Saturday, November 16, 2024

Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian Carabinieri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday when gunmen attacked a U.N. convoy traveling to a school in eastern Congo, the Italian Foreign Ministry and residents said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

6 rangers killed in latest attack at Congo's Virunga park

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Gunmen have killed at least six rangers in Virunga National Park, the latest attack in the part of eastern Congo that is home to some of the world's last mountain gorillas, officials said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Congo releases man convicted of role in Kabila assassination

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities on Friday released Eddy Kapend, a man once sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of President Laurent Kabila nearly two decades ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

At least 25 killed by rebels in eastern Congo; some beheaded

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 25 people were killed in an attack on New Year’s Eve by rebels in Congo’s eastern Beni territory, local officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Boat capsizes between Uganda and Congo, killing more than 30

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 30 people have died in an overnight capsizing on Lake Albert while trying to return to Congo from Uganda, according to a civil society group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Congo president ends coalition amid political deadlocks

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president has announced an end to the coalition between his party and that of former president Joseph Kabila.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Rebels kill at least 35 in eastern Congo, officials say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Armed rebels have killed at least 35 people in eastern Congo’s Beni region this week, according to local officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Congo announces end to its 11th deadly Ebola outbreak

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo has declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this one in western Equateur province, nearly six months after cases were reported and amid the rise of COVID-19 in the Central African nation. This is the first time Congo is Ebola-free in about two and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO