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Caritas DR Congo Launches Appeal for Support of Victims of Deadly Flooding in Kinshasa
ACI Africa
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April 11, 2025
“Caritas Congo ASBL and the Diocesan Diakonia Service of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa continue to closely monitor this situation and are appealing to donors and people of goodwill for emergency humanitarian assistance,” Caritas Congo Asbl says in...
Congo ceasefire appears to crumble as rebels reportedly capture another eastern town
CBC/Radio-Canada
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February 5, 2025
WARNING: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an...
DRC: The truce in the city of Goma is holding, but people are afraid to venture out, says Bishop Ngumbi
Vatican News
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February 4, 2025
“The city (of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo) is relatively calm, but the people are still afraid to leave their homes and venture out because security is not fully guaranteed,” says Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma Diocese. He was...
‘Persistent violence’ driving displacement and disease outbreaks in DR Congo
Panapress
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April 10, 2025
10 april 2025 - 07:36:43 MA 209 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The displacement of people and the outbreak of disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being driven by “persistent violence” according to...
DRC demands international sanctions 'to stop Rwanda'
Sowetan
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February 4, 2025
The international community must take action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and keep the peace in the wider region, the DRC's communications minister told Reuters on...
Jewish American facing death sentence among three repatriated from Congo
The Jewish News
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April 9, 2025
Three American men facing death sentences for their part in a failed political coup have been repatriated to the US from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after a fraught mercy mission to the DRC capital, Kinshasa, by American-Israeli...
Congo boxer jets in to 'shock the world' against Parker
PerthNow
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February 21, 2025
Joseph Parker had come to Saudi Arabia to try to win the IBF world heavyweight title from Daniel Dubois -- but instead now finds himself having to tackle last-minute Congolese replacement Martin Bakole in a non-title affair. Dubois withdrew from...
Christian leaders organize counseling, prayer amid DR Congo violence
Baptist Press - Tennessee
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April 9, 2025
By Tonny Onyulo GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo (RNS) – Pastor Allan Ngwaba has been offering daily counseling sessions, both in churches and homes, to people affected by the violent conflict in the Congo. The professional counselor and...
3 Americans sentenced to death after failed Congo coup plot sent home
NBC News
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April 9, 2025
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 Tuesday. The three...
At least 22 killed in Congo flooding as main road to airport cut off
Saudi Gazette
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April 6, 2025
KINSHASA, Congo — Torrential flooding in the Congolese capital has killed at least 22 people and severely disrupted access to more than half of the city, including its main international airport, officials said on Sunday. Most of the deaths in...
At least 22 killed after heavy rains flood Congo's capital
Pique Newsmagazine
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April 6, 2025
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least 22 people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country's main airport, authorities said Sunday. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Major flooding in...
M23 remain in eastern DRC town despite announcing withdrawal
African Insider
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March 24, 2025
Goma – The M23 armed group on Sunday was keeping hold of the town of Walikale which it recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite announcing it planned to withdraw to further peace talks. The Rwanda-backed outfit announced...
DR Congo Takes Charge of Flood Victims’ Burials, Provides Medical Care for Others
HumAngle
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April 8, 2025
Following the devastating consequences of heavy rains that caused the Ndjili River to overflow on Friday and submerge hundreds of buildings in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, the DR Congo government has announced that it will take charge of...
DRC President defies Rwanda as crisis escalates in mineral-rich east
IOL
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international community's "silence and...
M23 remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawal
Modern Ghana
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The M23 armed group on Sunday remained in the town of Walikale which it recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite announcing it planned to withdraw to further peace talks. The Rwanda-backed outfit announced on Saturday...
Congo checks 12 possible Ebola cases, African health body says
The Straits Times
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January 30, 2025
Congolese volunteer Ferdinand Tangenyi displays a flip book he uses to inform people about the Ebola virus, in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 3, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner/ File Photo DAKAR - Democratic Republic of Congo authorities...
DRC President Vows Vigorous Response As Rwanda-Backed M23 Fighters Advance
Biz Watch Nigeria
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January 30, 2025
… Criticises Global Inaction The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is embroiled in a deepening crisis as President Felix Tshisekedi announced a “vigorous and coordinated response” to the advancing Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the country’s...
Mass Displacement in DR Congo after M23 Rebels Captured Walikale-Centre
HumAngle
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March 22, 2025
Scores of people have left Lubutu territory for protected zones following the capture of Walikale-Centre by the Alliance Fleuve Congo AFC/M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Most displaced persons leaving Lubutu are heading...
DRC/Rwanda: Kagame, Tshisekedi to attend crisis summit as Goma’s fate hangs in the balance
Africa Report
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The M23 armed group took control of Goma’s airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a security source said, following days of intense clashes that killed more than 100 people and wounded nearly 1,000, according to an AFP tally of...
DRC: MSF appeals for humanitarian access in Goma as casualties seek medical care
Doctors Without Borders
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January 29, 2025
Goma/Kinshasa- An influx of wounded people is arriving at Kyeshero hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in the hospital are treating people through the armed clashes and insecurity that have...