Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country in Central Africa

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa, Zaire, DR Congo, DRC, the DROC, or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. It was formerly called Zaire (1971–1997). It is, by area, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, the second-largest in all of Africa, and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of over 84 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world, as well as the fourth-most-populous in Africa, and the 16th-most-populous country in the world. Since 2015, the Eastern DR Congo has been the scene of an ongoing military conflict in Kivu.

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DR Congo church weighs in as parliament protests continue The Catholic Church weighs in on the political crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:01Published 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 adds to DR Congo's multiple health crises The healthcare system in one of the world's poorest countries is struggling to treat cholera, measles, ebola - and now coronavirus. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:17Published 2 weeks ago

DR Congo activists fight misinformation around COVID-19 Activists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing challenges beating myths and COVID-19 itself. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:10Published 3 weeks ago

Congo and the chocolate factory Democratic Republic of Congo resident Kalinda Salumu is living his dream of selling chocolate. Francis Maguire reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published on July 4, 2020

Mixed race women sue Belgian state over colonial-era 'kidnapping' Known as "metis", they are the children of white Belgian settlers and black local women in the Congo, when it was still a Belgian colony. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:39Published on July 3, 2020

Vital Kamerhe, top aide to DRC president, on trial for corruption President Felix Tshisekedi's chief of staff and two other defendants accused of embezzling more than $50m. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:58Published on July 3, 2020

King of Belgium expresses regrets for colonial 'cruelty' in Congo King of Belgium expresses 'deepest regrets' for 'acts of violence and cruelty' inflicted during colonial rule in Congo. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:58Published on July 1, 2020

Belgian King's 'deep regret' over Congo suffering The king of Belgium has written to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi to express his "deep regret" over Belgium's colonial past. David Doyle reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:03Published on June 30, 2020

Belgium king expresses 'deepest regrets' over Africa colonialism For the first time in the country's history, King Philippe acknowledged that acts of violence and cruelty were committed and the wounds are still raw in what is now the Democratic Republic of the.. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 05:09Published on June 30, 2020

Amnesty calls for justice for protesters killed in DRC A new report by the human rights organisation found Congolese security forces 'brutally and systematically cracked down on protesters' between 2015 and 2018. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:00Published on June 23, 2020

DRC president's top aide gets 20-year jail term for corruption Vital Kamerhe, President Tshisekedi's chief of staff, found guilty of 'diverting public funds worth 48.8m dollars'. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:24Published on June 23, 2020

Refugee numbers have doubled in last decade - U.N. Nearly 80 million people, half of them children, were displaced from their homes at the end of 2019, according to a new report by the United Nations refugee agency, released to coincide with World.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:27Published on June 20, 2020

Congolese designer's virtual fashion goes viral Tens of thousands have streamed Anifa Mvuemba's virtual fashion show after the U.S.-based designer's New York Fashion Week debut was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sisipho Skweyiya reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:45Published on June 15, 2020

A statue of former Belgian King Baudouin defaced with red paint The statue was daubed with red paint to protest the ex-king's role in the colonisation of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:44Published on June 12, 2020

Brussels councillor urges debate on statue of colonizer king Brussels councillor Pascal Smet has urged a debate on what to do with statues of Belgian King Leopold II, the brutal colonizer of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo and a focus of local Black.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:00Published on June 10, 2020

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Congo says it will launch a tender for a new passport maker after Semlex talks fail The Democratic Republic of Congo will tender for a new passport-maker after talks with Brussels-based manufacturer Semlex fell through, the country's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Congo probing 'violent death' of judge in landmark graft trial Democratic Republic of Congo's justice ministry said it had launched a murder investigation after an autopsy found the judge overseeing a landmark corruption trial of the president's chief of staff had.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020

Judge in landmark Congo graft trial died violent death, says minister The high court judge overseeing a landmark corruption trial of the president's chief of staff in Democratic Republic of Congo died a violent death from blows to the head, the justice minister said on.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Dozens missing after boat capsizes on Congo side of Lake Kivu Dozens of people were missing after a boat sank on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, government officials and a civil society leader said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
World Bank approves $1 billion for health, education in Congo The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in funding for Democratic Republic of Congo's education and health systems that have been weakened by years of under-funding, conflict and.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020

