The United Nations is appealing for emergency funding to help the Democratic Republic of Congo battle a cholera outbreak that has infected more than 17,000 people. The U.N.’s humanitarian division says $5.5 million is urgently needed from donors to respond to cases in eight of the DRC’s 11 provinces. Four provinces along the Congo River […]
UN Appeals for Aid to Fight DR Congo Cholera Outbreak
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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DR Congo Candidates Urged to Avoid Hate Speeches
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Political candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being urged to avoid hate speech as they campaign for upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Campaigning for the November 28 poll opened on Friday. Human Rights Watch told VOA that since March, the organization has documented dozens of cases of “apparent ethnic hate speech and incitement […]
HRW Urges DR Congo Candidates to Stop Hate Speech
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is calling for political candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo to refrain from inciting violence during the country’s election campaign, which begins Friday. The international human rights watchdog says it has documented dozens of recent instances in which candidates used “apparent ethnic hate speech” in order to incite violence, primarily against […]
Human Rights Watch Urges DR Congo Candidates to Stop Hate Speech
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is calling for political candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo to refrain from inciting violence during the upcoming election campaign. The international human rights watchdog says it has documented dozens of recent instances in which candidates used “apparent ethnic hate speech” in order to incite violence, primarily against opposition candidates and […]
114 Inmates Escape Congo Prison
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials say 114 inmates have escaped a prison in south-central Democratic Republic of Congo, the second major jailbreak in Congo this month. Authorities say the prisoners escaped the prison in Tshikapa on Sunday, after complaining about a lack of food and water. One inmate is reported to have been killed and another wounded during the […]
Rwandan Rebel Leader Faces ICC on War Crimes Charges
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 11:47 am (UTC-5)
A former Rwandan rebel leader has appeared before the International Criminal Court facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Callixte Mbarushimana sat before the ICC Friday in a pre-trial hearing facing 13 charges such as rape, murder and torture of Congolese citizens. A prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, told […]
Nearly 1,000 Prisoners Escape DR Congo Jail
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo says gunmen have attacked a jail in the southeastern state of Katanga, killing two people and allowing nearly 1,000 prisoners to escape. Katanga’s interior minister, Dikanga Kazadi, says eight assailants attacked guards at the prison in the city of Lubumbashi on Wednesday, in a bid to free […]
Nearly 1,000 Prisoners Escape DR Congo Jail
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo says gunmen have attacked a jail in the southeastern state of Katanga, killing two people and allowing nearly 1,000 prisoners to escape. Katanga provincial minister Dikanga Kazadi said eight assailants attacked guards at the prison on Wednesday in a bid to free a jailed militant. He said […]
Opposition Leader Enters DR Congo Presidential Race
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi has formally entered the November presidential election for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Head of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, Tshisekedi was accompanied by at least 1,000 supporters Monday when he filed his papers at the election office in the capital, Kinshasa. Tshisekedi, who is 78 years old, will […]
Congo Sentences UN Driver for Smuggling Minerals
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced a United Nations driver to three years in prison for attempting to illegally export minerals. Court officials say the driver, Julien Mukala, also was fined $25,000 in the court verdict, issued late Wednesday. Mukala was accused of trying to smuggle 1,200 kilograms of the tin […]
