Conflict

DR Congo: Suicide attack in restaurant leaves 5 people dead

Beni: At least five people died as a suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Beni on Saturday. more

DR Congo: Lack of sufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians

New York: Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a stark choice over who to assist, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator ...

Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo

New York: Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline healthworkers helping to confront the deadly Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic ...

UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo

New York:Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive patrols in the east of the country on Tuesday, one day after demonstrator ...

UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue

New York: The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni ...

With security improving in DR Congo’s Kasai, thousands of refugees head home from Angola

New York, Aug 24 (JEN): As security has improved in the restive Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some 8,500 refugees have left the Lóvua settlement in Angola ...

300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo

New York, June 19 (JEN): More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN ref ...

UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo, as violence erupts prior to elections

New York,United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is ...

Villages ‘reduced to ash’ amid ‘barbaric violence’ in DR Congo, reports UN refugee agency

New York: Humanitarian needs are enormous in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has reported accounts of “barbaric violence”.

Central Africa Republic: Violence drives thousands of refugees into neighbouring DR Congo, says UN agency

New York, May 19: The United Nations refugee agency is calling for urgent support for thousands of people arriving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after fleeing conflict in ...