Tag: DR Congo

China/DR Congo. DR Congo ‘welcomes’ Chinese mining firms, official says after reported scrutiny on deals (Global Times)

Fishermen paddle along the Ruki River, near the village of Bantoyi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 9, 2019. Photo: VCG China and...

DR Congo – DR Congo imposes curfew in Beni after weekend bombings (Al Jazeera)

People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s city of Beni have woken up to a curfew on Monday after three bombs rocked the...

DR Congo – DR Congo: Volcano evacuation order sparks mass exodus in Goma (Al Jazeera)

Authorities order an evacuation as the risk of new eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo looms, people flee the city of 1.5 million. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/tens-of-thousands-flee-in-dr-congo-amid-risk-of-volcano-eruptions

(DR Congo/West/Cobalt) The Cost of Cobalt (Al Jazeera)

Is the West’s growing appetite for cobalt, a metal vital for electric cars, causing birth defects in the Democratic Republic of Congo? https://www.aljazeera.com/program/people-power/2021/4/1/the-cost-of-cobalt

(DR Congo) Over 200 killed in armed attacks in DR Congo since January: UN (Al Jazeera)

The UN refugee agency says attacks blamed on ISIL affiliates in northeastern DR Congo killed more than 200, displaced 40,000. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/19/more-than-200-killed-in-attach-by-is-affiliate-in-dr-congo-un

(DR Congo) 30 Dead in Clashes Between Troops and Militia in East Dr Congo (The Defense Post)

Thirty people, including 11 civilians, have died in two days of fighting between government forces and a militia in the eastern DR Congo province...

(DR Congo) At least a dozen killed in eastern DR Congo attack (Al Jazeera)

Men armed with knives and other weapons attacked Bulongo village, in the latest attack blamed on notorious ADF fighters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/at-least-a-dozen-killed-in-easter-dr-congo-attack

(DR Congo) DR Congo lawmakers file motion of no confidence in PM Ilunga (Al Jazeera)

At least 300 out of the 500 members of the National Assembly’s lower house have signed the motion. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/23/dr-congo-lawmakers-file-motion-of-no-confidence-in-pm