DR Congo: Soldiers, civilians sentenced to death for selling arms | News
Those sentenced were found guilty of criminal association, war crimes, and participation in an insurrectional movement. A military court in
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN: Latest DRC violence has displaced more than 72,000 people | Armed Groups News
Eastern DR Congo has experienced near-constant conflict since 1996, in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Fighting in eastern Democratic
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Q&A: DRC has more to lose than gain in regional bloc – opposition | Economy
This April, the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the East African Community (EAC). It effectively became the seventh member of
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The curious case of Russia’s presence in Central African Republic | Features
The Central African Republic (CAR) has always been the backdrop for somebody else’s war. Despite having a population of only
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DR Congo authorities seize 1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory | Wildlife News
The seizure marks one of the largest in Africa in years. Authorities in the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic
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Uganda to withdraw soldiers fighting ADF in DR Congo this month | Conflict News
The Allied Democratic Forces, which began as an uprising in Uganda but has been based in Congo since the late
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DR Congo: Rebels carry out deadly attack on refugee camp in Ituri | News
The overnight attack was carried out by rebels on a displaced persons camp outside the eastern town of Fataki, army
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Dozens dead after suspected militia raid in eastern DRC | Armed Groups News
The DRC government had declared martial law in Ituri and its neighbouring North Kivu province to quell the violence. Dozens
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FIFA hands one-match stadium bans to Senegal and Nigeria | Football News
FIFA issued a raft of sanctions worldwide after studying dozens of cases from qualifying games for the forthcoming World Cup
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The failed ‘state of siege’ in eastern DRC should not be extended | Opinions
On May 1, 2021, President Félix Tshisekedi announced an “état de siège” – effectively martial law – in Ituri and
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