China’s embassy in Brazzaville said Monday that six Chinese were killed and dozens more were injured in Sunday’s ammunition depot explosions in the Republic of Congo capital. The official Xinhua news agency quoted Chinese officials as saying the victims worked for the Beijing Construction Engineering Group. About 140 Chinese employees were at the construction site […]
200 Reported Dead in Republic of Congo Blasts
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Government and hospital officials in the Republic of Congo say a series of explosions at a weapons depot in the capital, Brazzaville, has killed about 200 people and injured about 200 more. Authorities say the arms facility, located on the banks of the Congo River, caught fire early Sunday causing the powerful blasts. The explosions […]
Officials: Death Count Soars in Republic of Congo Blasts
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats and government officials say at least 150 people, including Chinese workers, have been killed in a series of blasts in the Republic of Congo capital, Brazzaville. Authorities say a series of powerful explosions at a weapons depot along the Congo River rocked the city early Sunday. A Chinese consulate official in Brazzaville told Beijing’s […]
Powerful Blasts Rattle Republic of Congo’s Capital
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
A series of powerful blasts shook Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, early Sunday, sparking panic in the city and also in neighboring Kinshasa across the Congo River. Diplomats and government officials say the explosions took place at a weapons depot along the Congo River in the northern part of Brazzaville. Witnesses reported […]
Explosions Rattle the Republic of Congo’s Capital
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in the Republic of Congo’s capital say at least three explosions rattled Brazzaville early Sunday. There has been no confirmation of casualties. Diplomatic and government officials say the blasts came from a munitions depot just outside Brazzaville. Witnesses say a plume of smoke could been seen over Brazzaville from across the Congo River, in […]
Carter Center: Congo Assembly Elections ‘Compromised’
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based election monitor says the integrity of Congo’s legislative polls has been “compromised,” and that the true results may never be known. The Carter Center released its report about the Democratic Republic of Congo’s elections late Thursday. It said that because of disorganization during and after the polls, it may be impossible for Congo’s […]
Thousands of AIDS Victims Face Death in Congo
Posted January 25th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A medical aid group has warned that up to 15,000 AIDS victims in Democratic Republic of Congo could die in the next three years because of difficulty getting life-saving drugs. The warning comes from Doctors Without Borders, which says access to health care for HIV and AIDS patients in Congo is “horrific.” It says 85 […]
UN: Fighting Displaces More Than 100,000 in Congo
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. refugee agency says renewed fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has forced more than 100,000 civilians to flee their homes in the past two months. The UNHCR said Friday it is “very concerned” about the effects the clashes involving government troops, rebel forces and rival militias are having on civilians. An […]
Congo: Rwanda Hutu Rebels Kill 45 in East
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army says Rwandan Hutu rebels have killed about 45 people in the eastern province of South Kivu. Army officials said Thursday that the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) attacked the Shabunda area twice this week. The attacks were apparently in response to local villagers’ support for […]
Congo Senate Chief Hospitalized in Paris After Attack
Posted January 2nd, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate is in a French hospital after being attacked on New Year’s Eve in Paris. Seventy-six-year-old Leon Kengo wa Dondo was assaulted Saturday evening in the French capital. French media outlets report a group of men beat and trampled Kengo at a Paris train station, causing him […]
