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Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday voted to dismiss Economy Minister Jean-Marie Kalumba from his post. The minister is blamed for the soaring price of basic goods and mismanagement of the fishing industry, among other issues. Appointed to this post last year by President Félix Tshisekedi, the …

The number of people known to have died in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 75. The train derailed and fell into a ditch in the south-eastern village of Buyofwe on Thursday. It was a freight service but carried hundreds of stowaways. The information …

Militiamen have killed 18 civilians who had sought refuge in a church compound in eastern Congo, a witness and a local human rights groups said on Wednesday. The attack took place early on Tuesday in Banyali Kilo, a district in the conflict-riven Ituri province, as the victims slept in church …

Ten male prisoners have been found guilty of raping dozens of female inmates during a violent riot at an overcrowded jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven women and a teenage girl testified that they were repeatedly raped during a three-day riot at Kasapa Central Prison near Lubumbashi in …

The vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament Jean-Marc Kabund resigned on Friday over what he described as bullying, humiliation and torture. Kabund, a top ally of President Felix Tshisekedi, quit two days after CCTV footage shared on social media appeared to show members of Tshisekedi’s Republican Guard raiding …

The Ugandan army says Benjamin Kisokeranio, commander of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was captured in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was arrested in DR Congo’s South Kivu province when entering the country from Burundi. In November the Kinshasa government agreed to let the Ugandan military …

The Chinese embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged its citizens to leave three provinces in the east of the country in a brief delay. The warning comes after several cases of armed robbery and kidnappings of Chinese nationals in the region’s mines in recent days. The three …

Human Rights Watch says the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo repeatedly ignored security warnings which preceded a prison riot last year in which inmates raped dozens of female detainees, including a teenage girl. Nearly 2,000 prisoners in the city of Lumumbashi rioted in September 2020, setting fire to …

Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo received his first dose of Moderna vaccine months after refusing a shot from AstraZeneca for fear it was unsure. President Tshisekedi has been vaccinated few days after the country received its first batch of about 250,000 doses of Moderna vaccine. DR …

An outbreak of meningitis has been declared in the north-eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, more than 120 people have died from the disease. The first cases in the DR Congo were reported in July. More than 100 people are receiving treatment at home and in …