The justice minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba, announced on Saturday the release of 527 prisoners from the central prison of Makala, DRC on X (formerly Twitter).

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at least 129 people were killed on Monday as they tried to escape the notorious Makala Prison in Kinshasa. Dozens more were injured. The DRC’s security ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s interior minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo Bihango announced on Tuesday that 129 people were killed in an attempt to escape Makala Central Prison. Tenty-four people ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --At least 129 people were killed and 59 injured in a failed jailbreak from a massively overcrowded penal facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where most of the 12,000 ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government has commenced inquiries after an attempted jailbreak overnight from the country’s biggest prison. Heavy gunfire rang out early yesterday morning from ...

A Nigerian corrections officer serving with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olukemi Ibikunle, has been named the recipient of the 2025 UN ...