Kinshasa, May 14 (IANS) The Convention for the Popular Revolution (CRP), an armed group active in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said Thursday it would observe a unilateral ceasefire ahead of what it described as preliminary talks with the Congolese government under Ugandan facilitation.In a statement released Thursday and signed by its leader, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the CRP said the ceasefire would take effect at midnight on Thursday to “give an optimal chance of succes…
Latest Ituri province News & Updates
United Nations, Jan 7 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is sounding the alarm over a surge in violence in Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is severely disrupting life-saving operations in the region, a UN spokesperson said.The town of Bule and nearby areas have experienced ongoing hostilities since early December, and local authorities reported that at least 25 civilians have been killed and more than 40 injured o…