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Koffi Olomide: Congo singer guilty of assault

YoopyaAugust 17, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 17, 20120

Koffi Olomide, one of Africa’s most popular singers, has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer. The rumba star, 56, was...

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Congo athlete and coaches go missing after Games

YoopyaAugust 13, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 13, 20120

DAKAR (Reuters) – A Congolese judo competitor and three other members of the central African country’s Olympic delegation have gone missing in London since the...

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Congolese hit streets, protest over eastern violence

YoopyaAugust 2, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 2, 20120

By Media Coulibaly KINSHASA (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday to call for an end...

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Congo, Rwanda agree on plan to tackle armed groups

YoopyaJuly 12, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 12, 20120

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and their Great Lakes region neighbours have agreed a plan to “eradicate” armed groups in eastern...

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Congo warlord jailed for 14 years in landmark case

YoopyaJuly 10, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 10, 20120

(Reuters) – Delivering its first sentence, the International Criminal Court jailed Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for 14 years on Tuesday for recruiting child soldiers....

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US tells Rwanda to halt support for Congo rebels

YoopyaJuly 2, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 2, 20120

By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United States has called on Rwanda to stop supporting armed rebel groups in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo...

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Rwanda regrets UN decision to publish Congo report

YoopyaJune 28, 2012June 2, 2025

by YoopyaJune 28, 2012June 2, 20250

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Rwanda said on Wednesday that it was ‘deeply regrettable’ that the UN Security Council has decided to publish a document alleging Rwanda...

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UN to release divisive report on Rwanda support for Congo rebels

YoopyaJune 27, 2012

by YoopyaJune 27, 20120

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council agreed on Tuesday to publish a controversial document implicating Rwanda’s defense minister and several...