Italian Ambassador killed in Eastern Congo Ambush Amid Rising Violence
The escalating churn of deadly violence engulfing parts of eastern Congo gained international attention when the Italian ambassador to the ...
Tag: Violence
Militia Incursion Stirs Fear in Bunia
I got the call from a friend at around 6am on Friday: dozens of CODECO militia fighters had infiltrated our ...
Congo Lifts Coronavirus State of Emergency
Congo this week lifted health emergency measures put in place on March 24 to contain the spread of coronavirus. The ...
Conflict Reignites in Congo’s Ituri Region
I found the woman giving birth on a dusty road just outside Bunia in Congo’s northeastern Ituri Province late last ...
Congo’s 60th Anniversary of Independence, a Time of Reckoning?
Congo marks its 60th anniversary of independence on Tuesday at a time of global reckoning as countries are being forced ...
Deadly Attack in Virunga Park
The morning of the attack, I was driving down the road from Rutshuru towards Goma on my way home from ...
