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DRC elections: the Kabila family legacy looms large over the country's polls

The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold elections on 20 December 2023. The country’s electoral commission has announced President Felix Tshisekedi will be seeking reelection alongside 23 other candidates. They include Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege and the runner-up in the 2018 presidential election, Martin Fayulu. The…

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Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization has paid $250 each to at least 104 women in Congo who say they were sexually abused or exploited by Ebola outbreak responders

The Independent UK

A record 6.9 million people have been displaced in Congo's growing conflict, the U.N. says

The United Nations migration agency says a record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, making it one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises

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Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville

Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest basins are meeting to form a coalition to protect tropical forests from deforestation and destruction

The Independent UK

'I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past year in eastern Congo amid fighting by more than 130 armed groups

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

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British tourist shot dead in Uganda safari ‘ambush’

Police said trio killed in ‘cowardly’ attack on Tuesday while touring Queen Elizabeth National Park

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

UN will repatriate 9 South African peacekeepers in Congo accused of sexual assault

The United Nations says it will repatriate nine peacekeepers from a South African contingent in eastern Congo who were accused of sexual assault and other abuse

The Independent UK

UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation

A U.N. official says the eight peacekeepers have been suspended and detained in eastern Congo on allegations of sexual exploitation

The Independent UK

DRC leader files bid for re-election amid crowded race

The Democratic Republic of Congo's leader Felix Tshisekedi has submitted his candidacy for a second term in office, joining a crowded list of presidential hopefuls including opposition heavyweights and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. The deadline for submission of candidates for presidential election was this Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters

A Congolese military court has sentenced a colonel to death after soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters earlier this year

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Uganda's president says airstrikes killed 'a lot' of rebels with ties to Islamic State in Congo

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says recent airstrikes against rebels with ties to the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed “a lot” of the militants, possibly including a notorious bomb maker

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

Zenger

DR Congo To Move Embassy To Jerusalem, Israel Opens Mission In Kinshasa

Congo becomes latest country to relocate embassy, reflecting growing ties with Israel.

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Congo's president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping mission to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed

The Independent UK

Meet Eddie Kadi, the history-making Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

Eddie Kadi: The record-breaking Congolese comedian taking on Strictly 2023

Comedian has described ‘Strictly’ as the ‘scariest thing’ he’s ever done

The Independent UK

Congo communities forcibly uprooted to make way for mines critical to EVs, Amnesty report says

The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault

Evening Standard

Morocco vs Liberia Africa Cup of Nations qualifier postponed after devastating earthquake

Congo and Gambia are due to contest a Group G match in Marrakech on Sunday evening

The Independent UK

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

A senior UN official says the humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces

Al Jazeera

Two officers arrested over DR Congo crackdown as death toll rises to 56

Security forces used lethal force last week to repress planned anti-UN protests in the city of Goma.

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