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US sanctions Uganda gold dealer, citing illicit Congo origin

A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in Congo said Friday the action undermines efforts to improve transparency in a region seeing rising official exports of the mineral

The Independent UK

Rebel attacks in eastern Congo kill more than 60

Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 60 people over five days of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bismack Biyombo is donating his entire salary to build hospital in native Democratic Republic of Congo

There aren't many better ways to give back.

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Ashley Judd recalls harrowing accident and says she almost bled to death

Ashley Judd suffered the traumatic accident while hiking through the forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year, and revealed she was close to death after shattering her leg

Daily Mirror

Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in…

The Conversation

Congo militiamen kill 18 civilians in church compound

Militiamen have killed 18 civilians who had sought refuge in a church compound in eastern Congo, a witness and a local human rights groups said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Pope to visit Congo, South Sudan in July trip

The Vatican says Pope Francis is planning to visit Congo and South Sudan in July

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Leçons tirées de la 10ème épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola en RDC: la population serait mieux informée qu'on le pense

Le 1er août 2018, la 10e épidémie de la Maladie à Virus Ebola (MVE) a été déclarée en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) dans la Province du Nord-Kivu. La réponse internationale à l’épidémie a été énorme avec un afflux de plus d’un demi-milliard de dollars américains d’aide internationale. Un vaccin…

The Conversation

Suspected Islamist militants kill 20 civilians in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 20 civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, according to a local resident and an activist who criticised the failure of Congolese and Ugandan forces to stop the repeated massacres.

Reuters

The rush for cobalt in the Congo reveals the human cost of the world’s green energy future

One of the poorest countries on Earth is paying a heavy price for the world's green energy revolution.

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U.N. official vows to step up aid after attack on Congo camp

A top U.N. peacekeeping official has vowed to step up humanitarian assistance to Congo’s Ituri province, where militiamen killed at least 60 people at a displaced persons camp this month

The Independent UK

Call for Brussels statue to be melted and made into memorial for Congo victims

Expert group offers two options for statue of King Léopold II that pay tribute to millions who died under his colonial rule

The Guardian - UK

Congo nears deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government announced it is nearing a deal with Dan Gertler’s Fleurette Group to take back billions of dollars worth of its mining and oil assets in the country.

Tribune News Service

Row about Congolese statue loan escalates into legal battle over NFTs

Gallery at site of revolt against colonial rule accuses US museum of stonewalling request for artefact

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‘Human Zoo' expo in Belgium's Africa museum highlights colonial past as EU/AU summit continues

Some twenty kilometers away from the 6th EU/AU summit, Belgian's Africa Museum is showing the Human Zoo exhibition, which revives the forgotten history of colonial powers and their practice of creating displays of human beings in live 'exhibits'.

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPEC Head Sees 'No Immediate Solution' to High Oil Prices

There is no "immediate solution" to high oil prices, Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), said on Wednesday. The oil-producing countries' capacity to increase crude supply is curtailed by a lack of investment in the industry, said Itoua, who is also Congo’s minister…

Reuters

Machete-wielding attackers kill 15 in eastern Congo, local chief says

Militants armed with guns and machetes killed at least 15 people and injured four on Tuesday in an early morning raid on a village in Congo's eastern Ituri province, according to local authorities.

The Independent UK

WFP vows cooperation for Italy investigation of Congo deaths

The World Food Program is pledging continued cooperation with Rome prosecutors after they indicated they would seek indictments against two U.N. employees in connection with the 2021 killing of the Italian ambassador to Congo and two others

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The Independent UK

Uganda slams UN court's Congo ruling as 'undue interference'

Uganda has slammed as “undue interference” the International Court of Justice’s ruling that it must pay $325 million to Congo over violence in the late 1990s

Reuters

Uganda says ICJ ruling awarding DR Congo $325 million in reparations unfair and wrong

Uganda said on Thursday it considered as unfair and wrong an International Court of Justice ruling asking it to pay $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo's resource-rich Ituri province.

The Independent UK

UN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325M for violence

The International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to its neighbor Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s

Reuters

World Court set to rule on Congolese claim of over $11 billion from Uganda

The International Court of Justice will decide on Wednesday if Uganda should pay over $11 billion in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo's resource-rich Ituri province.

The Independent UK

US and Russia clash over use and impact of UN sanctions

The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the U.N. Security Council over the usefulness and impact of U.N. sanctions, currently imposed on countries from North Korea to Yemen and Congo as well the al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups and their affiliates and supporters

The Independent UK

Demonstrators protest killing of Congolese refugee in Brazil

Demonstrators gathered on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other Brazilian cities to protest the killing of a 24-year-old Congolese refugee who was beaten to death on Jan. 24, and which sparked outrage and revulsion across the nation

The Guardian - US

‘A George Floyd every 23 minutes’: fury at refugee’s brutal murder at Rio beach

Thousands expected at Saturday demonstration as killing of young Congolese lays bare racial fault lines in Brazilian society

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