Congo's gold being smuggled out by the tonne, U.N. report finds Gold production in Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains through its eastern neighbours, a.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
Veteran Congo politician Pierre Lumbi dies from coronavirus Veteran Congolese politician Pierre Lumbi, once an advisor to former President Joseph Kabila and latterly a leading opposition figure, died on Sunday, friends and allies said, becoming the country's.. Reuters - Published on June 14, 2020
Leopold not to blame for Congo abuse, Belgian king's brother says The brother of Belgium's king joined a swelling debate about its past on Friday by saying that King Leopold II, under whose rule millions of Congolese were killed or maimed, could not have "made people.. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
Mercy Corps says more than $600,000 lost in Congo aid scam International aid agency Mercy Corps on Thursday said it believed over $600,000 was siphoned from its emergency cash programme in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a scam that could have targeted.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020

Congo prosecutor seeks 20-year sentence for president's chief of staff Prosecutors asked a high court in the Democratic Republic of Congo to sentence Vital Kamerhe, the president's chief of staff, to 20 years in prison for his alleged role in the embezzlement of more than.. Reuters - Published on June 11, 2020
WHO hopes to work with U.S. on Ebola despite Trump criticism The World Health Organization hopes to work "side by side" with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, its chief said on Wednesday, despite their differences over the new.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Should we remove statues of Congo's coloniser king, Belgian councillor asks A Brussels councillor has urged a debate on what to do with statues of Belgian King Leopold II, the brutal coloniser of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, which have been defaced by.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak: WHO Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
Inspired by U.S. protests, some Belgians want colonial king statues removed Inspired by global protests at the death of unarmed black American George Floyd, some 30,000 people in Belgium have signed two petitions to remove statues of the country's colonial-era King Leopold II,.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Two more people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says The Ebola virus has infected two more people in Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to a new area 150 km (93 miles) away from the original six cases, the World Heath.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
Militia kills 16 villagers in Democratic Republic of Congo raid Militia fighters killed 16 people in a raid on a village in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of ethnic attacks that the United Nations has said could be.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	Congo hit by a second, simultaneous Ebola outbreak Authorities in Congo announced a new Ebola outbreak in the western city of Mbandaka on Monday, adding to another epidemic of the virus that has raged in the east since 2018. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020
Congo declares new Ebola epidemic, 1,000 km from eastern outbreak Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new Ebola epidemic on Monday in the western city of Mbandaka, more than 1,000 km (620 miles) away from an ongoing outbreak of the same deadly virus in the east. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020	U.N. warns of possible war crimes in northeastern Congo Widespread and systematic killings, beheadings, rape and other barbaric acts by militia mostly from the ethnic Lendu community in northeastern Congo may constitute crimes against humanity and war.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Forty villagers killed in massacre in northeast Congo Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 40 people in northeastern Congo, a rights group said on Wednesday, the latest in a wave of attacks against civilians in the mountainous jungles near.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020	Judge in graft trial of Congo president's chief of staff dies The high court magistrate overseeing a landmark corruption trial of the Congo president's chief of staff died of a heart attack overnight in the capital Kinshasa, police said on Wednesday, ruling out.. Reuters - Published on May 27, 2020
Suspected Islamist militia kills at least 17 in northeastern Congo Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 17 people in an early morning raid on a village in northeastern Congo on Monday, a local civil society leader and a monitoring organisation said, the latest.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020	New hotline helps families survive abuse in Congo Four days after the Congolese government shut down Kinshasa's pulsating nightlife, her husband knocked out some of her teeth and went to live with his mistress, leaving her bleeding and naked on the.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020
U.N. prosecutor: remains of Rwandan war crimes suspect found in Congo The remains of a fugitive major suspect in Rwanda's 1994 genocide have been identified in a grave in the Republic of the Congo, a United Nations war crimes prosecutor said on Friday. Reuters India - Published on May 22, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	DR Congo police crackdown on sect killed 55 in 'bloodbath': Human Rights Watch Democratic Republic of Congo police killed at least 55 people in a crackdown on a separatist religious sect in April, more than double the toll reported by the interior ministry at the time, Human.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
Armed group kills 20 villagers in northeast Congo An armed group killed at least 20 civilians in an overnight raid on a village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the latest incident in a surge of ethnic violence that has forced.. Reuters - Published on May 17, 2020	Congo president replaces chief of staff amid graft trial Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has temporarily replaced his chief of staff Vital Kamerhe who is charged with stealing public funds, the president's spokesman said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on May 12, 2020
