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M23 expels civilians to Rwanda from DRC
Dawn
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May 18, 2025
GOMA: Armed fighters from the M23 group, which has taken control of eastern DR Congo’s key major town of Goma, on Saturday set about expelling thousands of people they say are illegals from Rwanda, agency witnessed. On Monday the group’s military...
Cardinal calls for a new narrative to end Democratic Republic of Congo’s decades-long wars
Crux Now
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September 26, 2024
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has delivered an address highlighting the ongoing conflict in the eastern DRC, often referred to as the “African world wars.” The leading African cardinal was...
M23 rebels seize strategic fishing town in eastern DRC
Sun Online International
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M23 rebels and their allies took over the town of Lunyasenge on the west coast of Lake Edward in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following clashes with the army that killed 17 people, including seven soldiers. The Congolese army confirmed in...
SANDF in DRC: Trump administration did what SA couldn’t, says DA
The Citizen (South Africa)
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May 5, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will reportedly meet with the Rwandan and Congolese foreign ministers in an effort to agree on a final peace accord. The DA has questioned South Africa’s intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Congo commutes 3 Americans' death sentences following coup attempt
Fox News
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Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi discusses violence in central Africa and a possible minerals deal with the United States on ‘Special Report.’ Congo’s president commuted the death sentences of three Americans who were...
Militias in the hills, corpses in the streets: Congo city’s deadly new reality
Malay Mail
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May 10, 2025
The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, has taken control of Bukavu in eastern DR Congo, where law and order have collapsed. Armed gangs, former prisoners, and rival militias have plunged the city into nightly violence, leaving residents in...
In Congo, M23 rebels’ latest fight is to revive the economy
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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By David Lewis, Giulia Paravicini and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane as...
Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda: ceasefire comes into effect
Pressenza
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August 9, 2024
The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached a crucial point with the recent ceasefire agreement between the DRC and Rwanda. This agreement is the result of the second ministerial meeting on the security and peace...
Six foreigners sentenced to death in Democratic Republic of Congo
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 13, 2024
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced 37 people to death on Friday, including six foreigners, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt. The defendants are mostly Congolese but include...
Five Things to Look Forward to at the 2025 New York 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
OkayAfrica
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May 7, 2025
The New York edition of this year’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair activities will be open to the public this weekend. Held in Marrakech, New York, and London, 1-54 is dedicated to showcasing art from Africa and its diaspora at thoughtfully...
DRC Conflict: Rwanda Welcomes M23 Ceasefire, Progress In Peace Processes
KT Press Rwanda
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March 23, 2025
7 The AFC/M23 said they would withdraw from the townof Walikale to give peace processes a chance. Net Photo. There is a promise for calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the AFC/M23 announced a unilateral ceasefire, agreeing to...
Lessons from DRC private partnership at state-owned ports
IOL
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May 8, 2025
By Hans-Ole Madsen The ability of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) to successfully meet its R12 billion tender commitment to the Durban port has been underscored by its recently announced financial results for the quarter...
Congo commutes death sentences of three Americans convicted in failed coup
The Sunday News
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April 2, 2025
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital Kinshasa last year, an official said Wednesday. A presidential order...
Congo's leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot
Newsday - New York
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KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital Kinshasa last year, an official said Wednesday. A...
SADC begins withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from DR Congo
Africanews
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April 30, 2025
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)through Rwanda. Local media sources in Rwanda reported seeing SADC...
DRC government and M23 could meet in Qatar
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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April 2, 2025
According to France24 TV channel, Qatari mediators met last March 28 with representatives of the armed group, while Reuters agency quoted several sources from both sides as confirming the meeting. Others, such as the AfricaNews website, consider...
SADC Troops Withdraw Through Rwanda, Highlighting Kigali’s Strategic Grip Over Eastern DRC
The Rwandan
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April 29, 2025
On April 29, 2025, SADC forces began their discreet withdrawal from Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, crossing into Rwanda before heading toward Tanzania. The operation, conducted under the watchful eye of Rwandan security forces,...
129 dead in Democratic Republic of Congo jailbreak as overcrowding exacerbates tragedy
South China Morning Post
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September 3, 2024
An attempted jailbreak at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at least 129 people dead, the interior minister said on Tuesday. The circumstances around the bid to bust out of Makala...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): SNPP, IFJ hold gender equality in the media and safety seminar
The International Federation of Journalists
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Le Syndicat National des professionnels de la presse (SNPP) in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) under the Union to Union (UTU) Project 2024 held a two – day seminar on ‘Gender Equality in the Media and Safety’...
Kinshasa reacts to Gen. Muhoozi's comments on Congo conflict
NTV Uganda
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Kinshasa reacts to Gen. Muhoozi's comments on Congo conflict Authorities in Kinshasa have again expressed disappointment with comments attributed to the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, over the conflict in that country....