Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
DRC’s free school policy under pressure as students return
Students returned to school in DR Congo on Monday after a six-month closure because of the coronavirus pandemic, with teacher strikes piling pressure on...
Virunga celebrates birth of twin baby mountain gorillas
It’s joy and excitement in the DR Congo’s Virunga National Park-VNP following the birth of twin baby gorillas.
In a post on facebook, Virunga national...
More Rwandan, DRC Nationals Arrested for Illegal Entry into Uganda
More than 80 people have been arrested for illegal entry into Uganda. The group, which reportedly crossed into the Ugandan territory through Nyakabande Sub...
32 Rwandans Deported for Illegal Entry into Uganda
Up to 35 people, among them 32 Rwandan and three nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been deported this afternoon.
The deportees were...
Plane crashes into homes in east DR Congo city, killing 26
Goma (DR Congo) - At least 26 people were killed Sunday when a small plane crashed after takeoff into a house in a densely...
Kutesa launches Uganda-DRC Business Forum 2019
KAMPALA – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Sam Kutesa has on Tuesday November 5 officially launched the Uganda-DRC Business Forum 2019.
The Forum...
Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’ of DR Congo: WHO
Geneva - Efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made "significant progress", with the virus now contained to...
UN appeals for violence-free elections in DR Congo
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged all sides to ensure that landmark elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo be free of violence...
US calls for credible DR Congo elections
WASHINGTON - The United States called Wednesday for credible and peaceful elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ahead of the start of campaigning...
DR Congo president Kabila torches ivory stockpile
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Sunday set light to an ivory stockpile to highlight the problem of poaching in the central...