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The death toll from floods that devastated two villages in east Democratic Republic of Congo last week has more than doubled to 401, the provincial governor said on Monday, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s recent history. More bodies were being recovered on Monday, adding …

Authorities say 287 were killed and 167 others missing after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks in South Kivu province. The death toll following flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week has risen to at least 287, according to the government of South Kivu …

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned of a growing humanitarian catastrophe in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where fighting between government forces and armed groups has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee. UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh said on Friday the violence had prompted …

The European Union said Saturday it was setting up a “humanitarian air bridge” to deliver aid to Goma in the conflict-hit eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma is the capital of North Kivu province, where fighting with the rebel group M23 has displaced more than 600,000 people. …

Pope Francis landed in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday for a visit that will highlight the human cost of decades of conflict in the vast central African country, which is rich in minerals but where millions are displaced and live in poverty. Francis is the first pope to visit …

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of the Ebola virus after a new case was confirmed in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. The new case was identified after samples from a 46-year-old woman in Beni, a town located in North Kivu, tested …

Analysts say the rate of deforestation indicates the world is not on track to meet COP26 commitments. In 2021, the world lost an area of forest greater than the size of the United Kingdom, according to a report by Global Forest Watch – a trajectory that is set to fall …

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the National Institute of Biomedical Research said on Saturday, four months after the end of the country’s last outbreak. The case was detected in the city of Mbandaka, capital of Congo’s Equateur province, said the …

Hundreds of Ugandan soldiers in armoured vehicles crossed the border into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, two witnesses said, as a joint offensive against an Islamic State-linked armed group appeared to expand. Late on Tuesday Congo said special forces from both countries would be deployed to secure bases …

Militiamen killed at least 12 people during an attack on displaced civilians in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson said on Monday, and some local groups said the death toll was much higher. Fighters from the CODECO militia raided the village of Drodro on Sunday night, killing …

At least six nationals of African countries were injured during a scuffle with police in Bengaluru over the alleged custodial death. At least six nationals of African countries have been injured during a scuffle with police in India’s southern city of Bengaluru over an alleged custodial death of a Congolese …

The fuel truck collided with a crowded bus near Kibuba village about 80km from the capital, Kinshasa, police said. Thirty-three people died in a horrific collision between a fuel truck and a crowded bus in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the weekend, police said. The victims were engulfed by …

Hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa are “overwhelmed” by a rise in COVID-19 infections, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday, as the country was hit by a third wave of the disease. Like many African countries, Congo has officially registered relatively few cases. But the virus has …

DR Congo’s government said Saturday that the eruption of the second volcano in the country’s east that been announced hours earlier was a “false alarm” after a plane did not spot any activity. “False alarm on Nyamuragira. A plane has just flown over the entire area on the sides of …

The eastern DR Congo city of Goma was eerily deserted on Friday after nearly 400,000 of its inhabitants fled following warnings that nearby Mount Nyiragongo volcano may erupt again. The authorities geared for a major humanitarian effort, centered on Sake, around 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of the city, where …

Authorities order an evacuation as the risk of new eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo looms, people flee the city of 1.5 million. Tens of thousands of people have fled the Congolese city of Goma after officials ordered the evacuation of parts of the city due to the risk of further eruptions …

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 22 civilians with knives and machetes in an overnight raid on villages near the town of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Wednesday. The attack comes more than three weeks after the government declared martial law in …

More than 20,000 people are homeless and 40 still missing in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in eastern Congo that killed dozens and continues to cause strong earthquakes in the nearby city of Goma, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Saturday’s eruption sent rivers of lava streaming down the …

Tens of thousands of residents had fled Goma in panic while hundreds were left homeless. Continuing tremors have shaken the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s city of Goma, unnerving families still reeling from a volcano eruption at the weekend that destroyed nearby villages, displaced thousands, and killed at least 20 …

The Democratic Republic of Congo has initiated evacuation measures in the eastern city of Goma, which sits dangerously close to the erupting Mount Nyiragongo. The flowing lava has been destroying roads and houses on its path. “The evacuation plan for the city of Goma has been activated,” Communications Minister Patrick …