By Stanis Bujakera2 Min ReadKINSHASA( Reuters)-Hundreds of school children stormed Democratic

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By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadKINSHASA( Reuters)-About 50 people were killed in southern Democratic Republic of Congo when a truck overturned and plunged into a river, the provincial governor’s office said on Tuesday. The accident occurred on Sunday in the copper-mining province of Haut Katanga, Governor Jacques Kyambula’s office said in a statement. Only two passengers in the truck survived, the statement said. Road accidents are common in Congo because of decrepit infrastructure and poor safety st

KINSHASA( Reuters)-An explosion in a bar at a military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed eight people and wounded three more on Thursday, Congo's government spokesman, Patrick Muyaya, said.... " The population is invited to remain calm while awaiting the report which will allow us to better understand the circumstances of this tragedy," he wrote.... The Congolese army is battling multiple rebel groups in its restive east....

KINSHASA( Reuters)-Democratic Republic of Congo's former prime minister Matata Ponyo Mapon's parliamentary immunity was lifted on Monday, as the Senate leadership announced it had authorised a criminal investigation into allegations he misappropriated$ 140 million.... Senate president Modeste Bahati informed the prosecutor of the Senate leadership's decision in a letter seen by Reuters.... The investigation could lead to eventual criminal charges....

KINSHASA( Reuters)-A mob attacked Indian businesses and vehicles in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday, the police said, part of ongoing fallout from a Congolese student's death in Indian police custody last week.... l Malu, a Congolese student in Bangalore. African diplomats have complained in the past about racism against their citizens living in India, especially in the aftermath of the beating death in 2016 of a Congolese man in Dehli.... The statement did not mention any i

KINSHASA( Reuters)-Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament on Wednesday voted to remove Economy Minister Jean-Marie Kalumba from his post, blaming him for the soaring price of basic goods and mismanagement of the fishing industry, among other issues.... He was nominated to the post last year by President Felix Tshisekedi.... The motion signed by lawmakers laid out a raft of complaints including lack of a policy to support local fishermen and frequent gas shortages driving up transport prices

But I cannot say anything about the processes in justice in my country," he told the Reuters NEXT conference in New York.As well as working for Jeune Afrique, Bujakera contributes to Reuters.... 20. Congo is set to vote in a general election in which President Felix Tshisekedi will seek a second term.... Kamerhe said the government was committed to holding free elections.He said campaigning would begin on Nov....

KINSHASA( Reuters)-Former Congolese Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon has been freed from house arrest after he agreed to make himself available to answer questions about the alleged misappropriation of government funds, his lawyer said.... The house arrest order was lifted late on Wednesday, Matata's lawyer, Laurent Onyemba.... The justice system did its job by lifting the house arrest," Onyemba said....

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadKINSHASA( Reuters)-Dozens of people were killed and many more are missing after armed men raided a mining encampment near the town of Mongwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province on Sunday, three civil society leaders said. Army spokesperson Jules Ngongo Tsikudi confirmed a deadly attack had taken place at a mining camp near Mongwalu, but did not detail the number of casualties.“ In the following hours we will know the exact number of deaths, ”