DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

Thousands of people have fled from the eastern DR Congo into Burundi. © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people... Read more »

UN chief Guterres appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo

UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in the DRC. UN Photo/Loey Felipe Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the... Read more »

DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens

People walk through the commercial district in Goma. ©Blaise Irenge VIA Radio Okapi  The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) called for Goma airport to be urgently... Read more »

Pope Francis in DR Congo: WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis

As crowds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thronged on Thursday to hear Pope Francis’s message of hope and solidarity on day three of his official visit to Central Africa,... Read more »

2020 CHAN Q: Upbeat Amavubi head to Ethiopia after win over DR Congo

Kigali: Rwanda’s Amavubi team head to Ethiopia today ahead of Sunday’s first leg of the final round of the 2020 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) Central-East qualifiers. Coach Vincent Mashami’s side heads to... Read more »

Rwanda jets out to Kinshasa tonight ahead of friendly tie against DR Congo

Kigali: The Rwanda national football team – for home-based players – jets out to Kinshasa tonight ahead of Wednesday’s international friendly match against DR Congo in preparations for this month’s first leg... Read more »