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Sep
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Convoy ambush in eastern Congo kills one aid worker

Convoy ambush in eastern Congo kills one aid worker

NEWS
ARMED attackers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed one aid worker and took two others temporarily hostage after ambushing their convoy on Wednesday, Christian charity World Vision said. The convoy was returning from a mission to deliver food to vulnerable communities in North Kivu province, which has been plagued by instability and militia violence for over two decades. "Two of our staff were missing for over 18 hours but are now safely with the larger team awaiting evac (evacuation). We're thankful for community intervention to secure their release," World Vision's director in Congo Anne-Marie Connor told Reuters on Thursday.…
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Sep
14
2020
By The African Mirror
Survivor recalls horror after Congo mine collapse

Survivor recalls horror after Congo mine collapse

NEWS
CRISPIN KYALA  KINYENYE Furaha passed out from shock when he realised a mine collapse in eastern Congo had buried more than 50 fellow miners including his brother, he said, as the hunt continued for bodies two days after the disaster. Miners searching the site near the town of Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of Congo have yet to recover any remains since heavy rains on Friday caused the artisanal gold mine to cave in, burying those working below ground. Before the rain started, Furaha had left the site to remove some large rocks. Soon after, a child ran up to…
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Sep
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Can a tooth settle the mystery over Congo’s independence hero?

Can a tooth settle the mystery over Congo’s independence hero?

NEWS
FISTON MAHAMBA  and MARINE STRAUSS BELGIUM’S federal court has said it would hand over a tooth, suspected to be the only remains of the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, to his family, a move that could finally unlock the secret behind his death. Lumumba, a firebrand political leader, became the Democratic Republic of Congo's first democratically-elected prime minister after independence from Belgium in 1960, but alarmed the West with overtures to Moscow at the height of the Cold War. His government lasted just three months before he was overthrown and assassinated by firing squad, a killing for which the…
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Sep
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Congolese abuse survivors rebuild lives, brick by brick

Congolese abuse survivors rebuild lives, brick by brick

HUMAN RIGHTS
MALAICKA ADIHE CONGOLESE teenager Aline was left destitute aged only 15 after she was raped, left pregnant and then accused of bringing dishonour to her family and made to leave her home. But just two years later, her life is back on track, thanks to a groundbreaking scheme to teach building skills to survivors of sexual violence in a region ravaged by years of ethnic conflict that have hit women particularly hard. The scheme is the brainchild of Lauren Muntu Kintadi, 36, who wanted to help single mothers and other women in need to find paid work, and realised there…
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Aug
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Congo says world’s largest measles epidemic is over

Congo says world’s largest measles epidemic is over

NEWS
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has announced that it has ended the world's largest measles outbreak that has killed more than 7,000 children since it was declared 14 months ago. Congo's response to the epidemic was hobbled by a health service suffering from decades of underfunding, mismanagement and war, but was also overshadowed by an Ebola outbreak in the east of the country. Health experts say the actual measles death toll could be far higher because many cases go unreported in a country with such poor health infrastructure. "After several strategies mounted at the ministry level, we have just put…
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Aug
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Suspected Islamist militants kill 13 in eastern Congo villages

Suspected Islamist militants kill 13 in eastern Congo villages

NEWS
ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE  SUSPECTED Islamist militants killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo, the army and a village chief said, the latest in a spate of attacks the United Nations says may constitute war crimes. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed group operating in he fokkers cast in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have killed more than 1,000 civilians since the start of 2019, according to U.N. figures. Militiamen tied up the victims in the villages of Kinziki-Matiba and Wikeno, 10 km east of the city of Oicha, before killing them in the attack…
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Aug
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Ebola outbreak in western DR Congo hits 100 cases

Ebola outbreak in western DR Congo hits 100 cases

NEWS
FISTON MAHAMBA THE Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of Congo has infected 100 people as of Friday, killing 43 of them, the World Health Organization said. The latest outbreak of the virus was declared on June 1 in Mbandaka, a city of 1 million people on the River Congo, just before Congo declared the end of a previous outbreak in the east that had dragged on for two years. It has spread to remote villages in Equateur province spanning more than 300 km of dense forest with few roads, the WHO said in a statement. The pace of the…
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Aug
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Faction of DR Congo rebel group surrenders after internal revolt

Faction of DR Congo rebel group surrenders after internal revolt

NEWS
ALMOST 500 fighters from a faction of one the largest armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to the government just over a month after they attempted to overthrow the group's leader. Soldiers from the NDC-R, a rebel group seen as having close ties with the national army, sang and danced before handing over an assortment of small arms at a ceremony on Monday in the village of Kashuga, about 75 km (46 miles) north of Goma. Fighting has raged between two groups of the NDC-R since July 9 when a section loyal to deputy leader Gilbert…
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Aug
18
2020
By The African Mirror
Congo Ebola responders strike over unpaid salaries

Congo Ebola responders strike over unpaid salaries

NEWS
FISTON MAHAMBA HEALTH workers responding to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on strike over unpaid wages, hurting the impoverished country's ability to identify and treat patients, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The Ebola virus in western Congo has spread steadily into remote villages across Equateur province since the first case was identified on June 1, infecting 88 people and killing 36. On Saturday, local laboratory technicians, case management teams and contact tracers blocked access to the Ebola testing laboratory in the city of Mbandaka, the provincial capital, said Mory Keita, the WHO's…
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Aug
14
2020
By The African Mirror
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo

Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo

NEWS
A plane carrying four passengers has crashed in dense forest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said. The plane, thought to be one of two small cargo planes owned by Agefreco, went down during a flight from Kalima in Maniema province to Bukavu in South Kivu province, said Theo Kasi, governor of South Kivu. "The investigation will determine the cause of the accident. I share the pain with the grieving families and offer my deepest condolences," Kasi said on Twitter. The wreckage has not been located, but the suspected crash zone is a vast dense forest, said Desiree Kyakwima,…
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