Congo children fear returning to class in scarred city of Goma
STORY: It's the start of the day at Mama Mulez school in Goma, but only 23 students of the usual 1,200 trickle in for ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...
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DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
including 127 sentenced to death,” explained Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Justice Minister Constant Mutamba during a press briefing January 6. These death sentences come after the ...
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“The Country Is Proud of You”: Swahili-Speaking SANDF Soldier Earns High Praise From South Africans
A South African soldier impressed South Africans with his ability to speak Swahili. He gave TikTok users a peek at the ...
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72 refugee families in Quad-Cities left without funding for rent as federal aid is suspended
More than 70 families newly arrived to the Quad-Cities from refugee camps lost federal aid for rent, utilities and food on ...
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DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
Violence has surged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the M23 rebel group seizing Goma, leading to mass instability. The jailbreak of over 4,000 inmates and attacks on embassies have ...
The Durango Herald15d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city ...
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UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war
The United Nations is warning violence isolated to a small part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could spread. Conflict in the country's east is nothing new, with Rwanda-backed rebel ...
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DRC orders environmental, operational audits of oil company Perenco
The Democratic Republic of Congo has commissioned year-long audits of French-British multinational Perenco to assess “the reality” of its oil production and environmental impacts. The DRC’s ...