Joseph Kabila

UN peacekeeper from Pakistan killed in DR Congo: President Kabila says MONUSCO failed to 'eradicate' armed groups

A Pakistani UN peacekeeper was killed by "members of an armed group" in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, a United Nations spokesman said.

Congo launches violent crackdown on anti-president protests; one killed, several injured

Congolese security forces shot dead a man and injured several others Sunday in a bloody crackdown on Catholic worshippers who gathered at churches across the country to demand president Joseph Kabila leave power

Congo boat tragedy: 27 dead, 54 injured as officials blame drunk driver and overcrowding

At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said

About 100 massacred in Congo last week, say lawmakers

The brigade with the large UN mission in the DRC has an offensive mandate to tackle armed insurgent forces.