The New York Times27d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Justin Makangara from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser5d
U.S. open to minerals partnerships with Congo
The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to ...
Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma. In ...
The Washington Post28d
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
“Olivia Doe” has been a USAID employee in Kinshasa since 2023. She works on establishing direct lines of critical minerals, including cobalt, from Congo to the United States. The country is ...
Reuters22d
Congo frees opposition leader and former president's ally Kabund
KINSHASA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his lawyer said on Friday, ending his ...
EconoTimes5d
U.S. Open to Critical Minerals Partnership with Congo Amid Regional Tensions
The United States is considering a critical minerals partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a State Department statement. This follows outreach from a Congolese senator ...
Reuters9d
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
This time, Kinshasa has sought help from Burundi, which dispatched thousands of its troops to try to defeat the rebellion. The position of Uganda, officially in Congo to help the government fight ...
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EAC-SADC summit sparks different reactions in Kigali and Kinshasa
During a mass at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Congo in Kinshasa on Sunday, February 9, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo called for a return to peace in the country. This ceremony was highly anticipated as ...
The Boston Globe18d
An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.
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What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks ...