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DR Congo: Air crash as officials rush to fatal mine accident • FRANCE 24 English
A plane carrying the #DRC’s minister of mines crashed while landing in #Kolwezi as he travelled to the Kalando #mine, where a bridge collapse had…
Inside M23 – the rebel militia now running eastern DR Congo
Rebel fighters are still battling government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite Donald Trump’s claim that he’s ended the war. [Subscribe to…
DR Congo’s ex-President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has just sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death. Kabila was tried in absentia…
What’s the fallout from Joseph Kabila’s return to the DRC? | Inside Story
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. Instability and violence have killed at least 7,000…
LIVE: DR Congo Repatriates US Coup Plotters Amid Mineral Talks | Firstpost Africa | N18G
LIVE: DR Congo Repatriates US Coup Plotters Amid Mineral Talks | Firstpost Africa | N18G DRC has repatriated three Americans after commuting their death sentences…
DR Congo: Convicted War Criminal Lubanga Announces New Rebel Group | Firstpost Africa | N18G
DR Congo: Convicted War Criminal Lubanga Announces New Rebel Group | Firstpost Africa | N18G Convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga has announced a new rebel…
Angola Quits Mediation Role in the DR Congo-Rwanda Conflict | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Angola Quits Mediation Role in the DR Congo-Rwanda Conflict | Firstpost Africa | N18G Angola, which has served as the mediator between the DRC government…
DRC Calls M23 Handover of Anti-Rwandan Rebels “Fake”; Uganda Captures Mahagi | Firstpost Africa
DRC Calls M23 Handover of Anti-Rwandan Rebels “Fake”; Uganda Captures Mahagi | Firstpost Africa | N18G Rwanda-backed rebels have released a video to support their…
African Union summit concludes with calls for M23 to disarm and withdraw from DRC
The deepening crisis in eastern DRC was one of the top issues discussed at the African Union’s annual summit. Leaders from across the continent gathered…
Protesters attack foreign embassies in Kinshasa over M23 rebel advance
Violence has erupted on the streets of Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo. Multiple embassies have come under attack from protesters angry at…