Armed group in northeast Congo says to lay down weapons An armed group in northeast Congo known for using fetishes to protect its fighters said on Monday it would lay down its arms and end attacks against civilians and the army, weeks after its leader was.. Reuters - Published on May 4, 2020	DR Congo police arrest leader of separatist cult after deadly clashes Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday arrested Ne Muanda Nsemi, the leader of a separatist religious sect, killing eight of his followers as they raided his home in Kinshasa, the.. Reuters - Published on April 24, 2020
Eastern Congo militia ambush kills 16, including 12 park rangers Suspected Hutu militiamen killed 16 people, including 12 rangers, on Friday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, a government official said, in the deadliest such attack in.. Reuters - Published on April 24, 2020	Fourteen Congo separatists killed in clashes with police, locals Fourteen members of a religious sect aiming to revive the pre-colonial Kongo kingdom died during clashes with the police and locals in western Democratic Republic of Congo, the interior ministry said.. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020
Twenty-three floors up, seven siblings endure lockdown in Congo Ibrahim points down to the empty main boulevard in downtown Kinshasa, Congo's capital, which has resembled a ghost town since April 6 when the government imposed a neigbourhood-wide lockdown in.. Reuters - Published on April 20, 2020	Escape of Ebola patient in Congo sparks fear of further infection An Ebola flare-up in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic, complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week, the World Health.. Reuters - Published on April 19, 2020
Congo records second Ebola death in days: WHO Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than six weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. Reuters - Published on April 12, 2020	Congo governor condemns rising insecurity at mines in gold province Illegal mining and trading are fuelling worsening violence on mine sites, the governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's gold-rich Ituri province said, after armed robbers killed four people, including.. Reuters - Published on April 11, 2020
Ebola patient dies in Congo, first case in 50 days The first person to contract Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo in more than 50 days has died, the government said on Friday, ending hopes that the second worst outbreak of the disease in history.. Reuters - Published on April 10, 2020	Man who contracted Ebola in Congo has died: regional health authorities A man who contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo has died, regional health authorities said in a statement on Friday. Reuters - Published on April 10, 2020
First Ebola case in Congo in 50 days, dashing hopes that outbreak over Democratic Republic of Congo recorded its first case of Ebola in more than 50 days, the government said on Friday, ending hopes that the second worst outbreak of the disease in history might be over. Reuters - Published on April 10, 2020	Congo reports first Ebola case in six weeks The first case of Ebola in more than 50 days has been detected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Friday, in a major setback to hopes that the second worst outbreak in.. Reuters - Published on April 10, 2020
In parts of Africa, police are accused of excess force amid coronavirus lockdowns Days after Congo announced emergency restrictions to curb the new coronavirus, a police video started circulating online showing an officer in the capital beating a taxi driver for violating a.. Reuters - Published on April 10, 2020	Congo mine attack kills three Chinese nationals: Xinhua A gun attack in a mining area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed three Chinese nationals, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday, citing the Chinese embassy in the.. Reuters - Published on April 6, 2020
U.S. says two locally employed staff at foreign missions died of the coronavirus Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions, one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have died of the coronavirus, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, its first.. Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020	Congo closes borders, enforces state of emergency over coronavirus Congo's president closed the country's borders and imposed a state of emergency on Tuesday to contain the coronavirus outbreak, following other African nations that have imposed strict measures in.. Reuters - Published on March 24, 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo locks down mining area, workers sent home over coronavirus Democratic Republic of Congo imposed a two-day lockdown in part of its copper and cobalt heartland on Monday, as two of the country's largest mines took steps to reduce staff levels in response to an.. Reuters - Published on March 23, 2020	Former DR Congo health minister convicted of embezzling Ebola funds A former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo and his financial advisor were sentenced on Monday to five years of forced labor for embezzling more than $400,000 from the country's Ebola.. Reuters - Published on March 23, 2020
Congo imposes 48-hour lockdown on mining province over coronavirus Congo imposed a two-day lockdown in Haut-Katanga, an area rich in copper and cobalt, after two people tested positive for the coronavirus, the provincial governor said late on Sunday. Reuters - Published on March 23, 2020	Congo health authorities stumble with first coronavirus case confusion When Congo announced its first coronavirus case, all the details from the health ministry about the patient were wrong, drawing a rebuke from the president and highlighting the challenges the huge.. Reuters - Published on March 14, 2020
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country in Central Africa

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