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OCHA: Lack of access hinders humanitarian aid in eastern DRC

Published on: January 15, 2026
11:27

Kinshasa, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of the obstacles currently facing the delivery of aid to South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

DRC: MONUSCO reaffirms commitment to peace efforts

Published on: January 14, 2026
10:30

Kinshasa, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) Vivian Van de Perre, deputy head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), reportedly reaffirmed the institution's commitment to peace efforts in the country.

Search continues for people after landslide in DRC

Published on: January 14, 2026
09:46

Kinshasa, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) Young people from Burutsi and surrounding villages in the Walikale territory of North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), continued the search for people today following a landslide.

DRC: More than a dozen humanitarian workers died in 2025

Published on: January 10, 2026
08:32

Kinshasa, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) More than a dozen humanitarian workers were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2025, where around 600 incidents against aid workers were recorded.

DRC: UN experts point to stalled peace processes

Published on: January 9, 2026
08:32

Kinshasa, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Group of Experts considered in its latest report that talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) are currently stalled.

DRC: OCHA is concerned about civilian deaths and lack of assistance

Published on: January 8, 2026
11:15

Kinshasa, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) remains concerned about the ongoing violence in Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

DRC: Islamic State-affiliated group enclave dismantled

Published on: January 7, 2026
09:38

Kinshasa, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Joint forces from the armies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda (Uganda People's Defense Force) dismantled a stronghold of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Matolo-Kaseni, near the Ituri River in eastern Congo. The operation against the Islamic State (IS)-affiliated armed group was announced on Wednesday, but it took place on December 29 and 30. It aimed to dismantle the bases from which they organize attacks on the population.

DRC: Refugees in Burundi live in precarious conditions

Published on: January 5, 2026
11:14

Kinshasa, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who fled to Burundi due to violence in the country's eastern region are currently living in precarious conditions, local press reported.

Tensions in eastern DRC after clashes between rebels and the army

Published on: January 5, 2026
09:03

Kinshasa, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) The territory of Walikale, in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), awoke to tensions due to clashes between the Armed Forces and the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23).

DRC begins two-year term on UN Security Council

Published on: January 2, 2026
10:54

Kinshasa, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially began its two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, according to a statement released today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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