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More than 120 people were killed on Tuesday as the worst floods in years battered DR Congo's capital Kinshasa following an all-night downpour, authorities said in a provisional assessment.

The United States has warned that "China and Russia are destabilizing Africa"

Convicted Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda has been transferred from the International Criminal Court to Belgium to start a 30-year sentence

The death toll from floods caused by torrential rains in Kinshasa has risen to 141

At least 55 people died in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa on Tuesday in floods triggered by torrential rain, city police chief General Sylvano Kasongo said in a statement, giving a provisional toll.  

National Highway 1 has been cut off, preventing movement of vehicles between Kinshasa and Kongo Central.

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks allegedly committed by the M23

In eastern DR Congo, fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army has already forced 400,000 people to flee. Since March, more than 100,000 civilians have found refuge in Uganda. Hundreds…

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 29-30 according to preliminary findings, the UN mission in the country said.

There is little fresh water in Kanyaruchinya and the rocky lava field makes digging adequate latrines impossible.