Uganda says region ready to take on, defeat S Sudan rebel leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 03:05

Uganda`s President said on Monday east African nations had agreed to move in to defeat South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar if he rejected a ceasefire offer, threatening to turn an outburst of ethnic fighting into a regional conflict.

40 die in DR Congo capital as security forces fight armed men

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 19:51

Heavy gunfire erupted on Monday in several parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo`s capital Kinshasa, where the government said 40 assailants were killed by security forces.

At least 40 civilians killed in attack in east DR Congo: NGO

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 18:50

At least 40 civilians have been killed in an attack on a village in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a non-governmental organisation said today.

UN force fires on Ugandan rebels in DR Congo

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 14:04

Helicopters of a special UN force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo today fired on Ugandan rebels to help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians.

UN force fires on Ugandan rebels in DR Congo after deadly attack

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 01:57

A special UN force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo used helicopters Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians.

Japan diplomat indicted over arson in DR Congo

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 15:34

A diplomat in charge of accounting at the Japanese embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was charged Tuesday with setting fire to the mission where $260,000 has gone missing.

UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 06:51

A UN peacekeeper from the Republic of Congo was killed over the weekend in Central African Republic by a Christian militia, underscoring the growing peril that international forces are facing in the troubled nation.

Congolese national held for smuggling drugs

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 22:08

The Air Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Customs on Sunday intercepted a Congolese national for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs.

Children among 21 victims of brutal DR Congo attack

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:17

The bodies of at least 21 people have been found after a grisly attack in eastern DR Congo in which several women and children were raped, mutilated and beheaded, the UN peacekeeping mission said Monday.

Norwegian man charged with murder of compatriot in Congo

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 05:11

A Norwegian man imprisoned in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2009 has been charged with the murder of his cell mate and countryman, even though a joint investigation had found no evidence of foul play, Norwegian officials said on Tuesday.

UN launches its first ever surveillance drone in DR Congo

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 20:04

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday officially launched a surveillance drone in the strife-torn northeast in the first such move by the United Nations.

Japan diplomat held over arson, embezzlement in DR Congo

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:14

A diplomat in charge of accounting at the Japanese embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was being quizzed on Tuesday after a suspicious fire at the mission where USD 260,000 has gone missing.