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Sale of oil and gas permits casts shadow over world’s second-largest rainforest

Villagers in the Congo basin rely on the forest for food, medicine and spiritual wellbeing, but an auction of exploration rights could threaten that way of life

The Guardian - UK

West accused of double standards over oil and gas exploration in DRC

Calls by countries such as UK and US to halt auction for drilling permits in the world’s second-largest rainforest branded ‘galling’

The Guardian - UK

Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Thousands of anti-Rwanda protesters marched through the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Monday, AFP journalists saw, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the surrounding countryside.

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AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

Nairobi (AFP) - African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador.

AFP

Endangered elephants ‘eavesdrop’ on poachers in Republic of the Congo

Critically endangered forest elephants use their acute senses of hearing and smell to detect poachers while they are still some distance away and well before they have fired a shot, a new study suggests.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo expels Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels gain ground

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The authorities in Kinshasa on Saturday announced they were expelling the Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels they accuse Kigali of supporting made fresh gains in the east of the troubled country.

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Congo expells Rwandan ambassador in retaliation for alleged rebel support

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels fighting in the Congo's eastern provinces, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on Saturday.

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UN ups troop alert as DR Congo rebels take more ground

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Rebels seized more territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, prompting the UN peacekeeping mission to increase its "troop alert level" and boost support for the army.

AFP

UN steps up troop alert as DR Congo rebels take more territory

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UN steps up 'troop alert level' in DR Congo

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday announced an increase in its "troop alert level" following deadly clashes with rebels in the east.

AFP

‘I prayed to God to find him’: the families scattered by violence in DRC

Hundreds of children have been separated from their parents and guardians as people flee rebel attacks on eastern parts of the country

The Guardian - UK

Rebels kill seven, target health clinics in eastern DR Congo

Beni (DR Congo) (AFP) - Rebels killed seven people and kidnapped a nurse during an attack overnight in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, targeting two health centres, local sources said Thursday.

AFP

Rebels kill seven and target health centres in east DR Congo

Beni (DR Congo) (AFP) - Rebels killed at least seven people and kidnapped a nurse during an attack overnight Wednesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, targeting two health centres, local sources said.

AFP

DRC army backed rebel groups that abused civilians, says rights group

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during fighting with rebels in the east of the country.

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The Conversation

Uganda’s fuel smugglers: are the Opec Boys (anti-)heroes of the marginalised?

Smuggling in the Ugandan border region of West Nile has a long and chequered history. It straddles the fine line between legitimacy and legality. Governance and conflict researcher Kristof Titeca has studied smuggling in the border region since 2003. He explains the dynamics.

AFP

Uganda Ebola outbreak death toll 29, says WHO

Geneva (AFP) - Sixty-three confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, including 29 deaths, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

DR Congo appoints new army chief as part of military reforms

The wave of appointments is part of broader framework of military reforms, said a presidential spokesman.

Radio France Internationale

African climate summit in DRC to keep the pressure on rich nations

Environment ministers from 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-Cop27" climate summit, with rich nations likely to come under pressure to raise spending to combat climate change.

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Burundi's Gatumba massacre offers a window into the past and future of the DRC conflict

For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border conflicts. The neighbouring countries of Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda have been locked into this ongoing…

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Ebola: what are the symptoms, how does it spread and where did it come from?

Uganda health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola disease. Ebola outbreaks emerge periodically in several African countries, most notably in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Public health expert Yap Boum, who has been involved in managing Ebola outbreaks in the past, answers some key questions about Ebola’s history,…

Al Jazeera

DRC declares end to latest Ebola virus outbreak

The country’s 15th outbreak comes to an end as neighbouring Uganda races to tackle virus outbreak of its own.

The Conversation

Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there's one clear way out

650 million women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday. That’s one of the startling figures contained in a 2021 UNICEF report about child marriage. Africa’s sub-Saharan region is home to nine of the ten countries with the highest rates of child marriage in the world.

AFP

Ebola deaths in Uganda climb to four

Kampala (AFP) - A total of four people have died from the highly contagious Ebola virus in Uganda, where the authorities declared an outbreak earlier this week, health officials said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda announces first death in latest outbreak of Ebola

Uganda's health ministry has announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende.

AFP

Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019

Kampala (AFP) - Uganda's health ministry on Tuesday announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende.

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