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143 killed after fuel-carrying boat catches fire and capsizes in DR Congo
Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out.
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 09:56 PM IST
Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict
Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict
Published on Mar 19, 2025 01:28 PM IST
AFP |
Rwanda, DRC presidents hold surprise ceasefire talks in Qatar
Rwanda, DRC presidents hold surprise ceasefire talks in Qatar
Published on Mar 19, 2025 01:14 PM IST
AFP |
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
Published on Feb 22, 2025 03:48 AM IST
AFP |
Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 06:12 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Nayanika Sengupta
The role of minerals and tech firms in the DR Congo conflict
The role of minerals and tech firms in the DR Congo conflict
Published on Feb 03, 2025 07:45 PM IST
AFP |
Watch: Mountain collapse in Congo reveals tonnes of copper
A mountain collapse in the Democratic Republic of Congo revealed massive copper reserves while leading to a discussion on colonialism.
Published on Nov 19, 2024 12:02 PM IST
Africa mpox resurgence fuels alarm
Africa mpox resurgence fuels alarm
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 11:10 AM IST
AFP |
At least 46, mostly children, killed in 'vile attack' in east DR Congo
Ituri province is one of eastern DR Congo's violence hotspots, where attacks claiming dozens of lives are common.
Published on Jun 12, 2023 11:12 PM IST
AFP |
Over 170 killed as heavy rainfall triggers devastating floods in eastern Congo
Several villages in Kalehe were submerged when rivers burst their banks after heavy rains.
Published on May 06, 2023 02:32 AM IST
AFP |
Fifty-five dead as floods strike DR Congo capital
Major roads in the centre of Kinshasa, a city of some 15 million people, were submerged for hours, and a key supply route was cut off.
Published on Dec 14, 2022 03:22 AM IST
AFP |
Congo's Mount Nyiragongo volcano's lava flows short of regional capital Goma
Residents said there was little warning before the dark sky turned a fiery red, leading to fears that the eruption could cause the same kind of devastation as the last time in 2002 when hundreds died.
Updated on May 23, 2021 05:11 PM IST
AP | , Goma, Congo
Locals rush in with shovels after mountain made of gold-rich ores found in Congo
A video was widely shared on social media in which dozens of villagers were seen using shovels and other tools to dig ores on a mountain to extract gold.
_1615115521115_1615115531282.jpg "Video footage showed locals washing the dirt off the yellow metal and collecting it in another container.(Twitter / @AhmadAlgohbary)")
Published on Mar 07, 2021 04:43 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, New Delhi
Italy presses UN for answers on envoy's slaying in Congo
The minister said Italy also will spare no effort to determine the truth behind the killing of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere paramilitary officer Vittorio Iacovacci. A WFP Congolese driver, Moustapha Milambo, was also killed in the attack.
Updated on Feb 24, 2021 06:18 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri, Rome