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2026 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations: DR Congo to host Uniffac zone qualifiers
2026 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations: DR Congo to host Uniffac zone qualifiers The Democratic Republic of Congo will serve as the host nation…
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Former Congolese president sentenced to death for war crimes
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The…
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DR Congo minister says 'you cannot look at Africa with American eyes' on investment risks
The News DR Congo’s minister of communications said “you cannot look at Africa with American eyes,” during an interview at Semafor’s Next…
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Churchgoers killed in DR Congo attack linked to Islamic State
Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local…
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Links to Rwanda fuel discrimination against DR Congo's Tutsis
The notorious M23 rebel group is wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the region's two biggest cities in a…
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DR Congo M23 rebels close in on second major city
M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are closing in on a second major city, Bukavu, as they continue their advance.…
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Rebels attack DR Congo army ending lull in fighting
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting.…
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Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian…
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More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN.…
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'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
When I first drove into DR Congo's eastern city of Goma, it was hard for me to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled…
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South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23…
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Thousands flee as DR Congo rebels claim control of Goma city
Thousands flee as DR Congo rebels claim control of Goma city Source link
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Apple accused of using conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple,…
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False alarm over DR Congo hero's golden tooth
The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his…
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Hundreds of 'seriously ill' prisoners freed in DR Congo
Some 1,685 "seriously ill" inmates have been released from one of the most notorious prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the…
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Two armies accused of backing DR Congo's feared rebels
Uganda is backing M23 rebels fighting across its border in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN experts say, warning that a rapidly…