Congo rape trial clears many troops

Three UN soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo accused of rape in the neighbouring Central African Republic will be put on trial, the justice minister told AFP on Thursday.

Security officials "routinely" rape women in prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo as punishment for their political activities, a UK-based charity says.

One of the six teenagers accused of gang-raping a 16-year-old girl in Kenya and dumping her in a pit latrine goes on trial.

Two Tanzanian peacekeepers with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in an ambush near the city of Beni, the UN says.

A woman who was gang-raped and burned in her house tells a DR Congo war crimes trial she saw an army colonel give the orders.

Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda is due to go on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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TANZANIAN troops will continue participating in international peacekeeping missions, with the view of ensuring that the world is a better place to live in. Minister for Defense and National Service, Dr Hussein Mwinyi, speaking at the commemoration of ...

Let charity begin at home today and in that regard, we start with an issue from the Sunday, March 2 of edition of the tabloid that’s closely linked to this columnist. On page 3 of the tabloid, there’s a headline that reads thus: Vice President’s SPOUSE counsels on personal development.

DR Congo ilitoka nyuma na kuishinda Congo kwa mabao 4-2 na kufika katika semi fainali ya mechi za kombe la Afrika.