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Congo forces fire shots to disperse protesters

Police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday fired shots and tear gas to disperse protesters who were demonstrating after Catholic bishops withdrew from mediating in peace talks.

Bodies of missing U.N. investigators found in DR Congo

There are indications some UN investigators who went missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month may have been killed. It follows the discovery of bodies linked to them by some villagers.

Congo’s peace talk in crisis as Catholic bishops withdraw as mediators

The peace talk in Congo is in crisis as the conference of Catholic bishops is reported to have withdrawn as mediator.

40 police officers beheaded by Central Congo militia

Militia fighters in central Democratic Republic of Congo decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush, local officials said on Saturday, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurrection in the region began last August.

DR Congo peace talk in crisis after key figure exits dialogue

Barely a week after the Democratic Republic Congo’s Catholic church returned to the negotiating table with the government and the opposition to unlock the ongoing political stalemate, a top official of DRC’s main opposition party has exited the talks.

DRC resumes stalled political dialogue

Following a long and uncertain wait, doubt has been cast over the political dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Government offices in DRC vandalized

Offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo and several administrative offices in the Kasai-Central’s Kazumba district have...

UN officials kidnapped in DR Congo

Unknown assailants have kidnapped two United Nations officials of American and Swedish nationality in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai Central province, the Congolese...

UN proposes pay cut to curb peacekeeper sex abuse

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday proposed cutting payments to countries that fail to investigate sex abuse accusations against their troops deployed in peacekeeping...

Over 3,000 Sexual Violence Complaints Received in 2016 in DRC

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), complaints against the presumed perpetrators of sexual violence are on the increase. Over 3000 complaints were received by civilian and military jurisdictions in 2016, versus 2414 complaints in 2015.

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