Kinshasa News

Authorities arrested a journalist on criminal defamation charges in Kinshasa, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:19:35 -0700

VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today the acquisition and signing of striker Ridge Mobulu (mo-boo-loo) from FC Lausanne-Sport of the Swiss Challenge League (second tier in Switzerland).
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:03 -0700

Armed men have reportedly cut television and radio signals owned by the opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:04:31 -0700

Armed men cut television and radio signals owned by the opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one media head in Kinshasa said Wednesday.
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:57:22 -0700

Every hour of every day, four females in the Democratic Republic of Congo die from complications of pregnancy and labour. And most of those pregnant females are just girls — pubescent girls wracked by labour and infants dead out of the womb.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:37:36 -0700

The Indian Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in contact with the central African nation’s government to secure the release of an Indian pilot taken hostage by rebels.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:06:31 -0700

India is in touch with the government of Democratic Republic of Congo to secure the safe release of an Indian pilot who was kidnapped by Congolese rebels recently.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:33:20 -0700

More than 60,000 people fled clashes between the Congolese army and Ugandan rebels this month, hampering efforts by the United Nations and Congo to relocate 2.3 million displaced by conflict in the Central African nation.
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:12:00 -0700

The lobby group Global Witness is taking the British government to court for failing to refer companies trading in Congo "conflict minerals" to the United Nations sanctions committee.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:34:43 -0700

Campaign group Global Witness is taking the British government to court for allegedly failing to report companies trading Congolese "conflict minerals". The organisation said on Monday that British companies have been trading in minerals controlled by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:06:04 -0700

DYNAMOS chairman Farai Munetsi has confirmed that his club received a controversial offer for a US$400 000 aid package — from a group of middlemen claiming to be representing wealthy Congolese businessman Moise Katumbi — and revealed that their decision to turn it down was a triumph for the conscience of his leadership.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:47:26 -0700

Lobby group Global Witness said on Monday it was taking the government to court for failing to refer companies trading in Congo 'conflict minerals' to the U.N. sanctions committee.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:08:00 -0700

Tens of thousands of children, some as young as four years old, are being accused of "crimes" of witchcraft in Africa, according to a new report, which examines the consequences for the societies they live in.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:06:33 -0700

Global Witness said companies such as Amalgamated Metals Corp. should be subject to UN sanctions after UN reports linked them to the illicit mineral trade in eastern Congo.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:12:00 -0700

(AP:NEW YORK) Does that smart phone in your pocket contribute to rape and murder in the depths of Africa? Soon, you'll know: A new U.S. law requires companies to certify whether their products contain minerals from rebel-controlled mines in Congo and surrounding countries.
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:14:48 -0700