At least 15 people have been killed on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s turbulent northeastern region, in attacks UN chief Antonio Guterres said could constitute a ‘war crime’. Protests erupted on Monday as crowds took to the streets of North Kivu province’s main city Goma against the country’s UN mission – United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – which they accuse of failing to stop armed groups’ decades-old fighting. Demonstrations spread further north to the towns of Beni and Butembo on Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – […]
At least five people have been killed and fifty others wounded on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma, according to the government. Demonstrators say peacekeepers have not protected them from violence in the region and want them to leave. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi from Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #CongoViolence #MONUSCO #UN #UnitedNations #Congo #Goma #Peacekeeper #Protests #Politics
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister is calling for a de-escalation in tension, along its border with Democratic Republic of Congo. On Friday a Congolese soldier was killed in an exchange of fire at the crossing. The neighbours have had a strained relationship for decades. Al Jazeera’s @Alexi O’Brien reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRCongo #Rwanda
Ugandan soldiers crossed the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. They are taking part in a joint operation to track down gunmen from an armed group known as the Allied Democratic Forces. For people on the ground, there is hope – but also unease about the partnership. Al Jazeera’s @Malcolm Webb reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #DRCongo #Uganda
Nearly 2,000 Ugandan soldiers have crossed into the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fight alongside troops there. The move is part of a joint operation against an armed group, the Allied Democratic Forces, which operates along the border of both countries and has been blamed for dozens of attacks. Al Jazeera’s @Katia Lopez-Hodoyan reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Uganda #DRCongo
0 Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Italian policeman and their Congolese driver have been killed in an ambush on a World Food Programme convoy in the eastern DRC. Luca Attanasio was on a mission in North Kivu province, an area teeming with armed groups. No police or security forces accompanied them. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio expressed his “great dismay and immense sorrow” over the attack. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #WFP #LucaAttanasio
