No fewer than 148 people were feared killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorised wooden boat caught fire and capsized. The boat was said to be carrying as many as 500 passengers, including women and children, when it overturned in the Congo River located in the… 148 people die after boat catches fire … Read more
Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some scholars, intellectuals and thinkers from the continent are continually engrossed in finding the pathways to resolving the perennial problems in the… Democratic Republic of Congo: Contradictions, agony and implications for pan Africanism – … Read more
A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the eastern town of Walikale collapsed on Monday, with the rebels retracting their pledge to withdraw. The rebels accused the army of failing to honour its commitments, NAN reports. The ceasefire… Congo: Ceasefire breaks down in Walikale as M23 rebels accuse army of … Read more
The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo on Thursday dismissed a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire. The rebel leader said the call does not concern the group as his forces pushed deeper into Congolese territory by capturing the strategic… Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town …C0NTINUE READING … Read more