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Congo creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding

Congo has announced the creation of a paramilitary guard to secure its mining operations, backed by U.S. and Emirati investments

The Independent UK

Congolese refugees return from Burundi to take advantage of improved security

Thousands of Congolese refugees in Burundi have returned home to eastern Congo after Rwandan-backed rebels withdrew from a key town

The Independent UK

The Trump Administration Might Send Afghan Refugees to Danger in Congo

About 1,100 Afghans currently stranded at a military base in Qatar could be relocated to the crisis-addled African country.

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US Marine’s family is stuck in Qatar’s Afghan camp. Trump could send them and hundreds other refugees to the Congo, advocates fear

More than 1,100 Afghans brace for impossible decision: ‘We have been in enough war. We cannot take our children into another one’

The Independent UK

US weighs plan to send Afghans who helped with war effort from Qatar to a third country

The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort and relatives of U.S. service members stuck in Qatar to a third country

The Independent UK

UN welcomes progress on talks between DR Congo, M23 armed group

MONUSCO, the UN's peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, has hailed progress after Kinshasa and rival M23 rebels agreed to ease humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within 10 days, following talks last week in Switzerland.

Radio France Internationale

U.S. Deports 15 Latin American Migrants With Court Protections to Democratic Republic of Congo

According to Alma David, a U.S. attorney representing one of the deportees, the Congolese government plans to keep them in the country for a limited period. All 15 deportees are believed to have legal protections from U.S. judges preventing their return to their home countries.

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About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo

Fifteen people deported from the U.S. have landed in Congo's capital, Kinshasa

The Independent UK

Congo-Brazzaville election: boycotts, blackouts and growing dissent but Denis Sassou Nguesso held on to power

The 2026 presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville (the Republic of the Congo) returned Denis Sassou Nguesso for a fifth consecutive term, with a definitive 94.90% of the vote.

The Conversation

10 Deepest rivers in the world ranked: From the Congo’s 250m depths to the Mississippi river

Rivers create landforms, foster biodiversity, and provide sustenance to humanity; however, little attention is paid to their depth. The world's deepest rivers showcase the other face of these mighty water bodies. Below the tranquil waters lie several rivers that reach hundreds of meters into the Earth, formed through geological processes,…

The Times of India

‘We brought hope back’ says DRC keeper Mpasi, as World Cup beckons

With the Leopards sealing their place after a play-off win over Jamaica in Mexico on 31 March, the Democratic Republic of Congo are heading to the World Cup for the first time in 52 years. The team's goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi tells RFI the scale of that achievement is yet to…

Radio France Internationale

African Nation Becomes Latest To Accept Deported Migrants From Third Countries

Congo has become the latest nation to accept deported migrants from third countries.

International Business Times

The unconventional Christian movement with existential lessons for troubled Congo

April 6 has been marked in Congo as Kimbangu Day since 2023

The Independent UK

Nuno issues new Aaron Wan-Bissaka update after West Ham defender 'detained' in DR Congo

Hammers boss reveals latest on right-back ahead of crunch Wolves clash

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The Democratic Republic of Congo Claims New Deal to Take U.S. Deportees Reflects 'Commitment to Human Dignity'

Agreements had been reached priorly with at least seven African nations, including Eswatini, South Sudan and Equatorial Guinea

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo will receive third-country deportees under new deal with US

The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

‘I escaped death a lot of times’: one man’s lifelong work protecting gorillas and communities in Congo

As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fighting

The Independent UK

Deported immigrants will be sent to the Congo under new US deal for third-country removals

Congo will receive some deportees as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program

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The Times of India

Congo to take third-country deportees from US under new deal with Trump administration

Democratic Republic of Congo will accept third-country nationals deported from the US starting April, a deal fully funded by Washington. This expands America's deportation network to Africa, with similar arrangements in Ghana and Cameroon.

International Business Times UK

DRC Terror Crisis: ISIS Claims 60 Christians Slaughtered in Sick Easter Attack

ISIS has claimed responsibility for an Easter attack in north-eastern Congo, saying 60 Christians were killed in a raid that left homes and vehicles in ruins.

Radio France Internationale

Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations, sources say

Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with the Trump administration about receiving deportees from other countries, two government sources in Kinshasa told Reuters, in what would be the latest of several such agreements reached in Africa.

The Independent UK

Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deaths

Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths

The Independent UK

Joy in war-torn Congo as World Cup qualification brings divided nation together

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Conflict-torn Congo celebrates historic World Cup qualification

Congo reached the World Cup for the first time in 52 years on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Axel Tuanzebe the hero as DR Congo pip Jamaica to secure World Cup return after 52-year hiatus

Burnley defender scored extra-time winner as Les Leopards battled to defeat stubborn Reggae Boyz

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