A USAID official escaped violence in Congo. He returned home to a different crisis
USAID staffer Kenneth Bledsoe and his family had to be evacuated to safety from the Congo -- only to return home to find Elon Musk leading the dismantling of the agency.
Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east
Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
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At least 11 dead in DRC after blasts at M23 rally, rebels say
At least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu struck a rally held by leaders of the M23 rebel group, which took control of the city ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Photo of Congo President Tshisekedi Apparently Indifferent to His Country's Crisis Posted Out of Context
IN SHORT: A photo has been shared on social media claiming to show Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, celebrating Valentine's Day in Germany as rebels ...
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At least 11 dead and scores injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders' rally, rebels say
Video and photos shared on social media showed a crowd fleeing ... and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo's capital, Kinshasa, over 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away. Jean Samy, deputy ...
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Explosions rock meeting of M23 rebel leaders in DR Congo
Dozens of people are reported to have been hurt by two explosions that went off during a meeting between M23 rebel leaders and residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The attack ...