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The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of killing two Congolese children in a rocket attack. Rwanda also accuses the DRC of firing rockets into the country from Bunagana.
2022-06-10

The Democratic Republic of the Congo announces that it will redeploy several of their AstraZeneca vaccines to other Africa countries.
2021-04-29

Six gunmen open fire on a World Food Programme convoy in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio, a carabiniere and their driver.
2021-02-22

A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all eight passengers and crew onboard. The Russian embassy in Kinshasa says "preliminary information" indicates Russians were on the aircraft.
2019-10-11

The Ugandan rebel group kills up to 80 people near Beni in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2014-11-20

A rebel attack on army positions in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo town of Beni leaves at least 31 people dead, including 23 Mai Mai and three FARDC troops.
2013-05-15

Joseph Kabila is sworn in as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite the presidency being contested by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi.
2011-12-20

Congolese President Joseph Kabila fires two ministers over corruption and absence.
2011-03-13

14 mutilated bodies are discovered in the Ruzizi River in Burundi, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2010-09-22

A draft United Nations report says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Second Congo War could be classified as genocide.
2010-08-27