KINSHASA, 11 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The retraining of 20 Congolese civilian and military prison personnel began on Wednesday in the southwestern French town of Agen, as part of the Democratic Republic of ...

Conflict minerals have frequently been considered one of the leading causes of armed violence in eastern DRC (file photo) Major industries are seeking to alter the proposed US reporting rules on ...

JOHANNESBURG, 17 Mar 2005 (IRIN) - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has said it will not "tolerate any behaviour" by its members that undermined its "good image and international ...

BUKAVU, 1 August 2007 (IRIN) - Janet Furaha fled the violence in her home area of Kaniola in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) South Kivu province in May to live with relatives in Walungu, but ...

KINSHASA, 5 September 2007 (IRIN) - The recent meeting between senior Rwandan and Congolese officials saw some agreement on strategies to minimise tension between the two countries, but did not ...