Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the BBC they are desperate for vaccines to arrive so they can stem the rate of new infections.
At a treatment center in South Kivu province (...)
A mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three soldiers from a southern African military force.
All of those who died were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt.
"Hostile" missile fire "fell near the camp where they (...)
Emile Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can hold out.
This major city in the region, with about two million people, has been cut off from the farms that feed it for several (...)
Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe.
The overflowing River Congo, passing through much of the country, has also (...)
President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo's election, which has been condemned as a "sham" by several opposition candidates demanding a rerun.
The president won about 73% of the vote, with his nearest (...)
With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are building a "digital army" aimed at combating mis- and disinformation on social media networks and beyond.
Designing ways to fight back (...)
DR Congo has declared Rwanda's shooting of one of its fighter jets an "act of war", amid mounting tensions.
Rwanda's government said it took "defensive measures" against a plane that had violated its airspace — a claim denied by DR Congo.
This is a (...)
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has blamed a notorious rebel group for a bomb attack at a Pentecostal church in Kasindi, in the east of the country.
Ten people were killed as church-goers attended Sunday worship, officials say.
At least (...)
At least 120 people are dead after heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the government, the dpa reported.
The rainfall caused major flooding and landslides on Tuesday night in parts of Kinshasa, a (...)
At least 120 people are dead after heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the government, the DPA reported.
The rainfall caused major flooding and landslides on Tuesday night in parts of Kinshasa, a (...)
A UN investigation has found that at least 131 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a November attack by the M23 rebel group.
The UN report said the massacre took place in two villages — Kishishe and Bambo — in the Rutsuhuru (...)
Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde met, in Kinshasa, today with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common interest between the two countries, in addition to ways to protect (...)
Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in their own countries, has more than doubled. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the increase in internally (...)
Senegalese President Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union (AU), said Sunday he was "gravely concerned" by the "rising tensions" between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), asking for calm from the two.
"I am gravely (...)
There is an "urgent need" to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) according to a local organization which works on the issue with the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO.
The (...)
The health authorities of the African nation declared a new outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday.
The infected patient was a (...)
Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, he has turned his life around, and works for the UN peacekeeping mission in the country as a firefighter, helping to keep local (...)
Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid rebel fighting in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission confirmed.
The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it (...)
Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ncita Mahunga announced his country's support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's bid to host the Expo 2030.
In a press conference today, following the meeting of Advisor at (...)
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo received in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, today, Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, and his accompanying delegation.
Advisor Qattan, during (...)
The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's top peacekeeping (...)
At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday.
According to the (...)
At least 25 people have died after they were electrocuted by a falling power cable at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police say.
The high-voltage cable snapped and fell on houses and people shopping near the capital Kinshasa on (...)
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its seventh year.
Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the (...)
Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday.
The UN refugee agency, (...)
