31-Mar-2022 to 08:14
MONUSCO chopper crashes in DRC, UN confirms
APA - Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) — A helicopter of the United Nations mission in Congo (MONUSCO) has been shot down in the middle of a mission in North Kivu.
Read more14-Mar-2022 to 13:58
DRC: Improving adolescent and youth health services
APA-Kinshasa (DR Congo) — Nineteen-year-old Armande* recalls her disastrous first visit to a health centre. “It was awful,” says the teen from Kongo Central, in western Democratic Republic of the Congo. “I was younger then and looking for information on HIV, and the nurse there made fun of me in front of everyone because of my age.”
Read more10-Mar-2022 to 17:03
Ukraine withdraws UN peacekeepers from DRC
APA - Kinshasa (Democratic Rep. of Congo) — More than 250 soldiers of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MINUSCO), are preparing to leave the country.
Read more04-Mar-2022 to 15:27
Pope Francis due in DRC, South Sudan in July
APA - Kinshasa (DRC) — The Pontiff will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan from July 2 to 7, the Vatican announced Thursday in a statement.
Read more17-Feb-2022 to 11:51
MONUSCO strengthens presence in North Kivu
APA-Kinshasa (DRC) — The base of Eringeti is manned by soldiers of the South African contingent of MONUSCO and the town of Eringeti, located 60 km north of the city of Beni, is experiencing relative calm that has allowed people, who had been displaced, to return to their homes and resume their normal life.
Read more08-Feb-2022 to 14:56
DRC presidential advisor arrested over attempted putsch
APA - Kinshasa (RDC) — A Special Adviser to President Felix Tshisekedi, accused of organizing meetings to destabilize the government, has been in detention since February 5.
Read more02-Feb-2022 to 01:20
DR Congo witnesses new massacre in Ituri
APA - Kinshasa (DR Congo) — At least 40 civilians were killed at knifepoint last night in the Ituri eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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