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CAF Vice President Constant Omari Arrested In DR Congo Over Alleged $1m Corruption Claims

The 2nd Vice President of CAF Constant Omari has been arrested and placed in police custody in the DR Congo over $1m...

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Dozens Killed In DR Congo Violence

More than 33 people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

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UN Pushes DR Congo To Abide By Deal On Elections

The UN Security Council on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region could face further...

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UN Names Experts For DR Congo Massacres Probe

The United Nations named three international experts on Wednesday to investigate atrocities in the Kasai region of the...

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DR Congo Opposition Unveil Plans To Force Kabila Out

The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing...

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$750m of Congo Mining Revenue ‘missing’

More than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining revenue is being lost due to corruption and mismanagement,...

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US Opposes Seat For DRCongo At UN Rights Council

The United States on Wednesday berated African countries for backing a bid by the Democratic Republic of Congo to win a...

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UN To Close Five Peacekeepers’ Bases In Eastern DRCongo

Five UN peacekeepers' bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to close at the end of July, the UN mission there...

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Tribal Militia Kidnap Two Priests In DR Congo

Tribal militia forces have kidnapped two Roman Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic...

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Seized US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe

A US journalist kidnapped last week by a militia group in DR Congo was found safe early Sunday, officials said, as...

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27 Dead, 54 Missing, In DR Congo Boat Sinking

At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the Democratic...

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Kidnapped US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe and Sound

A US journalist kidnapped by a militia group in Democratic Republic of Congo was found safe and sound early Sunday, a...

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DR Congo Must Identify Those Behind Kasai Massacres

DR Congo must identify both senior army personnel and politicians behind the massacres in the volatile Kasai region, a...

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UN Identifies 38 New Probable Mass Graves In DR Congo

Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's troubled central region of Kasai, the...

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Journalist Killed In DR Congo

A Congolese journalist working for state broadcaster RTNC was killed by an unknown assailant at his home in the...

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US Urges UN Sanctions Over DR Congo Violence, Election Delays

The United States on Tuesday threatened sanctions against the Democratic Republic of Congo if elections are not held...

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DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’

The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an...

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DR Congo Poll Body Says Elections ‘not Possible’ Before December

Long-overdue presidential and legislative polls can only be held at the end of year in troubled Democratic Republic of...

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Eight DR Congo Soldiers Get Stiff Jail Terms For Kasai Killings

A military court in DR Congo on Thursday handed stiff jail terms, including life imprisonment, to eight soldiers for...