{Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Saturday it was investigating a video that appears to show Congolese troops shooting dead a group of apparent militia members armed with slingshots and wooden batons.} The seven-minute video, which was shared widely on social media and seen by Reuters, shows men in Congolese army uniforms saying they […]

{BUJUMBURA – After having been detained for two weeks in the national intelligence office in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, the former boss of the anti-riot brigade Lieutenant Colonel Desiré Uwamahoro appeared in front of the prosecutor of the Bujumbura Court of Appeal. } He was auditioned for more than seven hours and afterwards was transferred to […]

{ BUJUMBURA – Prominent Burundian journalist Jean Bigirimana has been missing since Friday when he was reportedly arrested by intelligence agents. } He works for the independent media house Group Press Iwacu and also for the Great Lakes regional magazine, Info Grands Lacs. His wife told ANA that he had left his residence in Bujumbura […]

{GOMA, DRC – The SA Defence Force is preparing to train a new group of soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.} It says it will intensify capacity building in the struggling DRC army. This comes as four Congolese troops were lost this week when two UN bases were attacked in north Kivu, in the […]