Rebel authorities say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in eastern Congo GOMA, Congo -- At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed ...

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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese soldiers and fighters from a pro-government militia have reentered the strategic eastern town of Uvira, the army and residents said Monday, a month after it was seized by ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo may have bowed out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in the Round of 16, but they almost certainly had the singular most supportive fan out of the 24 participating ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Congolese rumba maestro Fally Ipupa about his new album Formule 7. Congolese rumba maestro Fally Ipupa on his new album 'Formule 7' AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Fally Ipupa is ...

The DR Congo national team faces Zambia this Tuesday, December 16, in a friendly warm-up match as preparations intensify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Leopards, under the guidance of French ...

The militia said the withdrawal was intended to give ongoing peace talks with the Congolese government “the maximum chance to succeed.” By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal A rebel militia ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two decades ago during the Second Congo War, in a verdict ...

The fighting in Congo continues despite Washington’s claims to have brokered an end to the conflict. By Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal A rebel militia backed by Rwanda ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents of eastern Congo said fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement that was signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washingtion, D.C., with U.S. President ...

Fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in Washington to sign new deals aimed at ending years of ...