Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Regional Cooperation John Mulimba has confirmed that Uganda’s Embassy in Embassy in Kinshasa was attacked by a riotous mob. He said non of the staff at the embassy was hurt.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is probing 12 potential Ebola cases in its northwest. Despite initial negative tests, concerns mount as Uganda declares an outbreak. Equateur province, a virus hotspot,

President Museveni has expressed willingness to participate in regional peace talks to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Minister of State for Regional Affairs John Mulimba has revealed.

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Uganda Airlines announced on Tuesday the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where several embassies were damaged,

Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, in an eruption of protests over a Rwandan-backed rebel offensive in the east.

KAMPALA - Uganda Airlines has suspended its flights to Kinshasa with immediate effect following the escalating security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).According to a public notice issued by the airline,

KAMPALA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Uganda on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack on the country's embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by rioters amid mass demonstrations.

Violent protests unfolded in Kinshasa, DRC, targeting embassies, as citizens accused foreign nations of supporting M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Embassies, including those of France and the U.S., were attacked amidst clashes with police.

Protests broke out over alleged global inaction on the M23 conflict, with Rwanda denying claims of aiding the rebels

Former president Thabo Mbeki says that for as long as the Democratic Republic of Congo refuses to look after the Rwandan-speaking Congolese population in the eastern part of the country, then military groups like M23 will continue to exist.

East African leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC amid fighting that