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Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: fatherless children speak for first time about the pain of being abandoned

My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter of a bitch”. They disturb and hurt me so much. They say they will chase me because I am a foreigner. I am suffering.

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Is there really a paradigm shift in US/Africa relations? Why the answer seems to be yes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s whirlwind visit to three African countries is the second in less than 12 months.

The Conversation

Rwanda and DRC's turbulent past continues to fuel their torrid relationship

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make for very unhappy neighbours. Both sides claim the other is set on bringing down their government, and violating past agreements and international norms.

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Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers

With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts

A UN group of experts finds ‘solid evidence’ that Kigali is supporting M23 fighters despite repeated denials.

Al Jazeera

Kenyan elections: Five reasons to care about the vote

Kenya, one of Africa’s largest economies, is also seen as one of its healthiest democracies, making the polls crucial.

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DRC expels Monusco spokesman over deadly anti-UN protests in eastern Kivu provinces

Kinshasa has asked the UN peacekeeping mission, Monusco, to withdraw spokesman Mathias Gillman over "indelicate and inappropriate remarks" he made in the wake of deadly mass protests in the eastern DRC, in which at least 36 people have died.

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The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide

One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Change of guard in Kenya: the 5 reasons neighbours watch every step

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta – whose final term in office ends after the 9 August polls – has been a key figure in east Africa. Over the last nine years, he has tried to create markets and address issues like peace, malaria and climate change. Within the East African Community,…

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The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence

Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Recent protests in Butembo-Beni, Goma, Bukavu and Uvira turned into deadly attacks against the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the…

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Oil block auction in DRC punctures Africa's climate goals

Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa’s climate system go up for oil and gas auction in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday

The Independent UK

Belgium is reviewing its colonial past in the DRC: it's a sensitive but necessary process

The year 2022 is shaping up to be a critical period for the troubled relationship between Kinshasa and Brussels.

The Conversation

How conflicts intertwined over time and destabilised the DRC – and the region

The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the deadliest the world has ever witnessed. One report estimates the death toll at 5.4 million while a more conservative count puts it at one million dead. Much of the conflict is centred in North Kivu and…

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Rights group concerned about Burundi’s ‘secret’ mission in DRC

Burundi has been sending troops and civilians into DRC to fight Burundian opposition armed groups in secret mission.

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At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests spread in eastern DR Congo

UN chief says attacks any UN peacekeepers may constitute a war crime, after three members of UN forces killed.

Radio France Internationale

DRC to auction oil drilling rights in rainforest region despite protests from Greenpeace Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it will start auctioning off rights next week to enable drilling for oil in more than two dozen areas, including a rainforest region that green action groups say should be protected.

The Guardian - UK

DRC to auction oil and gas permits in endangered gorilla habitat

Sale calls into question protection deal signed at Cop26 as expert warns Congo auction could be a catastrophe for wildlife, health and climate

The Guardian - UK

‘In 10 years, we might not have forests’: DRC struggles to halt charcoal trade – a photo essay

Projects involving the Batwa and other marginalised communities offer alternative fuel and income, but can only ever be a small part of a wider drive to stop deforestation

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‘It shouldn’t be happening again’: M23 rebels return to wreak havoc in DRC

Ten years ago, M23 rebels forced thousands from their homes in North Kivu until they were defeated. But now they are back

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: The latest from Japan, DRC, Afghanistan and Nicaragua

TODAY Japan goes to the polls in a parliamentary election. It does so, however, in the shadow of the killing on Friday of former prime minister…

Radio France Internationale

DRC, Rwanda agree to end rebel violence and normalise relations

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to stop violence between the Congolese army and rebels, which the DRC claims are supported by Rwanda. Angola's President, serving as mediator, has called the agreement a “ceasefire”.

Radio France Internationale

Will France fund DRC wildlife park where alleged Batwa atrocities were committed?

RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kahuzi-Biega Park from Germany. The alleged murder, rape and immolation of Batwa people living in the park was recently documented in a report by the NGO Minority Rights…

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Leaders of Rwanda, DRC to meet in Angola amid rising tensions

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi is due to meet with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Angola amid increasing hostility between the neighboring countries.

The Conversation

Patrice Lumumba’s tooth represents plunder, resilience and reparation

Patrice Lumumba is the hero of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s truncated bid for complete independence. He was assassinated by local counter-revolutionary forces with the help of the CIA and Belgian authorities in 1961. Since then, all over the developing world, Lumumba’s name has come to stand for defiance against…

Al Jazeera

UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict

Human rights groups are reporting grave human rights abuses, including women being forced to cook and eat human flesh.

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