Belgium tries ex-Belgian diplomat for murder of Lumumba
Family of the then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcomed the decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘the beginning of a reckoning.’ 17th March 2026 Soldiers stand guard over Patrice Lumumba (right) and his associate Joseph Okito after their arrest in December 1960. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state,
Can Congo’s ‘Miracle Doctor’ Save Lives Without UN Security?
Dr. Denis Mukwege, the founder of Panzi Hospital in South Kivu, Congo, has been treating women for more than two decades for their ob-gyn...
Pass Blue
Apr 7, 2024
Deadly cholera outbreak in Southern Africa
Unchecked border movement and poor sewage systems have a new partner in inflicting misery: climate change. A worker carries a bucketful...
Al Jazeera
Feb 27, 2024
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 advances
Fighters reportedly surround strategic town of Sake, forcing thousands to flee closer to North Kivu’s capital. M23 rebels launched a...
Al Jazeera
Feb 13, 2024
DRC floods leave thousands homeless
People in affected areas say they are still waiting for government help after more than 300 deaths and widespread devastation People in...
The Guardian
Feb 6, 2024
DRC Faces Acute Health Crisis Amid Rising Violence
23 June 2023 Kinshasa – The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has more than doubled to 6.3...
World Health Organization
Jun 26, 2023
DRC accepts US military help against ADF militia
President Felix Tshikedi authorises deployment of US counter-terrorism forces in eastern DRC as attacks continue. The US troops are...
Al Jazeera
Aug 16, 2021
‘Widespread and systematic’ Sexual violence in DRC
Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks against women and girls, the UN...
Genocide Watch
Aug 13, 2021
Genocide Watch Report: Countries of Special Concern January-June 2021
By Eric Ross, Nat Hill, and Jessa Mellea Genocide Watch exists to predict, prevent, stop, and punish genocide and other forms of mass...
Genocide Watch
Aug 4, 2021
Over a dozen people killed by rebels in east DRC
At least 16 people knifed to death by suspected ADF fighters in Ituri province, say military and local sources. The DRC has placed Ituri...
Al Jazeera
Aug 3, 2021
SIXTEEN CIVILIANS KILLED IN EASTERN DRC AMBUSH
One child among those killed as they were returning from a weekly market in North Kivu province. FARDC soldiers rest next to a road after...
Al Jazeera
Jul 23, 2021
DR Congo & UN Plan to fight violence in east
A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent and tragic...
Genocide Watch
Jul 7, 2021
