Manila – Twenty pilgrims were killed Monday in a head-on bus collision while travelling to Christmas Day mass in the northern Philippines, police said.

{A human rights activist in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says at least seven assailants have been killed as the army fought off attacks on a prison, police station and the town hall in and around the city of Beni.} Omar Kavota said on Thursday the attackers also bombed a school and wounded some students […]

{The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN experts who had been gathering evidence of mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo.} US Ambassador Nikki Haley, in Geneva for meetings of the UN Human Rights Council, also said a separate formal commission […]

{A man and a teenager went on trial in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, accused of killing two UN experts in March, their lawyer said.} Evariste Ilunga, a 16-year-old student, and Mbayi Kabasele, 30, who sells palm oil, are being tried for war crimes, including murder and mutilation, as well […]

{A military spokesperson says 11 people kidnapped by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been released after days of fighting.} Captain Mak Hazukay Mongba said on Monday that residents of Mamundioma village were freed on Sunday near the Virunga National Park after the military intensified fighting against Allied Democratic Forces rebels. The ADF […]

Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo's health minister says there have been no new confirmed cases of Ebola and the outbreak has been controlled. Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga said on Friday no new cases of the deadly virus have been confirmed in the Likati zone for more than 21 days, the maximum incubation period. […]

{The Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition coalition has reportedly named the son of its late leader Etienne Tshisekedi to succeed him. } According to BBC, Felix Tshisekedi was chosen to replace his late father by nine opposition groupings which are challenging President Joseph Kabila. Felix's appointment was announced despite objections by at least two groups […]

{A new report by the UN secretary general warns that if Burundi's president tries to seek a fourth term it could "plunge the country into an even deeper crisis".} The UN chief Antonio Guterres' report to the UN Security Council cites recent comments by President Pierre Nkurunziza that he might pursue a fourth term if […]

{Kinshasa – Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi headed on Tuesday to Belgium for medical treatment – just as his party is trying to negotiate a power-sharing deal following President Laurent Kabila's refusal to step down.} The 84-year-old head of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), a historic heavyweight in DRC's opposition movement, took […]

{Kinshasa -A Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader accused of "high treason" returned to Kinshasa on Sunday two weeks after a key deal to end a political crisis in the vast African country.} Roger Lumbala, head of the small opposition Rally of Congolese Democrats and Nationalists (RCD-N), was one of a few accused figures whose […]