Etiket: Congo
King Filip sets foot in Congo for the first time, with an expression of regret in his pocket. But will there be reparations?
From the horrific ‘red rubber’ to racial oppression and the long-standing support of a megalomaniac dictator: Belgium still struggles with its colonial past to this day. But for the first…
Amnesty: martial law in eastern Congo must silence dissent
The martial law that has been in place for more than a year in the two eastern Congolese provinces of North Kivu and Ituri is mainly intended to suppress dissent.…
Senegal penalty for playing 1 match without spectators from FIFA! – Breaking Football news
FIFA made its decision regarding the match played in March, where Senegal won a World Cup ticket after beating Egypt 3-1 at home with penalty shootouts. …
UN helicopter shot down by rebels in Congo Abroad
A helicopter of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo has been shot down in the east of the country by M23 rebels. The plane had at least eight people on…
Fourteen displaced persons, including seven children, killed in Congo refugee camp | Abroad
A 2-year-old girl and five women between the ages of 25 and 32 are said to be among the victims. They were killed with a machete. The attack is said…
US takes financial sanctions against controversial Antwerp businessman for illegal export of "war gold" from Congo
The United States today issued financial sanctions against Belgian businessman Alain Goetz and his network of companies. The man is accused of being involved in “the illegal export of gold…
At least 60 dead in Congo train accident | Abroad
Updated Yesterday, 22:00Yesterday, 21:45 in ABROAD File image for illustration. Ⓒ ANP/HH LUBUMBASHI – Sixty people have been killed in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According…
Inventory with 85,000 objects from Africamuseum handed over to Congo
The Africamuseum and the federal government handed over an inventory of 85,000 Congolese objects to Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde on Thursday. The aim is to investigate the origin…
Uganda must pay $325 million in compensation to Congo after civil war
Uganda has to pay 325 million dollars (284 million euros) in compensation to neighboring Congo for its role during the Congolese civil war, which began in the late 1990s. This…
Congo judge sentences 51 people to death for murder of UN employees
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday sentenced 51 people to death for the murder of two United Nations employees in 2017. The execution of…