Democratic Republic of the Congo

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British-Norwegian Ex-Soldier Freed From Congo Jail

A British-Norwegian dual citizen who was serving a life sentence for murder and espionage in a Congolose prison was...

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DRCongo Unrest Killed 390 Fighters, 124 Troops Since End March

Spiralling violence in DR Congo's central Kasai region has killed 390 tribal militia fighters and 124 government troops...

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Kabila Names New Government Under Power-Sharing Deal

Congolese President Joseph Kabila named an expanded new government on Tuesday, with almost all his old team retained,...

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DR Congo Police Surround Opposition HQ In ‘tomb Row’

About 100 riot police surrounded the main opposition party HQ in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa Tuesday, an AFP...

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4,600 People Flee Their Homes In DR Congo Daily

An average of 4,600 people flee their homes every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Monday, warning...

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UN Council Urges DR Congo To Cooperate On Murder Inquiry

The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to cooperate with investigations of the...

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DR Congo Miners Upset At US ‘conflict Mineral’ Rules

In the lush hills of eastern DR Congo, where the trade in rare minerals has long fed unrest, miners complain that...

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DRCongo Bishops Urge Opposition Supremo’s Return

DR Congo's influential Catholic bishops have urged authorities to allow prominent opposition politician Moise Katumbi...

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DR Congo Postpones Vote Registration In Kasai After Killing

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday it had indefinitely postponed voter registration in two provinces of its...

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Murders Touch Off Riots In DR Congo’s Gold-Rich Northeast

Protesters angered by a string of unsolved murders threw up roadblocks and mobbed government offices in three days of...

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Militia Clashes Kill 29 In Eastern DR Congo

Twenty-nine people have been killed in three days of clashes between rival factions of a militia group in a village in...

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DRCongo, Home To A Tenth of the World’s Languages

"I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak...

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20 Killed In Clashes In DR Congo’s Kasai Region

Twenty people died in ethnic clashes last week in the troubled central Kasai region of Democratic Republic of Congo,...

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UN Seeks $65 Mn For DR Congo Emergency

UN officials launched a bid Tuesday to raise $65.4 million (59.75 million euros) in emergency funds for hundreds of...

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Ex-Child Soldier Wins Environment Prize

An ex-child soldier who has spent years risking his life to fight illegal mining and wildlife poaching has been given a...

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Nine African Countries To Participate At the Annual Africa Energy Forum In Copenhagen

African Ministries from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, Madagascar,...

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UN Says 17 Mass Graves Found In DR Congo

The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai region,...

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DRCongo Detains Suspect In Killing of Two UN Experts

A suspect has been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the kidnap and killing last month of two UN...

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DR Congo Suspends Military Cooperation With Belgium

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended military cooperation with former colonial power Belgium after Brussels...