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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo’s Goma and push south for further gains

YoopyaJan 31, 2025January 31, 20250

Jan 30 (Reuters) – The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on

Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation

YoopyaJan 27, 2025July 13, 20250

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday and troops from the east

Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo’s biggest mpox outbreak, scientists warn

YoopyaDec 29, 2023December 29, 20230

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could

Belgium returns Congo independence hero’s tooth to family

YoopyaJun 20, 2022April 8, 20230

Belgian authorities on Monday returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront

East Africa’s huge locust outbreak now spreads to Congo

YoopyaFeb 26, 2020June 14, 20230

A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since

Congolese ex-VP Bemba convicted of murder, rape, pillage

YoopyaMar 29, 2016June 11, 20230

The International Criminal Court convicted former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba on Monday of murder, rape and pillage for acts by his militia in the

Africa: Conflict minerals law starts working despite poor industry response

YoopyaJul 1, 2014July 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A U.S. law on conflict minerals is curbing African warlords’ presence around mines in Congo, campaigners say, but its full impact remains unclear,

Congo signs peace deal with M23 rebels: Kenya presidential spokesman

YoopyaDec 13, 2013February 2, 20240

(Reuters) – The Congolese government has signed a peace deal with the M23 rebels it had been fighting until they laid down their arms last

Congo’s President in Uganda for talks on stalled peace deal

YoopyaDec 3, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila, flew into Uganda on Monday for talks aimed at reviving a peace deal between his

Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed

YoopyaOct 28, 2013March 6, 20240

(Reuters) – Government forces said they captured the rebel stronghold of Rutshuru on Sunday in a third day of fierce fighting in eastern Democratic Republic