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Outgoing president Joseph Kabila sits during the inauguration ceremony for Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Congo seeks to lift former President Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations
Congo’s justice minister says that authorities have asked the country’s Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so that he can face trial on charges of supporting a rebel insurgency in the country’s east.
 
Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10, rebel-appointed authorities say
Authorities say an artisanal gold mine collapse in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people.
 
M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)
Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
A joint statement from Congo’s government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says the two sides have agreed to work toward a truce following peace talks in Qatar.
 
Former President Kabila returns to Congo from exile and arrives in rebel-held eastern city of Goma
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has returned to Congo after two years of self-imposed exile abroad. He arrived on Friday in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma. That’s according to two of the ex-president’s associates and a rebel official.
 
Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file)
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels hold high-stakes talks in Qatar in a renewed push for peace
Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a renewed push for peace in the conflict-battered eastern Congo, where the rebels have seized vast territory.
 
Congo police detain ex-health minister in Ebola funds probe
Police in Congo have detained the former minister of health amid an investigation into the use of Ebola funds as confirmed Ebola deaths rose to near 2,000 and confirmed cases of the virus exceeded 3,000 in the sprawling African nation.
 
2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
Two Ebola patients who were treated with new anti-Ebola drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared “cured” and returned to their homes.
 
Congo president pardons about 700 political prisoners
New Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has pardoned about 700 political prisoners who were jailed under his predecessor. Tshisekedi signed the decree Wednesday, fulfilling a promise made earlier this month to do so during his first 100 days in office.
 
Ebola treatment center attacked in Congo’s east
Assailants attacked an Ebola treatment center in Congo’s eastern town of Katwa on Sunday night, killing one person and injuring another as the country grapples to control the second largest outbreak in recorded history, Congo’s health ministry said Tuesday.
 
Congo’s surprise new leader in 1st peaceful power transfer
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in as Congo’s president, marking the country’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence from Belgium nearly 60 years ago.
 
Congo’s Kabila, on eve of leaving presidency, urges unity
With less than 24 hours left in his rule, Congo’s President Joseph Kabila has urged the nation to “massively” support incoming leader Felix Tshisekedi after a disputed election that surprised the world by bringing an opposition leader to power.
 
Congo inauguration postponed; police stop opposition rally
Congo’s police dispersed a gathering Monday of supporters waiting to hear a speech by presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu, his spokeswoman said.
 
African Union urges Congo to suspend final election results
The African Union continental body has issued a surprise last-minute demand for Congo’s government to suspend the announcement of final results of the disputed presidential election, citing “serious doubts.”
 
Congo opposition leader Tshisekedi named presidential winner
Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of the long-delayed presidential election, the electoral commission announced early Thursday to the surprise of many, as the vast country braced for possible protests over alleged rigging.
 
Protests as Congo leader warns of Ebola election ‘disaster’
Protests have erupted in Congo after some 1 million people were barred from voting in Sunday’s presidential election because of an Ebola virus outbreak.
 
No more election delays, Congo opposition candidate warns
A leading opposition candidate in Congo says his coalition accepts a week-long delay in the presidential election until Dec. 30 but not one day more.
 
As Congo rolls toward election, voting machines a flashpoint
As Congo faces what could be its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power, fears are high that more than 100,000 voting machines being rolled out across the country will be ripe for manipulation.
 
Congo says former VP Bemba cannot run for president
Congo’s former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, a top opposition figure, says he will appeal after the electoral commission rejected him as a presidential candidate because of a pending case at the International Criminal Court.
 
Congo confirms end of latest deadly Ebola outbreak
Congo has announced the end of its latest deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus that saw 54 cases including 33 deaths.
 
1 new Ebola death confirmed in Congo, bringing total to 12
Congo’s health ministry says there has been another death of a confirmed case of Ebola, bringing the number of fatalities to 12.
 
Congo says confirmed Ebola cases have reached 31; 9 deaths
 
Congo announces 6 new confirmed cases of Ebola virus
Congo’s health ministry has announced six new confirmed cases of the Ebola virus and two new suspected cases while a vaccination effort enters its second day.
 
Congo Ebola vaccination campaign begins with health workers
 
Ebola vaccines to be shipped to Congo, WHO chief says
Ebola vaccines will be shipped as quickly as possible to Congo as the number of suspected cases in the latest outbreak grows, the head of the World Health Organization said Friday as the agency prepared for a “worst-case scenario.”
 
Congo health ministry confirms 2 Ebola cases in new outbreak
Congo’s government on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the country’s rural northwest, after two cases of the deadly virus were confirmed there.
 
Train crash in southeast Congo kills at least 34
A Congo government official says a train crash has killed at least 34 people and injured 26 others in Buyofwe in the Lualaba province in the country’s southeast.
 
US ambassador to UN says Congo elections must occur in 2018
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Congo will not have the help of the international community if elections are not held in 2018.
 
Christian sect attacks Congo prison, frees leader, 50 others
Congo’s justice minister says members of a Christian sect have stormed a prison in the capital and freed the leader of their movement as well as 50 others.
 
11 killed in rebel attack near Beni in Congo’s northeast
A civil society leader says a rebel attack near the northeastern Congo town of Beni has killed at least 11 people, including one soldier and two attackers.
 
Congo minister says unity government possible; vote delayed
Congo’s justice minister says the ruling party and opposition could share power in an interim government now that it’s clear the presidential election set for November won’t take place on time.
 
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