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World News | Former President Kabila Returns to Congo from Exile, Arrives in Rebel-held Eastern City of Goma
Latestly
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April 18, 2025
Kinshasa, Apr 19 (AP) Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila, accused by the government of supporting rebels in the country's east, returned to Congo from self-imposed exile on Friday, arriving in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma, two of the...
DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
Climate Home News
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February 14, 2025
A massive new protected area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – equal to the size of France – has so far failed to include Indigenous people and local communities in its design, and appears to be a tool to promote trade rather than...
DRC government directive triggers panic in ape sanctuaries amid ongoing conflict
Mongabay
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February 21, 2025
In January, the Congolese national authority in charge of the country’s protected areas issued a controversial directive asking its partner primate sanctuary to send juvenile chimpanzees to the Kinshasa zoo for a breeding program. Critics say the...
Congo, WHO probe mysterious illness as death toll rises to 60
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- Kinshasa Kinshasa, Feb 28: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO), are investigating a mysterious illness that has claimed 60 lives and...
DRC: 11 killed, 65 injured in explosions after M23 rally in Bukavu
Independent (Uganda)
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February 28, 2025
The screenshot from a video shows people transferring a man injured in an explosion in Bukavu, South Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Feb. 27, 2025. KINSHASA | Xinhua | Several explosions killed at least 11 people and...
Congo’s leader plans ‘unity’ government to address security challenges
Orissa Post
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February 24, 2025
Kinshasa: The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi announced sweeping changes, including forming a “government of national unity” to prevent the security crisis in the eastern part of the country from...
High vulnerability and exposure main driver behind Kinshasa’s deadly floods following heavy, but not unusual rainfall
PreventionWeb
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April 17, 2025
High vulnerability and exposure main driver behind Kinshasa's deadly floods following heavy, but not unusual rainfall. Since April 4, heavy rainfall has been impacting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, triggering widespread flooding,...
DR 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.’ The Democratic Republic of Congo's president commuted the death sentences of...
Four Americans charged in US after armed coup to overthrow Congo government
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.’ A criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday in the District of Utah charged four...
Death sentence overturned for three Americans over DR Congo coup attempt
BBC
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April 2, 2025
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, the presidency has said. They were among 37 people sentenced to death last September...
DRC president to form unity gov't to tackle security crisis
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on Saturday announced sweeping changes, including forming a "government of national unity" to prevent the security crisis in the eastern...
Congo news blackout on mystery killer viruses as 50 victims in hours
Daily Star
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February 25, 2025
Fears around a mystery illness that has killed 50 people in the Congo continue to grow exponentially. It comes as the Daily Star uncovered an apparent media blackout on the "worrying" disease with zero reports from local outlets on a viral...
Congo demands withdrawal of Rwanda troops from its territory
SABC News
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February 16, 2025
Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo’s Prime Minister declined to comment on a threat by Uganda’s army chief that raised fears of a spiral into a wider regional...
Empowering Africa’s Future: Horizon d’Espoir’s Mission of Hope and Transformation
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
Across Africa, millions of people are uprooted from their homes each year, driven by war, political instability, and deep poverty. From the Sahel to the Horn of Africa, communities are being torn apart by armed conflict, ethnic violence, and...
Congo President To Form 'Unity' Govt To Tackle Security Crisis
MENAFN
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February 24, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, Feb 24 (IANS) The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi announced sweeping changes, including forming a "government of national unity" to prevent the security crisis in the eastern part...
Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo's prime minister declined to comment on a threat by Uganda's army chief that raised fears of a spiral into a...
Congo’s stylish sapeur movement goes beyond fashion – 5 deep...
Modern Ghana
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In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Comment | A buoyant art scene—and an exciting new generation of artists—mean this could be ‘the African century’
The Art Newspaper
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April 16, 2025
Despite the setback of Covid-19, the number of art fairs worldwide grew to a staggering 377 in 2024. The 1-54 fair, which was founded in 2013, with three editions per year—in London, New York and Marrakech—is probably the best-known fair dedicated...
Congo’s stylish sapeur movement goes beyond fashion – 5 deeper insights
The Conversation
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February 6, 2025
In the two Congos, there’s a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
21 mins DR Congo govt condemns massacre of 52 civilians committed by M23 rebels
Prokerala
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Kinshasa, April 13 : The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has condemned the killing of 52 civilians during the night of Friday to Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, allegedly carried out by rebels of the March 23...