Patrice Lumumba: The Congolese hero killed before his prime
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Shortly before noon on a Thursday in June 1960, 34-year-old Patrice Lumumba stepped…
Panic as mystery disease kills 67 in the Congo, locals told ‘don’t touch the dead’
At least 67 people have died of an unknown disease in southwestern Congo, local officials said. Deaths occurred in just…
Congo military court sentences 3 U.S. citizens and 34 others to death on coup charges
A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on…
46, Including Children, Killed In ‘Vile Attack’ In East DR Congo
At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people…
Young man dumps beautiful wife, marries physically challenged lady (Video)
A 27-year-old man, pulled a surprise on his family members when he left his pretty wife for a physically challenged…
Man marries identical triplets (Photos)
A man got married to triplets on the same day in Congo. The 32-year-old man, identified as Luwizo, married three…
Congo sentences 51 to death over UN killings
A military court in Congo condemned 51 people to death for the murders of United Nations investigators Michael Sharp and…
FLASHBACK: The heroic, yet tragic life of Patrice Lumumba – ‘The Martyr of Congolese Independence’
In June 1960, Patrice Émery Lumumba was elected the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (now Democratic…
Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in UN convoy attack
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack in the east of the country,…
Gold mine collapse in Congo’s Kamituga kills at least 50
Accidents in artisanal (small-scale mine not owned by registered mining company) gold mines are frequently reported in the Democratic Republic…