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Hard Numbers: M23 territory expands in DRC, FHA layoffs loom, Mass arrests in Turkey, DOGE gets go-ahead on student loans
M23 rebels – a Rwanda-backed militia – took control of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, on ...
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Indigenous people in DRC cut down trees as solar energy remains inaccessible and costly
When night falls in the Batwa village of Lukwangulo, only the local chief’s house is illuminated. In this village in the ...
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AU warns about regional war over eastern DRC
Concern grows about a regional war as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance into Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South ...
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...
Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including ...
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 ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Glencore says it rejected an approach for its DRC operations last year
Miner and commodity trader Glencore said on Friday it had rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed buyer for its ...
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UN food aid agency condemns looting in Bukavu, DRC after M23 rebels take over city
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the looting of its warehouses in Bukavu, South Kivu, amid escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
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DRC church leaders call for peaceful resolution to escalating conflict
Christian leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo have pledged to work toward peace and harmony between neighbors ...
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Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
Much of the international community, including the Congolese government, has accused neighboring Rwanda of backing M23 and aiding the plunder of DRC minerals. UN experts believe that an estimated ...