At least 41 die as boat capsizes in DRC’s Lake Tanganyika
Forty-nine passengers have been rescued and a search is under way for the missing.

Forty-nine passengers have been rescued and a search is under way for the missing.


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Protesters in the DRC denounce law that could extend president’s term.
Demonstrations held across country against president’s proposed constitutional changes seeking third term.
The talks come amid continued fighting and disputes over the implementation of key security commitments.

Memorial services were held for at least 28 children who were killed after a fire spread to their school in DR Congo.

Ebola has reached a seventh DR Congo province after an infected man travelled through Rwanda and Uganda.
DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.
Case found in northwestern province of South-Ubangi bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville.

Authorities say at least 14 school children have been killed after fire ravaged schools in the DR Congo.
Victims of the fire in AFC/M23-held Bukavu include primary school students, say officials and media reports.
Authorities have launched an investigation into a fire that killed 22 people at a wedding party in Kinshasa, DR Congo.