Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...
From the Congo to the NFL? Portland grad chasing the dream
A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nathan Kapongo's first exposure to football was as a High sophomore.
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...
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Congo’s wars uprooted her life. But they couldn’t silence her poetry.
What does war look like from the inside? Ask Congo’s young slam poets.
The Citizen1d
Rwanda says its cutting diplomatic ties with Belgium
Rwanda is accusing Belgium of undermining Kigali amid the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Consilium1d
Democratic Republic of the Congo: EU lists further nine individuals and one entity
The Council listed nine persons and one entity responsible for human rights violations and abuses, and for sustaining armed conflict, instability and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Congo's mineral offer to US raises questions of ownership amid bloody civil war, major China presence
The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...
'Hardest Geezer' who ran 385 marathons across the entire length of Africa and was kidnapped and mugged at gunpoint sets off on his next challenge
Russ Cook, the extreme marathon runner from Worthing, West Sussex, has set off again on his next endurance challenge, running ...
A USAID official escaped violence in Congo. He returned home to a different crisis
USAID staffer Kenneth Bledsoe and his family had to be evacuated to safety from the Congo -- only to return home to find Elon ...