THE leaders of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace agreement yesterday that was hailed as a major milestone in efforts to end a war that has destabilised central Africa and killed millions of people.

Congolese and Rwandan officials have announced an end to four years of fighting in a war that has claimed more than two million lives.

A UN peacekeeping soldier has been accused of raping a 10-year-old girl in Congo.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila will meet leaders from the country's two main rebel groups later this month.

Over 200 suspected witches have been hacked to death in villages in northeastern Congo, a senior army official said.

Congolese President Laurent Kabila was killed while planning to a major political reshuffle.

Congolese officials have insisted President Laurent Kabila survived an assassination attempt.

Congo's embattled President Laurent Kabila was shot and wounded by one of his own bodyguards during an attempted coup d'etat, a senior security official says.

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was hit by gunfire during an attempted coup, officials in neighbouring Republic of Congo say.