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In a darkening world, here’s an unlikely glimmer of light: Last month, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed ...
In eastern Congo, where renewed fighting between government forces and the M23 rebel group rages on, a different kind of resistance is taking shape. In Bukavu — a city now under rebel occupation — ...
The United Nations and Western governments say Rwanda has provided arms and troops to M23. Rwanda denies backing M23 and says ...
If deforestation and forest degradation continue unchecked, at least 27 percent of the undisturbed rainforests in the Congo ...
A U.S. official says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end ...
On 18 April 2025, in the town of Mbaïki, the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, officially launched construction work on a new 221-kilometre road that will connect ...
In February, rebels conquered eastern Congo’s largest city, forcing displaced people sheltering there to return to homes in ...
Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process meant to end fighting in eastern Congo and ...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in an X post that the company's satellite system Starlink is now available in Congo.
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Belgium's DR Congo Complex: The delusion of relevance
Imagine a man in a tailored suit, sweating profusely as he chases a bus that's long since pulled out of the station. He waves frantically, shouting at the passengers inside—particularly one sitting ...
Riyadh, Nov 10, 2023, SPA -- The representative of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Vital Kamerhe, and his accompanying delegation ...
Up to 45% of 10,000 sexual violence cases in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved minors, says UNICEF. Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange ...