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Congo repatriates two Utahns who faced death penalty after failed coup
Deseret News - Utah
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April 8, 2025
Two Utah men and another man facing the death penalty for participating in a failed coup in Congo last year were repatriated to the United States after their sentences were commuted to life in prison. Congolese presidential spokesperson Tina...
Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally killed dozens, abducted thousands, Congo says
ABC News - New York
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May 15, 2025
GOMA, Congo -- Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda's army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn country's east. The alleged crimes were...
Rwanda’s army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says
Associated Press
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May 15, 2025
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn country’s east. The alleged crimes were...
Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says
Imperial Valley Press - California
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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda's army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn country's east. The alleged crimes were...
DR Congo govt accuses Rwanda and M23 rebels of mass killings, abductions and war crimes in eastern region
Zambian Observer
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May 16, 2025
Congolese officials have leveled serious accusations against Rwanda’s military and the M23 rebel faction it allegedly supports, claiming they are responsible for a wave of atrocities in the conflict-ravaged eastern region of the country. According...
Feature: Scars of war remain achingly raw in Goma, eastern DR Congo
Xinhua News Agency
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GOMA, DR Congo, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Once a bustling border hub nestled beneath the imposing silhouette of Mount Nyiragongo, the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now fallen under a tense and uneasy calm. More...
Engines of chaos: inside the mines fuelling Congo’s brutal war
The Times
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Across the jagged scar of the hillside, white against the lush green, tiny figures scurry like worker ants, hauling, washing and bagging precious minerals pulled from the earth. Men and boys, their faces caked in white manganese, navigate paths...
At least 62 dead in floods in eastern DR Congo
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 62 people have died in floods that struck the Fizi territory of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) overnight from Friday to Saturday, the provincial government confirmed on...
Congo repatriates 3 Americans with ties to Utah facing life in jail over failed coup plot, official says
East Idaho News
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April 8, 2025
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States days after their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, Congo’s...
Lessons from DRC private partnership at state-owned ports
IOL
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May 8, 2025
By Hans-Ole Madsen The ability of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) to successfully meet its R12 billion tender commitment to the Durban port has been underscored by its recently announced financial results for the quarter...
Congo Repatriates Three Americans Sentenced to Death for Alleged Coup Attempt
Breitbart
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April 9, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday repatriated three Americans accused of participating in a failed coup attempt against President Felix Tshisekedi in May 2024. The three Americans were among 37 defendants sentenced to death for...
Congo sends 3 Americans convicted of botched coup attempt to US after facing death sentences
New York Post
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April 9, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, Congo’s presidency said...
Congo repatriates 3 Americans over a deadly failed coup plot
CBS News
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The three Americans convicted for participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, Congo's presidency said Tuesday. The...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Receives Its 1st Mpox Vaccine Shipment To Combat Virus Outbreak
Free Press Journal
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September 6, 2024
Kinshasa [Congo]: The Democratic Republic of Congo has received its first shipment of mpox vaccines, a crucil step in combating an outbreak that has affected the country and prompted the World Health Organisation to declare a global health...
Targeting of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital may constitute a war crime, says United Nation (UN) Commission, urges immediate halt to hostilities in South Sudan
Africa.com
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May 6, 2025
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan condemns in the strongest terms the deliberate aerial bombing of a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei State – an atrocity crime that may constitute a grave breach of...
“Kinshasa was torn in two”: Catholic Priest Recounts Devastation of Flooding in DR Congo Capital that Killed over 30
ACI Africa
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April 9, 2025
He continued, “The cries of children echo through flooded streets. Mothers search for what little remains of their homes. The elderly sit in silence, waiting, some in despair, others in prayer.” The floods reportedly occurred when the N’Djili...
More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern DR Congo, officials say
Al Jazeera
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The victims were mostly children and elderly people, with an additional 28 injured. Heavy overnight floods have washed away several villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing more than 100 people, according to local officials, in a...
At least 62 killed and dozens missing after flooding in eastern Congo
CBS News
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May 10, 2025 / 2:46 PM EDT / AP Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing, authorities said Saturday. Witnesses described...
World News | Flooding in Eastern Congo Kills 62 People with 50 Missing
Latestly
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May 10, 2025
Bukavu, May 10 (AP) Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing, authorities said Saturday. Witnesses described the floods...
Flooding in eastern Congo kills 62 people with 50 missing
myMotherLode - California
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May 10, 2025
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing, authorities said Saturday. Witnesses described the floods...