashes. They have… 18/11/2012
Rwanda wins UN Security Council seatRwanda is to become one of five new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The decision to grant a two-year position in the 15-member… 19/10/2012
UN: Rwanda defence minister ‘commanding Congo rebellion’A UN report says a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being commanded by Rwanda’s defence minister. The Security Council’s Group of Experts… 17/10/2012
List of missing Olympians growsFour members of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Olympic delegation, including judoka Cedric Mandembo, have gone missing says the Congolese Olympic… 13/08/2012
Congo rebellion causing humanitarian crisisAs many as a half a million people have been forced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Oxfam. The charity says a three month… 07/08/2012
Violence in DR Congo hurting humanitarian effortsThe UN is growing concerned about the well being of thousands of people in the east of the DR Congo as fighting continues between government forces and the… 25/07/2012
UN moves tanks into Goma to fend off rebel threatThe UN on Thursday sent tanks into the eastern Congolese town of Goma to fend off a possible attack by M23 rebels. AFP reported a dozen tanks had moved into… 12/07/2012
DR Congo rebels ‘supported and trained’ by RwandaThe UN has evidence that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being supported and trained by Rwanda, according to a report in the British media… 28/05/2012
Congolese protesters in London urge Kabila to goScores of activists marched down central London to stage a sit-in protest across from the Downing Street and call on the British government to drop support… 16/02/2012
Troops stop Tshisekedi from stadium swearing-inThe leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s opposition Etienne Tshisekedi has had to settle for a makeshift swearing-in ceremony in his Kinshasa… 24/12/2011
Anti-Kabila riots rock BrusselsOpponents of the re-election of Joseph Kabila as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo have clashed with police in the Belgian capital… 18/12/2011
DR Congo Supreme Court declares Kabila winnerJoseph Kabila has been declared the official winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election by the country’s Supreme Court. It rejected… 16/12/2011
Clashes in DR Congo after electionsA day after election authorities named incumbent president, Joseph Kabila winner of a disputed poll in the Democratic Republic of Congo, opposition protesters… 10/12/2011
DRC election: two men claiming to be presidentDisputed presidential election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo have lead to clashes in Brussels. Shop windows were smashed and cars set on… 10/12/2011
Rival rejects re-election of Congo’s KabilaTwo men believe they are President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In power for a decade, Joseph Kabila has been re-elected in the war-scarred central… 09/12/2011
Congo’s Kabila re-elected as opposition cries foulJoseph Kabila has won re-election in the Democratic Republic of Congo in provisional results slammed by the opposition as ‘totally unacceptable.’ President… 09/12/2011
RD Congo presidential election result delayed againThe announcement of a winner in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential election has been delayed for the second time this week. The election… 09/12/2011
Counting problems delay DRC election resultTensions continue to run high as the Democratic Republic of Congo waits for the results of last month’s presidential election. Officials say the outcome… 07/12/2011
DR Congo ballot marred by arson and violenceArson attacks and deadly shootings have marred elections in DR Congo, as the country awaits the results. Hopes had been high for this second post-war… 29/11/2011
UN plane crashes in DRC – several deadA United Nations plane has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing at least 10 people and injuring 16. A UN official said the aircraft was… 04/04/2011
Congolese protesters clash with police in BrusselsHundreds of protesters opposed to the rule of President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo have clashed with police in the Belgium capital… 24/10/2010
Women march against rape in DR CongoMore than 1,700 women have marched against sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rally was organised by the ‘World March of Women’… 18/10/2010
DRC troops accused of rape and murderThe UN Security Council has been hearing new claims that government troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo are involved in the rape and murder of… 15/10/2010
Security Council urged to act over DRC rapesThe UN Security Council has been urged to consider sanctions against rebel leaders suspected of organizing mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of… 08/09/2010
UN investigates DRC rapesA United Nations special representative has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate a mass rape earlier this month. Some 154 women and… 27/08/2010
Plane crash in DR Congo kills at least 20A plane crash in western Democratic republic of Congo has killed at least 20 people. There are reports that one person survived but is in a critical condition… 26/08/2010
138 die as boat sinks in DR CongoSome 138 people died when an overloaded boat carrying passengers and goods capsized in bad weather in Democratic Republic of Congo, police said on… 29/07/2010
DR Congo risks more tragic fuel explosionsPresident Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has visited survivors of the weekend’s devastating fuel explosion which killed at least 250… 06/07/2010
Mass burials take place in Sange after tanker fireA little over a day ago, Sange was a thriving village. Now there are only mass graves. Officials say at least 230 people died here in the eastern Democratic… 04/07/2010
More than 220 die in DR Congo oil tanker explosionMore than 220 people have died and at least a hundred injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded, engulfing a village in flames in the eastern… 03/07/2010
Scores die in DR Congo oil tanker explosionMore than 200 people have died and at least a hundred have been injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded in a village in the eastern Democratic… 03/07/2010
Debate over UN mission in DR CongoThe future of the world’s biggest UN peacekeeping force in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo is under the spotlight. Amid pressure from the … 21/12/2009
