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‘Wanton’ Rape and Murder and Risk of Regional War Leave Trump Administration Facing ‘Very Serious Problem’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The New York Sun
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February 22, 2025
Grainy video footage, shot from above barbed-wire fencing, captures the frightening chaos — figures scrambling in the gloom, smoke billowing into the overcast sky. Behind the haze and destruction lies an atrocity of staggering brutality. More than...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony from Bukavu: Children are the silent victims of war
Fides
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June 2, 2025
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Children are the silent victims of all wars: in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. From Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, currently under the control of the M23 rebel movement since...
The tragedy of the Democratic Republic of Congo
New Statesman
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February 10, 2025
“He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision – he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath: The horror! The horror!” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Conrad’s 1899 novella was a searing critique of European colonialism, but...
M23 Declares Ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo
News Ghana
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February 6, 2025
Youth demonstrate in capital against western imperialists involvement in the destabilization of the resource-rich eastern region Geopolitical Analysis For several weeks fighting has flared once again in the eastern region of the Democratic...
Rwanda-backed rebels declare ceasefire after deadly capture of Democratic Republic of Congo city
Heart Radio
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4 February 2025, 12:16 | Updated: 4 February 2025, 14:45 Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a unilateral ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. Your browser doesn't recognise available...
Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Trends Among COVID-19 Patients During the First Four Waves in Ngaliema Clinic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dove Medical Press
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May 14, 2025
Background Coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) are a pandemic that has caused thousands of deaths worldwide, and the African continent has not been spared.1 The first wave was particularly severe, disrupting the healthcare system and swamping...
5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
KASU - Arkansas
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January 31, 2025
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have now taken control of the city, and on Thursday, in their first press conference,...
Determinants of Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Risk Factors in Ethiopia
Dove Medical Press
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June 3, 2025
Introduction Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is emerging as the major reason for severe visual impairment and blindness among individual age 50 and older, in the world1 and it is the root cause of legal blindness in industrialized nations.2...
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo vow to take fight to country's capital despite resistance
Sky News
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January 31, 2025
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their fight to the country's capital – but their attempts to march south are have been met by resistance. Rwanda-backed rebels aiming to gain power have already captured Goma, a...
Kenya to Reclaim Health Data After Trump Administration’s USAID Cuts
Africa.com
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June 3, 2025
Kenya is set to relocate vital health data systems from US-based servers to local infrastructure following funding cuts by the Trump administration to USAID. These digital systems—essential for tracking diseases, administering treatments,...
UN: Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo Worsens Amid M23 Conflict
teleSUR
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Displaced from North Kivu, Photo: Africa World NEws January 28, 2025 Hour: 2:09 pm The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, according to a recent United Nations report. Fighting between the...
Clashes leave 25 dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Yeni Safak
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More than two dozen people were killed and hundreds of others were injured during clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, locals said. Civil society members and NGOs working in Goma, the...
Nearly 120,000 Children Displaced in Escalation of Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Africa.com
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January 22, 2025
About 120,000 children have been forced from their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the start of the year as a wave of horrifying violence hits villages [1] with some children becoming separated from their parents and...
Pope Francis calls for an end to hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Crux Now
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January 29, 2025
On Wednesday, Pope Francis expressed his “extreme concern” for the worsening security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels belonging to the M23 group – which most observers say is backed by Rwanda – are expected to take control of...
Amnesty says Rwanda-backed militia tortured DR Congo civilians
The Sun Daily
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May 28, 2025
KINSHASA: Amnesty International accused the Rwanda-backed M23 militia of killing and torturing civilian prisoners in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in a report published on Tuesday. Since its resurgence in 2021, the M23 has seized vast...
Congolese rapper and influencer joins WFP DR Congo family as champion for nutrition
World Food Programme
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KINSHASA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of...
AfDB s accelerating transformation of infrastructure and access to basic social services in DRC
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 1, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: Roads in Kenge, Kikwit, Tshikapa, Kamuensha, and Mbuji-Mayi have been completely rehabilitated, new stretches of road built, and urban roads modernized. Numerous examples of socioeconomic infrastructure have...
Congolese Rapper And Influencer Joins United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Democratic Republic Of The Congo (DRC) Family As Champion For Nutrition
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 3, 2025/APO Group/ -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a...
Carbon Credits in the Congo: The Cost of Capture, Part 2
Africa Uncensored
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May 30, 2025
PART TWO: A Trump-like businessman and his brothers cash in on DRC’s Resources By Linda Ngari This article is the second of a two-part investigative series produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network in...
World News | All Party Delegation Led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde Meets Ambassador of India to Congo
Latestly
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May 25, 2025
Kinshasa [Congo], May 25 (ANI): As part of India's global diplomatic outreach to expose Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, an all-party delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde met V Venkataraman, Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of...