Judge stops Trump administration from deporting Congolese migrant who has lived in the US for 36 years
Immigrant’s Deportation Postponed by Federal Judge A federal judge in Maine recently ruled that Eyidi Ambila, a 43-year-old man who immigrated to the United States at the age of seven, will not be deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while his immigration appeal is ongoing. Ambila was detained in September during the […]
Mystery Disease Kills over 50 Congolese After Children Ate a Bat
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that the outbreak of the mystical disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed 53 people since it began on January 21. The outbreak appears to have started after three children in the village of Boroko had eaten bats. Local medical professionals explained It is […]
Congolese Paralympians reported missing after Summer Games
Two Paralympic athletes representing the Republic of Congo went missing after competing at this year's Paris Games. Shot putter Mireille Nganga and visually impaired sprinter Emmanuelle Grace Mouambako were last seen at the athletes' village in Saint-Denis on September 5 but were reported missing by members of the Congolese delegation two days later. According to […]
Congolese Militants Target Chinese Mine in Deadly Attack
The militant group known as the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) Attacked An explosion at a China-linked gold mine on Wednesday killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese army soldiers. The attackers kidnapped several miners and set fire to the nearby village of Gambara. CODECO, despite its bureaucratic name, Very vicious Tribal […]
A military court sentences 8 Congolese army soldiers to death for cowardice, other crimes
A military tribunal in eastern Congo on Friday charged soldiers with indecency and other charges related to fleeing the battlefield, as the government struggles to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich region where many armed groups operate. Eight people were sentenced to death. In March, Congo lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that […]
Congolese journalist gets time served in ‘false information’ case: rights group
Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday on charges including disseminating false information and will be released soon, media freedom group Reporters Without Borders said. That’s what it means. He had already served more than six months in prison awaiting trial and was expected to be released hours or […]
At least 2 dozen Congolese civilians killed by ISIS-linked rebels this week
Extremist rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 20 civilians in separate attacks this week, local authorities and civil society groups said Tuesday. Christophe Munyander, coordinator of the Convention for Human Rights, announced on Tuesday that rebels from the Islamic State-linked Democratic Union Forces killed 13 people in the Mambasa district of Ituri province. […]
Congolese demonstrators burn US, Belgian flags as instability tensions flare
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters who were burning tires and U.S. and Belgian flags near Western embassies and United Nations offices in the capital Kinshasa, angered by insecurity in eastern Congo. . Demonstrators, who have adopted a new tactic of targeting embassies, claim that Western […]