• Latest
US Embassy in DR Congo Closes Over ‘Possible Terrorist Attack’

US Embassy in DR Congo Closes Over ‘Possible Terrorist Attack’

7 years ago
Makerere Reinstates Open Guild Campaigns, Hires New Staff

Makerere Reinstates Open Guild Campaigns, Hires New Staff

28 minutes ago
Makerere Goes Green with E-Buses, Makes Anti-Tick Vaccine Breakthrough

Makerere Goes Green with E-Buses, Makes Anti-Tick Vaccine Breakthrough

36 minutes ago
A Queen is Crowned: Imisi Wins Big Brother Naija Season 10

A Queen is Crowned: Imisi Wins Big Brother Naija Season 10

2 hours ago
Herbert Olowo is Champion of Stanbic September Mug Tournament

Herbert Olowo is Champion of Stanbic September Mug Tournament

2 hours ago
Uganda’s Coffee Prices Remain Stable as Global Markets Surge — MAAIF

Uganda’s Coffee Prices Remain Stable as Global Markets Surge — MAAIF

6 hours ago
Museveni Meets Lango Paramount Chief, Urges Promotion of Local Languages

Museveni Meets Lango Paramount Chief, Urges Promotion of Local Languages

6 hours ago
SoftPower News
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women
No Result
View All Result
SoftPower News
No Result
View All Result
Home Regional

US Embassy in DR Congo Closes Over ‘Possible Terrorist Attack’

by Our Reporter
November 26, 2018
US Embassy in DR Congo Closes Over ‘Possible Terrorist Attack’
7
VIEWS

GOMA – On Monday, the US embassy in Kinshasa closed and beefed up security around the embassy facility following credible and accurate information about a “possible terrorist threat” against its facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).

“The United States Embassy in Kinshasa has received credible and specific information of a possible terrorist threat against US Government facilities in Kinshasa,” a statement posted on its website on Saturday said.

Related Stories

Johnnie Walker Ignites Supremacy Lounge’s Reopening With ‘Bottle Turn Up’

Felicite Nson Assumes Office as New Uganda Breweries Managing Director

Uganda–Somalia Summit to Unlock Trade, Education & Labour Opportunities

“US citizens in Kinshasa and throughout the DRC are strongly encouraged to maintain a heightened level of vigilance and practice good situational awareness. Monitor local media for updates.”

The security is also deployed at the US Cultural Center where access is prohibited to vehicles going towards the Commercial Corporation of Transportation and Ports (SCTP).

Presidential and parliamentary elections due Dec. 23 are being held two years late, after the commission failed to organize balloting in December 2016. The central African nation, the world’s biggest source of cobalt, hasn’t had a peaceful transition of power since independence in 1960.

DR Congo, the world’s largest source of cobalt, has for more than 20 years failed to defeat local and foreign militias in the east, which has deposits of tin, gold and coltan.

One of the militia groups include Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) which has been active in Congo since 1993 and killed eight peacekeepers  and 12 Congolese soldiers on November 12 in the eastern city of Beni in North Kivu.

UN experts argue other militias and senior Congolese army officers have been involved in planning and carrying out the massacres.

“The only solution to insecurity in our country is change in the leaders and I think we shall achieve the change and our government provides security to all Congolese people,” said Martin Fayulu, the candidate of the opposition.

DR Congo is also facing Ebola outbreak which has killed over 200 people since August 1. The battle to contain the disease has been undermined by attacks by armed anti-government groups.

The United States has called on the African nation to seize its “historic opportunity” to hold a “credible election” that could ease its humanitarian problems and boost stability.

Tags: CongoDRCNewsSoft Power Newsterror attackUS embassy

Recent Stories

Makerere Reinstates Open Guild Campaigns, Hires New Staff

Makerere Goes Green with E-Buses, Makes Anti-Tick Vaccine Breakthrough

A Queen is Crowned: Imisi Wins Big Brother Naija Season 10

Herbert Olowo is Champion of Stanbic September Mug Tournament

Uganda’s Coffee Prices Remain Stable as Global Markets Surge — MAAIF

Museveni Meets Lango Paramount Chief, Urges Promotion of Local Languages

SoftPower News Logo

SoftPower News is a subsidiary of SoftPower Communications LLC, a Ugandan digital media group. Keep posted of the latest from Uganda and East Africa.
Plot 4B Malcolm X, Kololo
P.O Box 1497, Kampala - Uganda
Tel: +256-392-001-701
Email: info@softpower.ug

This news site is licenced by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

ADVERTISEMENT
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Regional
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More

© SoftPower News

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

error: Content is protected
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Tourism & Travel
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
  • Regional
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Burundi
    • South Sudan
    • DR Congo
  • Defence & Security
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • More
    • Agriculture
    • Africa
    • Columnists
    • Education
    • Health
      • COVID-19
    • International News
    • News in Pictures
    • OpEd
    • Pearl Of Africa
    • People
    • Politics
    • Special Reports
    • Women

© SoftPower News

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?