Belgium’s prime minister has handed over an inventory of tens of thousands of artefacts looted from the former Belgian Congo to his Congolese counterpart. Alexander De Croo gave the catalogue to Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde in a ceremony at the museum where the items are held in Brussels. Mr Sama Lukonde …
Read More »Cameroon: Death toll rises as cholera continues to wreak havoc
The Cameroonian Ministry of Public Health said that as of February 14, 1,242 cases of cholera have been detected in the country, including 35 deaths. “Five of the ten regions in Cameroon are affected by the disease,” the ministry said. It was first detected in January in the South West …
Read More »Cameroon: HRW accuses army of having killed and tortured deportees from US
Dozens of Cameroonian asylum seekers deported from the United States are abused on their return home, an international pressure group says. Some were arrested, tortured and raped, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. “Their national identity cards were confiscated and their relatives abused,” it said. The US was failing Cameroonians with …
Read More »DR Congo: Felix Tshisekedi appoints new security adviser
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi has appointed a new security adviser following the arrest on Saturday of his former adviser François Beya for his alleged role in a coup plot. The new adviser, Jean-Cluade Bukasa, served as Mr Beya’s deputy. Mr Beya was detained by …
Read More »DR Congo: several killed in militia attack in the east
At least 60 people were killed in a militia attack early on Wednesday at a displaced persons’ camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Reuters reports, citing two sources. According to the head of a local humanitarian group and a camp resident, the CODECO militia was responsible for the …
Read More »Ugandan and Congolese armies arrest 62 rebels in eastern Congo
At least 62 rebels surrender in a joint operation by the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern DR congo. The ceremony took place on Monday after the UPDF convoy entered DR Congo …
Read More »DR Congo: high voltage electric cable kills several in Kinshasa
Twenty-six people died on Wednesday after lightning struck a high-tension power cable on the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa, causing it to snap and fall on houses and a market, the authorities said. The victims included 24 women and two men and another two people were seriously injured, Democratic …
Read More »Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo
Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local human rights groups said on Wednesday. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan militia active in eastern Congo since …
Read More »AFCON 2021: 8 killed in stadium stampede
At least eight people died in a stampede as crowds struggled to gain access to the stadium in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, to watch the knockout stages between Cameroon and Comoros at AFCON 2021. The tragedy happened when supporters tried to force their way into the Olembe stadium, reports say. More …
Read More »Cameroon: dozens killed in nightclub blaze
At least sixteen people were killed and eight others injured in a fire that engulfed an upmarket nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé in the early hours of Sunday, the government said. The tragedy unfolded at Liv’s Night Club. “The incident was caused by the explosion of fireworks usually used in …
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