Kinshasa

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  As Ebola Scourges Congo, Experts Warn Of Link To Eating Wild Animals

  The Congo Basin is rich in all kinds of wildlife, from great apes to serpents — both of which are hunted for their meat. One consequence for locals is exposure to zoonotic diseases such as Ebola.

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  50 Killed, 100 Burnt In Oil Tanker Road Crash In DR Congo, Says Official

  About 50 people died and 100 were burnt on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a vehicle on an arterial highway in the west of DR Congo, the acting governor of the region said.

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  31 Dead, 20,000 Families Homeless In Torrential Rain In Kinshasa

  Torrential rains and flooding have left 31 people dead and 20,000 families homeless in less than three weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, city authorities said today.

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  At 83, Willem Boulanger Strives to Realise Congo Wildlife Dream

  "I was already saying I'd go live in the Congo when I was nine or 10," says Willem Boulanger, who after satisfying that dream is embarking at age 83 on another -- founding a game reserve near Kolwezi.

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  Congo Looks to Insect Farming in Fight Against Hunger

  There is no shortage of protein in Kinshasa's Gambela Market, from cows to antelope and snakes. But it is the blue and silver bowls brimming with twitching crickets, termites and slithering meal worms that do the briskest trade.

• American Diplomat Freed After Democratic Republic of Congo Arrest

  An American diplomat and five journalists arrested alongside activists in Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, but the African activists remain in custody on suspicion of planning to destabilise the country, officials said Monday.

• Congolese Accused of Plotting Coup Freed in South Africa

  The last of a group of Congolese nationals accused of plotting to assassinate Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila were acquitted in a South African court, a defence lawyer and media reported on Saturday.

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  Kinshasa Authorities Restore Internet, Block Mobile Phones

  Authorities kept mobile phones blocked on the fourth day of violent protests against President Joseph Kabila.

• At Least Nine Killed in DR Congo's Restive East

  At least nine people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east where Ugandan rebels have recently staged bloody attacks, a top official said on Friday.

• Congo Declares Itself Ebola-Free

  The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday declared itself Ebola-free, after a three-month outbreak of the killer disease claimed at least 49 lives.

• DR Congo Security Forces Arrest Opposition Leader

  Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday arrested senior opposition lawmaker Jean-Bertrand Ewanga, a day after a rally to oppose any extension of presidential rule, his party said.

• Rwanda, DR Congo Trade Blame for Heavy Border Fighting

  The Rwandan and Congolese governments have blamed each other for an outbreak of heavy fighting on the border between the two neighbours, which are locked in a decades-long conflict.

• Fighting Erupts Between Rwandan and DR Congo soldiers

  A gunbattle erupted on Wednesday between soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and rival Rwandan forces on their volatile border, local Congolese officials said.

• 15 Dead as Trouble Erupts at DR Congo Soccer Match: Official

  Fifteen people were killed and 21 others injured after trouble broke out at a football match in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, during which police fired tear gas at fans, officials have said.

• Can robots ease traffic chaos? This city experiments

  Can giant robots with a deep voice and massive arms be the answer to easing traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo?