Brussels 03.06.2021 “The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the massacres of civilians committed in recent days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the Provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The EU reiterates its concern over the continuing activities of armed groups accused of war crimes and serious violations of…
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Nyiragongo volcano: no victims reported
Brussels 23.05.2021 The volcanic eruption seems to have subsided, according to the Goma Volcano Observatory, which monitors the volcano. Authorities in the city activated an evacuation plan as a precaution. The volcano’s last major eruption in 2002 killed 250 people and displaced thousands. Goma is on the edge of Lake Kivu on the Democratic Republic…
DRC: Nyiragongo volcano erupted
Brussels 23.05.2021 02:30 UPDATE: UPDATE: according to ICCN officials, the lava has slowed down drastically. UPDATE: according to ICCN officials, the lava has slowed down drastically. #Goma #Nyiragongo https://t.co/FMhkd059M7 — Tom Peyre-Costa (@Tom_Peyre_Costa) May 23, 2021 Brussels 23.05.2021 The Mount Nyiragongo volcano burst into activity Saturday, May 22, spewing red fumes into the night sky,…
Eid: Clashes in Kinshasa
Brussels 14.05.2021 A police officer in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital Kinshasa was beaten to death and 46 others were wounded as rival Muslim groups clashed during Eid celebrations on Thursday, a police spokesman said. Meanwhile in Kinshasa there were no Eid prayers as two imams could not agree on who was to lead…
DRC: Italy investigators head to Goma
An investigation Italian Carabinieri unit is expected in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today, February 23, to establish the facts of the assassination of the Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio. The mission will be accomplished with the support of the Congolese authorities and the United Nations Mission in Congo. The remains of Italian Ambassador and…
DRC: Italy Ambassador Assassination
Brussels 22.02.2021 “With all the EU foreign ministers, we expressed our closeness to the minister Luigi di Maio and to Italy for the death of three people in DRC including the Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio. We remain determined to continue to fight against all violence in the region” the EU top diplomat said, while reacting…
ICC: Uganda Ongwen-victim and villain
04.02.2021 The Hague, The Netherlands: War crimes judges deliver their verdict in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned top field commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group known for extreme violence and forcing women into sexual slavery. War crimes judges deliver their verdict in the case of Dominic Ongwen,…
DR COngo: government dismissal acceptance
The official resignation declaration from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Thisekedi acceptance of government dismissal has been signed, but there is no official reaction from former President and senator for life Joseph Kabila and Common Front for Congo (FCC). Political turmoil will persist in the coming months in the DRC. #DRC #Kinshasa official…
DRC: clashes in Parliament
Brussels 08.12.2020 Congo’s parliament descended into chaos on December 8 as rival political groups threw chairs and buckets in a brawl that laid bare the tensions caused by the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi’s to terminate his alliance with his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. Reposting #Congo Parliament brawl today with 2 camps hurling chairs & buckets at…
DRC: end of Ebola outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo’s health minister announced the end of an Ebola outbreak in the west of the country that infected 130 people and killed 55. Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed 55 https://t.co/1tFDsj4hfb — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) November 18, 2020 The outbreak emerged in June, just before Congo declared the end of…
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