Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...
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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...
AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels ...
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War, rape, and now no aid: DR Congo's women suffer most after Trump's USAID halt
The collapse of USAID-funded programs has also left thousands of local aid workers in DR Congo without jobs, further crippling women's services.
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
DR Congo: Militia kill dozens of villagers in Ituri province
At least 50 people have been killed in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, several local ...
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US Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Women Hard in the War Zones of Eastern Congo and Sudan
The Emergency Response Room operating in Khartoum State, home of Sudan’s capital, runs a Women’s Response Room in Juref West ...
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Kitengela's 'Little Kinshasa', where Congolese ply their trade
The Congolese community is so close-knit that the locals call the area where they live ...
Trial begins for 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians
The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s ...
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DR Congo: As conflict looms, Pope Francis expresses 'concern'
Newborns and women in labor died in the bombings. Further reading: Eastern DR Congo crisis escalates as M23 advances in North Kivu "I also follow with concern the events in the capital ...
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Leaders across Africa call for end to DR Congo conflict
History will judge leaders in Africa who fail to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania warned her counterparts at the start of ...