Tag: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Attack in eastern Congo kills 9; US ambassador vows support

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BENI, Congo — At least nine civilians, including women, were killed in an attack by rebels in Congo’s eastern city of Beni, officials said...

Thousands return home in east Congo after volcano eruption

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GOMA, Congo — Thousands of people are returning to Goma and a surrounding region in eastern Congo hoping to find their homes still intact...

49 people killed in attacks on eastern Congo villages

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KINSHASA, Congo — Armed attacks on two different villages overnight in Congo’s eastern Ituri province killed at least 49 people, local government officials said...

Residents search for dead killed by Congo’s volcano eruption

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KINSHASA, Congo — Residents searched for missing loved ones amid their destroyed homes on the outskirts of Congo’s eastern city of Goma Monday, where...

Congo volcano’s lava flows short of regional capital

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GOMA, Congo — Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of...

Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak in nation’s east

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KINSHASA, Congo — Congo has declared an end to the latest Ebola outbreak that killed six people in its east. ...

Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail

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CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...

UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger

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UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks on big dam amid tensions

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CAIRO — A new round of talks between three African nations began Saturday, officials said, aimed at resolving a yearslong dispute over a giant...

Baylor bigs: Flo, `Everyday Jon’ help make Bear guards great

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Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Flo Thamba, the high-energy athletic bigs who do so much inside helping guard-oriented Baylor, first met at a Basketball Without...