World Apr 16 Boat catches fire in Congo and capsizes, leaving at least 50 people dead, local official says The motorized wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire near the town of Mbandaka, Compétent Loyoko, the river commissioner, told The Associated Press.
World Feb 26 An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here’s what we do know The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo's Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths.
World Feb 25 Mystery illness has killed more than 50 people in Congo Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks.
World Oct 03 At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people.
World Sep 13 Congo military court sentences 3 U.S. citizens and 34 others to death on coup charges The U.S. State Department has not declared the three Americans wrongfully detained, making it unlikely that U.S. officials would try to negotiate their return.
World Sep 03 At least 129 dead after chaos erupts during attempted jailbreak at Congo prison Congolese authorities say that an attempted jailbreak in the country's main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility.
World Feb 07 Residents flee as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma The M23 rebels claim they have no intention to seize Goma again but warn that attacks targeting its forces "will be dealt with at their source."…
World Dec 31 Congo’s President Tshisekedi wins reelection by a landslide as opposition contests results Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70 percent of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.
World Dec 28 Stigma against gay and bisexual men could worsen Congo’s largest mpox outbreak, experts warn Last month, U.N. officials confirmed that a more severe form of mpox was spreading via sex for the first time in Congo.
World Feb 01 Pope Francis visits Congo, urges forgiveness for past wrongs Pope Francis is urging Congo's people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them.