LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International calls on the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) armed group to cease targeting civilians following the unlawful killing of dozens of civilians in towns in the east of the country in recent days in indiscriminate attacks and, in some cases, summary killings. Those killed during attacks in and around the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Italian ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo was killed in a botched kidnapping on Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy in the east of the country. Italy’s Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement that the Italian ambassador to Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed. The convoy was attacked near…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 27 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a rescue official said. The propeller plane, which was operated by local company Busy Bee, crashed shortly after…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWRANGERS)-A former Congolese rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fighters loyal to Bosco Ntaganda carried out gruesome massacres of civilians, said judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ntaganda, nicknamed “Terminator”, was convicted on 18 counts including murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers….