The attack, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the town of Beni, was carried out by Allied Democratic Forces rebels, according to army spokesman Capt. Anthony Mwalushayi.
The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night sent about 5,000 people fleeing from the city of Goma across the nearby border into Rwanda, while another 25,000 others sought refuge to the northwest in Sake, the UN children's agency said Sunday.
A Pakistan Army colonel deployed in Congo has been converting United Nations mission employees to Islam in the country.
The Indian peacekeepers' efforts have led to the surrender of 39 cadres including Second-in-Command of Mai Mai Kitete prominent armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Indian Army said.
The spokesman said the response plan is being drawn up "by the government with the support from the UN and our partners, prioritizing shelter, water and sanitation and non-food items."
A small passenger plane carrying at least 17 passengers crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing at least 25 people, including people on the ground.
Kalubenge is a rare motorcycle taxi driver who is also an Ebola survivor in eastern Congo, making him a welcome collaborator for health workers who have faced deep community mistrust during the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
Lt Col Gaurav Solanki was deputed as a military observer in a UN mission in the Central African nation.
Salama this month predicted that the outbreak in northeastern Congo will last at least another six months before it can be contained.
In 2010, more than 200 people were killed when a tanker truck overturned and burned in South Kivu province at the other end of the country.
"The causes of the sinking and the number of people missing are not yet known. The provincial government has already sent a team there to find out more," Mboyo was reported as saying by AFP.
At least 32 Indian peacekeepers were injured and a child was killed when an explosion hit the peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma today morning.
A 36-year-old stockbroker in Hyderabad allegedly murdered his wife, chopped her body into pieces and tried to burn it
New Delhi: Indian Army has punished two of its soldiers for sexual abuse and misconduct during UN peacekeeping missions in two African nations.Indian peacekeeping forces were accused of sexual exploitation and abuse in three cases
Brazzaville: Six cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said on Wednesday.A total of 42 cases have been reported since the beginning, and
Mumbai: Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) today said it has extended a second line of credit (LoC) of USD 89.90 million to the Republic of Congo for developing transportation system. Exim Bank had earlier
New Delhi: Indian companies can play a key role in the Republic of Congo's march towards becoming an emerging economy by year 2025, a senior minister of the central African country said here Monday.“Indian companies
Goma: Congo's government spokesman says at least three people are dead in eastern Congo after a rocket fell in Goma.Lambert Mende told The Associated Press that residents of Goma were protesting in the streets Saturday
Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), Mar 7: Morticians stacked bodies two to a tray at Brazzaville's main morgue as state radio reported at least 246 people had died from two days of explosions at an armory
Kumasi, Ghana, June 4: Ghana scored three second-half goals in Michael Essien's first international appearance in over a year to beat 10-man Republic of Congo 3-1 in their 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier on
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