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17 Chinese men accused of running illegal gold mine in DR Congo arrested
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Around 60 Chinese nationals were at the site and officials detained 17 who appeared to be in charge, along with some people from Congo and Burundi.

United Nations extends DR Congo peacekeeping mission for a year
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.

Magistrate fatally shot at work among 500 Kenyans honoured by Ruto
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 12, 2024

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja was among six individuals awarded the Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart.

Plastic waste chokes Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts
Reuters  |  Nov 18, 2024

The Ruzizi dam located at the south end of Lake Kivu, which borders Rwanda, supplies the city of Bukavu and others with electricity and the power outa...

Health official says mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected
Reuters  |  Oct 19, 2024

Congo's mpox vaccination campaign is a key step in efforts to contain the outbreak at its epicentre

78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
Reuters  |  Oct 03, 2024

The boat capsized around 700 metres from port and the causes of the accident are being investigated, he said in a statement.

War affects girls and boys differently: what we found in our study of children in the DRC
The Conversation  |  Sep 28, 2024

The differences between how boys and girls are affected are important considerations in building appropriate and effective psychosocial support progra...

Congo: Displaced people caught between conflict and crisis
DW News  |  Sep 27, 2024

In eastern Congo, people are trapped between relentless fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with scarce food and rampant mpox. Survival i...

Truckers face losses as armed gangs cash in on eastern DRC’s instability
Gahigi Moses  |  Aug 11, 2024

Transporters are no longer risking their new cargo trucks to cross into DRC, only using old trucks to cross into the troubled country.

UN Security Council authorises MONUSCO to support SADC mission in DRC
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 07, 2024

A potential regional conflict could see Rwanda fighting against a coalition led by South Africa, which includes the DRC, Malawi, and Tanzania. 

DRC ceasefire for humanitarian aid is a small step forward - what must happen next for peace
The Conversation  |  Jul 28, 2024

Given the dire humanitarian conditions of the displaced and local populations, the truce is a most welcome intervention.

Kampala denies supporting M23 rebels after DRC summoned Ugandan diplomat
Amina Wako  |  Jul 22, 2024

This denial came after Kinshasa summoned Uganda's Chargé d'Affaires, Matata Twaha Magara on Friday, July 19, to discuss the issue.

DR Congo conflict fuels forest loss
Reuters  |  Jul 17, 2024

In areas they control in North Kivu, armed actors from all sides are profiting off the production or trade in wooden planks, while illegal and uncontr...

Intensifying Congo conflict puts 1 million children at risk of acute malnutrition
Reuters  |  Jul 12, 2024

The WHO has registered over 20,000 cases of cholera across the country so far this year and 60,000 cases of measles, with real numbers probably higher...

South Sudan's Kiir fears the Congo crisis might destabilise EAC
Vincent Ombati  |  Jul 10, 2024

"The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening regional peace and stability," warned Kiir in a statement posted on X by the South S...

US citizens in Congo coup attempt tell court they were forced to join
Reuters  |  Jul 05, 2024

Speaking for the first time since the trial began, Malanga's son, Marcel Malanga, 22, and Benjamin Zalman-Polun told the court that the coup leader ha...

CJ Koome implements comprehensive security overhaul as courts reopen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2024

“Makadara Law Courts and all courts across the country shall comply with the following Directions on Security Measures with effect from June 24, 2024,...

"Please stop killing us": Deputy CJ calls for end to victimisation of judicial officers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2024

The Deputy Chief Justice lamented that many judicial officers live in fear of being attacked.

Isiolo holds memorial for Magistrate Kivuti as judge calls for enhanced security in courtroom
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jun 18, 2024

The late Magistrate Kivuti was shot by a senior police officer, Chief Inspector Samson Kipruto in charge of Londiani police station, shortly after del...

Monica Kivuti shooting: Armoury among Judiciary's new measures to secure Makadara Law Courts
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jun 18, 2024

Principal Magistrate Kivuti was shot several times while in her seat inside her makeshift courtroom last week, raising concerns about the safety of ju...

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