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Conflict on the Nile
This photo, taken on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, shows the construction of the dam in Asosa Region Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Controversy over the division of the Nile waters...
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60,000 Congolese flee to Uganda after rebel attack
A refugee family from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) walks on July 13, 2013 at the Busunga border in western Uganda. Source: AFP Photo/Isaac Kasamani Kampala, AP—More than 60,000 Congolese...
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UN helicopters fire on M23 rebels in east Congo
A Congolese government tank prepares to deploy for fighting against M23 rebels, at an operating base in Kanyaruchinya, north of Goma, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Joseph Kay)...
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Congo’s Kabila pledges to implement reforms after national dialogue
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila (R) is seen during the implementation of the peace, security and cooperation framework for the DRC and the Region during the 68th session...
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Heavy fighting erupts near Congo-Uganda border
Residents cheer as Congolese army soldiers pass through Rugare after recapturing it from M23 rebels over the weekend, towards Rumangabo, around 30km (19 miles) from the provincial capital Goma, in...
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Central African leader appeals for ceasefire as talks open in Congo
French Sangaris troops patrol in an armored personnel carrier (APC) as a schoolboy passes by, in Bangui, the Central African capital, on July 13, 2014. (AFP Photo/Pacome Pabandji) Reuters,...
View ArticleCongo Street Children Strangers to Mining Boom – Beaten and Discarded
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. KINSHASA – Heart touching image of many others alike, is the story of Kevin Lusongo. Lusongo who is now 14, … continue reading Congo Street Children Strangers to Mining...
View ArticleCongo Presidential Election Opens Under Communications Blackout
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Brazzaville- Under a government-imposed communications blackout, voting in a presidential election in Congo Republic opened on Sunday by the time … continue reading Congo...
View ArticleCongolese is Highest-Ranking Politician Set for Hague Court Verdict
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. AMSTERDAM – Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rich businessman whose Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) militia and political party competed … continue reading Congolese is...
View ArticleCongo’s General Prosecutor Summons Moise Katumbi on Mercenary Charges
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. LUBUMBASHI- Moise Katumbi, the multi-millionaire former governor and prominent Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader and presidential candidate, has been …...
View ArticleICC Prosecutors Visit Congo to Urge Restraint
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. A team of prosecutors from the world’s permanent war crimes court began a five-day trip to the Democratic Republic of … continue reading ICC Prosecutors Visit Congo to...
View ArticleRiek Machar: Salva Kiir is Leading Ethnic Cleansing Operations, I’m not...
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. London–South Sudan’s former first vice president and prominent opposition leader Riek Machar is frank about his aspirations to rule the … continue reading Riek Machar:...
View ArticleCongo Blast Kills 2, Wounds 31 Indian Peacekeepers
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. A grenade detonated Tuesday morning where a group of U.N. peacekeepers in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo were … continue reading Congo Blast Kills 2, Wounds 31...
View ArticleBelgium Urges Citizens out of Congo on Fears of Violence
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Belgium advised against all travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday and urged citizens whose presence was not … continue reading Belgium Urges Citizens out of...
View ArticleNo Deal in Congo Talks on Kabila’s Future before Expected Protests
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Talks in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday between the ruling coalition and the opposition failed to reach a compromise … continue reading No Deal in Congo Talks on...
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