Inmates at the overcrowded Makala prison had sought to escape their suffocating cells after water and power went out. At ...

Makala prison was built for 1,500 inmates but houses around 14,000, which leads to constant complaints about the harsh living ...

A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” gunshots as they tried to escape from the ...

Some 24 inmates were killed by gunshots fired by guards while attempting to escape. Others reportedly were trampled to death, ...

In a bid to address the severe overcrowding in Congo's prisons, 600 inmates were released from Makala Central Prison. Justice ...

A September 9 internal report by the United Nations Population Fund found that 268 out of the 348 women held in the ...

Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at ...

Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should promptly and impartially investigate and provide a transparent, credible ...

Congolese authorities were warned of a situation “on the verge of explosion” at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed ...

A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by "warning" gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, Congolese Interior ...

A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were fatally shot by “warning" shots fired by guards as they tried to escape from the Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa early on ...

In attempting to describe Makala Prison - the scene of a deadly and failed breakout this week in the Democratic Republic of ...