DR Congo estimates more than 270 civilians killed in massacre by
Issued on: 06/12/2022 – 01:15 Democratic Republic of Congo’s government on Monday said 272 civilians were killed in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe last week,...
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African leaders ‘agree on ceasefire’ in violence-torn eastern DR Congo
Issued on: 23/11/2022 – 20:41 An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east of DR Congo...
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Ahead of Rwanda visit, Blinken says US ‘concerned’ by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels
Issued on: 10/08/2022 – 10:54 On the eve of his visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country is “concerned”...
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Blinken heads to Africa ‘to counter Russian influence’ on the continent
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday to kick off a three-country tour that will also take him to DR Congo...
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Number of displaced people passes 100 million for first time, says UN
Issued on: 23/05/2022 – 03:43 Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time...
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UN helicopter with eight aboard crashes in Democratic Republic of Congo
Issued on: 29/03/2022 – 21:01 Eight people were on board a United Nations helicopter that crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, the...
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UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo $325 million in war reparations
Issued on: 09/02/2022 – 16:45 Judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Uganda must pay $325 million in reparations to the...
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Dozens of civilians killed in militia attack in eastern DR Congo
Issued on: 02/02/2022 – 14:36 At least 40 people were killed when machete-wielding militiamen attacked a site for displaced people in strife-torn eastern DR Congo,...
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DR Congo court sentences 51 in trial over 2017 murder of UN experts
Issued on: 29/01/2022 – 22:16 A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday sentenced 51 people to death, several in absentia, in a mass...
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A look back at significant events that shaped Africa in 2021
Issued on: 29/12/2021 – 19:52 From Yoweri Museveni’s re-election in Uganda to the death of Chadian president Idriss Déby and the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia,...
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Dozens killed in northeast DR Congo in clashes between armed forces and militias
Issued on: 27/12/2021 – 17:36 Twelve civilians and 38 rebels have died in four days of fighting in northeast DR Congo, where the armed forces...
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Congolese rumba, soundtrack of African history, added to UNESCO heritage list
Issued on: 14/12/2021 – 21:39 The smooth, groove music of Congolese rumba was added Tuesday to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, sparking delight in the...