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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday, May 28, blamed the decades-long instability in eastern DR Congo on what he termed as “careless foreign interference” dating back to the era of former ...
In a small ceremony with oversized implications, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his Congolese and Rwandan ...
Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of legend: a mokele-mbembe, Congo’s mythical dinosaur. In 2003 ...
After the home search, Belgian prosecutors said the investigation was underway but didn't offer any information, as it could compromise the investigation. Acid was released on specific conditions, ...
The mercenaries are now commanded by Dmitry “Salem” Podolsky, a former GRU special‑forces officer who serves as an adviser to CAR President Faustin‑Archange Touadéra. Speaking at the ...
Column - In an imaginary interview with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, quoted from his book "Challenge of the Congo", was asked his thoughts after he witnessed the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba in 1961.
Born in the Katanga Province of the Belgian Congo, Mudimbe challenged others to explore African histories and perspectives through an intrinsically African lens instead of relying on colonial-era ...
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa said on Thursday he spoke with the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo about a draft peace deal this week ...
The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” in recent years could harm the country’s biodiversity, especially in the Sangha ...
Simon Mann, the Old Etonian soldier of fortune who died last week at the age of 72, should have been the coda to the inglorious symphony of the white mercenary in Africa. So madcap, so incongruous ...
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 ...
FILE - Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23 ...