Kinshasa News

Philanthropist and former Philadelphia 76ers star Dikembe Mutombo will deliver the 2010 Stephen Crane Lecture at The Pennington School on Thursday, March 11.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:21 GMT

Judges in the Thomas Lubanga trial today heard how agents of the International Criminal Court (ICC) allegedly paid a Congolese barber who had never been a soldier to lie to the court’s investigators that he was a former child soldier.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:02:53 GMT

The Hague — The Defence team calls the 7th witness, a former UPC soldier whose account catches the Prosecution off guard: according to Ms. Nicole Samson, the information about the witness's ties to Lubanga's group has been "deliberately removed" from the summaries the Defence provided to the OTP.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:02:43 GMT

The Democratic Republic of Congo is hoping to collect between 20 000 and 30 000 guns during the early stages of its "Firearms for $50" campaign.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:12:53 GMT

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in sub-Saharan African bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous session.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:52:28 GMT

KINSHASA, Congo -- An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.Bantu Lukambo of Innovation for Development and ...
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:52 GMT

An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:25:22 GMT

The women's football team takes on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday in Gaborone in the opening match of the qualifiers of CAF Championships.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:32:54 GMT

The Thomas Lubanga defense this week called two witnesses, but the highlight of the trial was the string of complaints made by the defense lawyers against the prosecution, as well as court reporters and translators.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:49:56 GMT

A first batch of UN troops may withdraw from the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the end of June as requested by Kinshasa, the UN peacekeeping supremo said Friday.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:32:17 GMT