Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
(Reuters) -Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader in move that could rankle government
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Lawsuit describes Musk's DOGE teams overseeing the ending of hundreds of USAID programs abroad
Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and ...
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DRC Bishops Stress Need for Ceasefire, Dialogue, and Human Dignity
The bishops said there is a dire need for food, water, shelter, and medicines in the region, 'especially for those people ...
How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
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South Africa sends additional military units to DR Congo
PRETORIA, February 12. /TASS/. The Republic of South Africa has deployed additional elite soldiers, over 800 servicemen, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the local News 24 media outlet ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
In 1960, Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how ...
Congo humanitarian operations hit hard by Trump aid pause, says UN official
A U.S. pause on foreign aid has had a "major impact" in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where humanitarian operations last year were 70% funded by Washington, the top U.N. aid official in the ...
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Why conflict mineral narratives don’t explain the M23 rebellion in DR Congo
The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...
Congo's Bukavu under threat as M23 rebels warn of intervention
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital of Bukavu, citing a "dangerously deteriorating" situation, amid renewed ...
At least 55 civilians killed by militia fighters in northeastern Congo
Authorities say militia fighters in northeastern Congo have killed at least 55 civilians in an attack on a cluster of villages and a camp for displaced people camp ...