More than 20 killed in arms depot blasts: Congo

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:21

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says explosions from an arms depot near the diamond-mining hub of Mbuji-Mayi have killed more than 20 people.

Death toll from Congo arms depot blast rises to over 20

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 05:10

The number of people known to have been killed by an explosion at an arms depot in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to more than 20, the UN mission in the country said on Saturday.

At least 10 killed after blast at Congo arms dump

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 01:59

An explosion at an arms depot in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 10 people in a nearby town on Friday, according to a senior local government official.

11 die in eastern DR Congo landslides: Official

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 01:23

Eleven people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said today.

US urges UN force to go after Rwandan rebels in DR Congo

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 09:06

The United States on Friday urged the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "redouble its efforts" in the fight against Rwandan Hutu rebels in the restive east of the country.

UN warns will thwart any M23 rebel return in DR Congo

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 08:16

The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will not "tolerate" a resurgence of the M23 rebel group, the top UN official there said.

Trial opens of Norwegian accused of killing cellmate in DRC

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 16:24

A Norwegian national accused of killing his cellmate in a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on trial on Friday in Kinshasa, his lawyer said.

Colonel Ndala: slain hope of reformed DR Congo army

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 12:41

Defections, corruption, war crimes -- DR Congo`s top military commanders have tended to make headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years.

Death toll in Congo attacks rises to 100: Government

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 13:48

Around 100 people were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo when security forces clashed with supporters of a self-proclaimed `prophet`.

DR Congo forces repel attacks, kill at least 70

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 09:00

Armed youths believed to be loyal to a pastor who challenged President Joseph Kabila in elections seven years ago stormed the state television station yesterday, the international airport and the military headquarters.

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo on alert after clashes

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 07:12

UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are on alert amid ongoing clashes between government forces and unidentified armed men, a UN spokesperson said here Monday.

Congo`s Army repels attacks in Kinshasa, dozens killed

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 06:50

Congolese troops killed dozens of armed youths who attacked the airport, a military barracks and state television headquarters in the capital Kinshasa on Monday in incidents claimed by a disgruntled religious leader.