UN: December massacre in Congo left 535 people dead

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:14:17 +0000

Inter-communal violence that left 535 people dead in western Congo may amount to crimes against humanity, a report by UN investigators said.

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Delays, frustrations mark Congo’s presidential election

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:31:40 +0000

Delays, frustrations mark Congo's presidential election

Lengthy delays were reported across Congo on Sunday, marring the presidential election the country hoped would be its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960.

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Troops of Congo warlord ‘Terminator’ killed civilians with machetes, ICC told

Troops of Congo warlord 'Terminator' killed civilians with machetes, ICC told

Former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda was a dreaded commander whose troops slaughtered civilians with machetes and disemboweled pregnant women, the International Criminal Court (ICC) heard on Tuesday.

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