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Dozens Are Killed by ISIS-Linked Rebels at a Church in Congo
Dozens of people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a church in eastern Congo by a rebel group linked to the Islamic State ...
The would-be saint murdered 'mafia-style' for refusing bribes
Fr Francesco Tedeschi, the man campaigning for Kositi to become a Catholic saint, told the BBC his "mafia-style" murder was ...
DR Congo tries ex-president Joseph Kabila in absentia for treason
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason ...
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M23 rebels set conditions for direct talks with DR Congo government
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group announced on Friday that the release of over 700 people detained in connection with ...
Medafrica Times3d
DRC: High Military Court Opens Landmark Trial Against Former President Joseph Kabila
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s High Military Court has launched proceedings against former President Joseph Kabila on ...
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Peace deal? What peace deal? Violence flares in eastern DRC
Ceasefire agreement signed in Qatar is in name only as Kigali-backed M23 and militia allied to Kinshasa clash in eastern ...
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Congo, M23 rebel group sign accord aiming to end eastern conflict
Congo and M23 rebels sign a Qatar-brokered deal to end fighting, but tensions remain over rebel withdrawal and long-term ...
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Ceasefire agreement between Kinshasa and M23 revives hope for lasting peace in eastern DRC
- Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly ...
Congo and rebels have committed to ending war in the east. Here's what to know
DAKAR, Senegal -- Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in ...
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels sign declaration to end conflict in eastern Congo
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration in Qatar to end decades of conflict in eastern Congo.
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Could Africa’s Forever War Finally End?
In early April, the Trump administration finally tapped a senior adviser for Africa: Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany and a businessman with experience in Nigeria. Boulos ...