Belgium still coming to terms with colonial past
Now there is a much greater recognition of the harm Belgium caused in Belgian Congo and Rwanda. Under Belgian rule the ...
Wars are fuelling antibiotic-resistant infections, threatening a global health crisis
Governments, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations must co-ordinate a response before it’s too late ...
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'Heartbreaking': Bloomington photographer captures the faces of war
A Bloomington psychotherapist is trying to show the devastation of war through her photos. Laurie Bergner saw impoverished ...
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east to advocate for peace and ...
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Kenyan estates where Congolese ply their trade
The Congolese community is so close-knit that the locals call the area where they live ...
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VOA60 Africa - DR Congo: Internally displaced people leaving Bulengo camp near Goma
Internally displaced people (IDPs) near eastern city of Goma board pirogues on Lake Kivu after leaving the nearby Bulengo IDP ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader in move that could rankle government
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
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Burundi warns Rwanda as eastern DR Congo conflict advances
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned ...
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 ...
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South Africa sends additional military units to DR Congo
PRETORIA, February 12. /TASS/. The Republic of South Africa has deployed additional elite soldiers, over 800 servicemen, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the local News 24 media outlet ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...