DRC

EAC, SADC foreign ministers to discuss situation in DRC

Published on: March 14, 2025
10:14

Kinshasa, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will reportedly meet on March 17 to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Belgium will continue to denounce aggression against the DRC

Published on: March 13, 2025
10:11

Kinshasa, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) The new Belgian special envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Marc Pecsteen, affirmed that his country will continue to denounce the aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

M23 rebels advance towards new territory in DRC

Published on: March 11, 2025
14:55

Kinshasa, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels seized Kaanja in the North Kivu province of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and are advancing towards Walikale on Tuesday.

DRC far from 90 percent child vaccination targets

Published on: March 7, 2025
13:03

Kinshasa, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is far from the goal set by the World Health Organization (WHO) of reaching 90 percent of children immunized with preventive vaccines.

DRC seeks humanitarian aid for conflict areas

Published on: March 6, 2025
13:29

Kinshasa, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are seeking on Thursday humanitarian aid for the people in this country's eastern region who have been affected by the conflict with several armed groups.

Some 80,000 flee violence in DRC

Published on: March 5, 2025
15:37

Kinshasa, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) Around 80,000 people have so far fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to neighboring countries, a United Nations report stated on Wednesday.

DRC churches’ peace initiative continues to seek support

Published on: March 1, 2025
10:15

Kinshasa, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) A religious coalition of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues today to seek support for the so-called “Social Pact for peace and good coexistence in the DRC and the Great Lakes”.

Criminal Court calls witnesses to crimes in DRC to file complaint

Published on: February 26, 2025
09:50

Kinshasa, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, urged those who have evidence of crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to denounce them, the Congolese Presidency said today.

India calls for appropriate attention to conflicts such as the DRC

Published on: February 21, 2025
12:20

Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) India welcomed here recent decisions on global conflicts such as the ceasefire in Gaza; however, called for similar attention to other problems such as that of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

ADF rebel group kills about 100 civilians in Ituri, DRC

Published on: February 6, 2025
12:03

Kinshasa, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group is terrorizing on Thursday the population of Irumu territory, Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they have killed about 100 civilians in four days.

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