DR Congo

Issued on: 27/02/2023 - 05:04 President Emmanuel Macron is to outline on Monday France's new strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in some of…

Last Updated: February 05, 2023, 23:23 ISTThe source of the fire that struck the helicopter was not yet known and its precise location had yet to be determined. (File photo: REUTERS)The aircraft came under fire at around 3:00 pm (1200 GMT)…

Issued on: 04/02/2023 - 17:33 Pope Francis on Saturday urged South Sudan's leaders to restore "dignity" to the millions of their countrymen affected by conflict, renewing a…

Issued on: 03/02/2023 - 18:17 Pope Francis on Friday urged the leaders of South Sudan to make "a new start" for peace, warning that history would remember them for their…

Issued on: 01/02/2023 - 17:44 Pope Francis on Wednesday slammed "brutal atrocities, which bring shame upon all humanity" in eastern DR Congo, after hearing testimony from…

Issued on: 01/02/2023 - 07:43 Up to a million people are tipped to celebrate a papal mass in DR Congo's capital on Wednesday, on the second day of Pope Francis' visit to the…

Issued on: 31/01/2023 - 15:21Modified: 31/01/2023 - 15:54 Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources driving conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo…

Issued on: 31/01/2023 - 14:19 Pope Francis on Tuesday is expected to land in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa's largest predominantly Catholic country, for a landmark…

Pope Francis sets off Tuesday on a six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two fragile African nations where protracted conflicts have displaced millions of civilians, sowing death,…

Issued on: 23/01/2023 - 19:40 Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters have killed at least 23 people in eastern DR Congo, local officials said Monday, in the latest…