Congo

At least 23 killed in armed attack in eastern DR Congo

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Suspected gunmen have killed at least 23 people in an attack in eastern DR Congo, local officials said Monday, in the latest violence in the turbulent region.
2023-01-23 22:45
Dozens of bodies found in mass graves in DR Congo

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians following a series of attacks blamed on a local armed group.
2023-01-19 15:48
ISIL terrorists claims Congo church attack

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the Sunday bomb attack on a church in Congo which left at least 20 killed and injured.
2023-01-16 10:05
Dozens killed, injured in Congo church bombing

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – At least people 5 have lost their lives and 15 were injured in a bomb attack at a church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday.
2023-01-15 17:25
Landslide kills at least 8 people in eastern Congo

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – A landslide crushed at least eight people and seriously injured nine others near an artisanal mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a local official said on Saturday.
2022-12-31 19:33
At least 169 dead following devastating floods in Congo

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – At least 169 people have died as a result of the devastating rains in the capital Kinshasa, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and officials said on Friday.
2022-12-17 14:45
At least 120 killed as floods sweep DR Congo capital

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – At least 120 people have been killed and dozens injured in widespread floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.
2022-12-14 13:00
Flooding, landslide in DR Congo leave at least 50 people dead

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Heavy rains triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, killing at least 50 people, according to the police chief.
2022-12-13 22:40
At least 131 civilians killed in DR Congo by M23 forces

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 29-30, according to preliminary findings, the UN mission in the country said.
2022-12-08 21:00
16 Killed in attack in DR Congo's volatile west

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Sixteen people died and 25 were missing after an attack in an area of the western Democratic Republic of Congo rocked by ethnic clashes for five months, local sources said Saturday.
2022-11-06 10:10
M23 rebels capture 2 more towns in eastern Congo

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Rebels seized two major towns in eastern Congo after fierce fighting Saturday, doubling the territory they now control, a civil society leader and residents said.
2022-10-30 10:30
Terrorist attack in East DR Congo left 12 dead

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Suspected militiamen hacked 12 people to death with machetes in a village in eastern DR Congo, a region plagued by violence from armed groups for years, local sources said Saturday.
2022-10-15 10:40
14 civilians killed in DR Congo militia attack

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – 14 civilians were killed in an armed attack on eastern DR Congo, local officials said Sunday.
2022-10-03 08:35
17 killed as armed grroup attacks NE Congo

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – An armed attack on a village in northeastern Congo left at least 17 killed including women and children.
2022-09-10 11:20
Militants kill at least 40 villagers in east Congo attacks

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Suspected militants killed at least 40 civilians in a string of attacks on several villages in the east Democratic Republic of Congo between Thursday and Monday, a local human rights group and a hospital worker said Tuesday.
2022-08-31 08:44
At least 5 killed as anti-UN protests flare in east Congo

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and about 50 wounded during a second day of violent anti-United Nations protests in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, a government spokesman said.
2022-07-26 20:40
ISIL claims responsibility for Congo attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – ISIL claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that targeted the town of Lume in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
2022-07-10 12:30
15 killed in insurgents armed attack on east Congo village

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Fifteen civilians have been killed in an armed attack by insurgents in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
2022-05-30 18:30
Armed attack in eastern Congo leaves at least 27 dead

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – At least 27 civilians were killed in an armed attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the authorities said on late Saturday.
2022-05-29 10:20
35 killed in attack on gold mine in Congo

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – At least 35 people have been killed in an attack on a gold mine in Ituri, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said.
2022-05-09 08:32
More than dozen killed in eastern Congo armed attack

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – At least a dozen civilians were killed in an armed attack on a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s army and a survivor said Monday.
2022-04-05 10:00
Fourteen killed in machete attack in DR Congo's Ituri

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Fourteen people, including seven children, have been killed with machetes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Red Cross has said, as a community leader blamed a notorious armed group for the bloody attack.
2022-03-21 13:30
Dozens dead in DR Congo train accident

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said.
2022-03-13 12:50
At least 40 killed in attack on displaced people in DR Congo

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – At least 40 people were killed when knife-wielding militiamen attacked a site for displaced people in strife-torn eastern DR Congo, a monitoring group and local sources said Wednesday.
2022-02-02 14:50
Congo court sentences 51 to death over killing of UN experts

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced 51 people to death, several in absentia, in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two United Nations experts in a troubled central region.
2022-01-30 11:05
Gunmen kill at least 12 in attacks on DRC villages

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Gunmen killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, media have reported.
2022-01-25 21:31
Suicide bomb attack kills 6 in eastern Congo

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – A suicide bomber has attacked a restaurant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern city of Beni, killing at least five people and himself.
2021-12-26 11:15
Gunmen abduct 5 Chinese gold mine workers in DR Congo

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Congolese government officials reported on Sunday that a police officer was killed and at least five Chinese nationals were abducted.
2021-11-21 20:45
Nine people killed in gunmen attack in Congo: Report

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Nine people were killed in clashes in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu early on Wednesday after an incursion by unidentified gunmen, authorities and the army said.
2021-11-03 22:15
More than 100 dead or missing after boat accident in Congo

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – More than 100 people are dead or missing after a boat accident earlier this week on the Congo River in the country’s northwest, officials said Saturday.
2021-10-10 10:45