EU Rules out Congo Troop Deployment Despite Deepening Crisis

" The United States also said that it would not send troops to the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC, but backed UN calls for reinforcements to help stop the fighting.   "The peacekeeping office in the UN (United Nations) has put out a call for additional forces,"...

47 Killed in Congo Boat Accident

After leaving the town of Mobayi Bongo, a motorized boat with over 182 passengers was sunk. Approximately 47 people were killed during the incident and over 100 people are still missing."District Commissioner Mathieu Modeste Bella said that 47 bodies had been recovered from...

Penis snatch witchcraft panic hits Congo

This is a terrible crime. I wonder, if I can blame them too. Here a women, whose touch makes the penis shrink would be called "Ice Queen". "Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused ofusing black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave ofpanic...

UN Staff among survivors of deadly plane crash in DR Congo

"Three UN staff members survived the plane crash that happened Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN spokesperson Michele Montas said.Montas told reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York that according to the UN Mission there, seven passengers...

Congo conflict claims 5 million lives

I am pretty aware of what's going on in the world, as I know most people are at nowpublic, but to see the numbers sometimes really puts everything in perspective. "(CNN) -- Hopes are high that the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and armed groups can end a...