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What role does Uganda play in DRC?
What role does Uganda play in DRC?

What role does Uganda play in DRC?

Uganda's role in the decades-long conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is complex. Uganda's leaders have both security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area along their country's western border.…
2 months ago
Americans convicted in DR Congo coup attempt, repatriated
Americans convicted in DR Congo coup attempt, repatriated

Americans convicted in DR Congo coup attempt, repatriated

After being initially sentenced to death, the three had their sentences commuted, before being transferred to US custody. This comes as Kinshasa and Washington look to seal deals involving minerals and security.…
2 months ago
Children executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN says
Children executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN says

Children executed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN says

Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in the eastern city of Bukavu, the U.N. human rights office said on…
4 months ago
Congo's army slows M23 rebel's southern march
Congo's army slows M23 rebel's southern march

Congo’s army slows M23 rebel’s southern march

Calm returns to the DRC's eastern city of Goma while M23 is advancing south. Also, the Southern African Development Community held a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR…
5 months ago
Intense fighting in DR Congo
Intense fighting in DR Congo

Intense fighting in DR Congo

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fierce fighting is still raging between the army and M23 rebels. They have been fighting particularly in the Masisi and Lubero areas of North Kivu. The…
5 months ago
DR Congo's dawn of digital sovereignty
DR Congo's dawn of digital sovereignty

DR Congo’s dawn of digital sovereignty

DR Congo's digital sovereignty as it inaugurates its first-ever data centre. Plus, an oil refinery in Nigeria could be a game changer for the continent's biggest oil producer as it finally starts…
8 months ago
Dozens die as boat capsizes in eastern DR Congo
Dozens die as boat capsizes in eastern DR Congo

Dozens die as boat capsizes in eastern DR Congo

At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday. Also, Kinshasa will begin an mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days later than…
8 months ago
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