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Protecting Congo's forests: new timber parks will help fight illegal logging

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community in 2022. This will offer the country, which has immense natural wealth, a huge market in neighbouring countries and direct access to new roads, railways and ports – and therefore potential global trade.

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Military interventions have failed to end DRC's conflict – what's gone wrong

For 30 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered from communal violence, armed conflict and insecurity. Diverse actors have tried to stop it but conflict has intensified, particularly in the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika. Regular armed forces and non-state armed groups have been…

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Ugandans bury more victims of horrific school massacre

KAMPALA: Grief-stricken Ugandans were on Monday burying more victims of last week's horrific school attack in the remote west of the country blamed on a notorious militia based in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Opposition blames Tshisekedi for insecurity in DRC as over 50 people die in violence in the East

At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Radio France Internationale

More than 40 killed in militia attack on camp in Congo

More than 40 civilians have been killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province.

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Congo woman saves young mothers from unpaid maternity bills

Three weeks after giving birth to twins, 16-year-old Annaelle felt like a hostage: the hospital would not let her leave until she'd paid her medical bills, but she had no money.

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Regional force tackling east Congo violence extended to September

A regional force set up to tackle militia violence in east Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended to September, a minister and a spokesperson for the force said on Wednesday.

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Congolese leader Tshisekedi seeks to improve minerals deal on China trip

The president of minerals-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is in China where he is likely to push to formally overhaul and seal a $6 billion infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors.

Radio France Internationale

Exclusive-Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with China

The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to boost its stake in a cobalt and copper joint venture with Chinese firms to 70% from 32%, on concerns the deal gives away too much of Congo's resources with little benefit to the country.

Reuters

Congo files new complaint to ICC against Rwanda's military and M23 rebels

Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on what it calls the systematic pillaging of its natural resources in eastern Congo by the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and the M23 rebel group.

Reuters

Congo registers around 43.9 million voters for December general election

Congo's electoral commission has registered around 43.9 million voters for general elections in December compared to 40.4 million in the previous poll, it said on Monday, with some among the opposition alleging irregularities.

Reuters

DR Congo leader to visit China this week, minerals trade deal signing expected

The president of minerals-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, will visit China from May 24 to 29 and is expected to meet President Xi Jinping to review and sign several key trade deals.

Reuters

Congo security forces fire tear gas at anti-government protesters

Democratic Republic of Congo security forces fired tear gas and fought running battles in the streets of the capital Kinshasa with anti-government protesters demonstrating on Saturday over alleged irregularities in voter registration.

Reuters

Three rangers killed in east Congo convoy ambush near gorilla park

Assailants killed at least three rangers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, an official said, near a national park which is home to half the global population of endangered mountain gorillas and the scene of frequent militia attacks.

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World Bank suspends $1 billion worth of project funding in Congo

The World Bank has suspended funding for humanitarian and development projects in Democratic Republic of Congo worth more than $1 billion after the government dissolved the project fund without warning, the lender said.

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A week after Congo floods, volunteers dig through debris for bodies

With shovels, sticks and bare hands, Red Cross volunteers struggled to clear caked mud from around a body half buried in a landslide in Bushushu village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Hundreds of sex crime victims treated in Congo displacement camps, MSF says

More than 670 women, or 48 new victims per day, have been treated for sexual violence in displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the last two weeks, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday.

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Southern African forces set to deploy in eastern DRC to quell M23 rebel militia

Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to help subdue violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades.

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Congo flood survivors mourn lost relatives as death toll rises above 400

Dead bodies were still being recovered on Monday from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week in one of the country's deadliest disasters in recent history.

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Flooding and landslides in DR Congo, Rwanda leave hundreds dead, thousands homeless

At least 176 people die in flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and 130 in neighbouring Rwanda as heavy rain destroys buildings and forces aid workers to gather mud-clad corpses into piles.

Reuters

Head of regional force tackling east Congo violence resigns, Kenya denies

The Kenyan commander of a regional force set up to tackle militia violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said he had resigned due to obstruction and threats to his safety, adding to doubts over whether the mission can be effective.

France 24

Malaria vaccines are 'no magic bullet' but 'another tool' to fight disease, expert says

Every minute, a child somewhere on the planet loses their battle against malaria. Four African nations account for just over half of all deaths worldwide: Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Niger. Global health chiefs say extreme weather events are driving sharp increases in both infections and deaths, particularly…

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In Congo camp, Muslims celebrate Eid with much-needed food aid

Young Muslims go from tent to tent at a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, their arms laden with bags of rice, beans and fish, gifts to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The Conversation

East Africa’s peace mission in the DRC: why it’s in Burundi’s interest to help

Burundi was the first country to offer troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of east Africa’s peace drive after a wave of attacks from the rebel group known as Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23).

Chicago Sun-Times

In short, I was afraid

Spending two weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo seemed a good idea up to the moment it didn’t.

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