violence Romelu Lukaku (30) used his goal in the Europa League on Thursday evening to draw attention to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Congo. “Free DR Congo. Stop the genocide,” the Red Devil wrote afterwards on Instagram. Romelu Lukaku erased the deficit of his club AS Roma in the European match on Feyenoord’s field in … Read more
EPASupporters of President Tshisekedi near his poster NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 18:29 Felix Tshisekedi, the incumbent president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been re-elected for a second term in the elections. According to the country’s election commission, Tshisekedi won more than 73 percent of the vote. The opposition has dismissed the elections as fraudulent. According … Read more
Congo confirmed its commitment to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), days after its neighbor Angola decided to withdraw from the organization. Bruno Jean-Richard Etoua, the Congolese Minister of Oil, said in a post on the LinkedIn platform: “The Republic of the Congo confirms its firm commitment to the strategic policies established by … Read more
AP Presidential candidate Mukwege at a campaign meeting in Goma NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 19:00 Eva de Vries Foreign editor Elles van Gelder correspondent Afrika Eva de Vries Foreign editor Elles van Gelder correspondent Afrika “My only motivation is to save our country and restore the dignity of our people.” With these words, 68-year-old Congolese surgeon and … Read more
The so-called copper belt in southeastern Congo was already a lucrative hotspot during colonial rule. The Belgian company Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK) had millions of tons of copper extracted for the Belgian industry. The Shinkolobwe mine (now closed) mined uranium ore that would be used for the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After … Read more
Flooding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 176 people. Dozens of people were injured and an unknown number of people are missing. The victims all come from the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu, the governor of the South Kivu region said. Many of the victims are women and … Read more
AFPAn M23 fighter stands guard in eastern Congo. NOS News•today, 12:38 Massacres, burned down villages and mass rapes. Almost every day reports come out about violence between rebel groups and the government army in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Citizens pay the highest price. According to the VN 300,000 people have been … Read more
AFP NOS News•today, 01:27 In northeastern Congo, United Nations soldiers have discovered two mass graves containing the bodies of 49 people. The graves were found in Ituri province, a UN spokesman said. According to the organization, rebels from the armed group Codeco carried out attacks on civilians in that region last weekend. After soldiers from … Read more
Dieter Telemans ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 21:19•Edited today, 21:47 No agreement was reached in Belgium on apologies for the Belgian colonial past to the African countries Congo, Burundi and Rwanda. The royal palace and two political parties think parliament’s apology goes too far, he said VRT News. Last month, the chairman of the Congo committee of the House … Read more
Reuters ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 20:50•Edited yesterday, 22:29 At least 120 people have died in floods and landslides in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, the interior ministry said. Dozens of wounded too. Rescue operations are still ongoing. According to local and national officials, heavy rains have caused landslides in recent days, especially in neighborhoods of the city where many … Read more