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DR Congo: Rising insecurity in the east impedes diplomatic progress, Security Council hears

US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to ...

Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels

M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging ...

Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.

The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and ...

UN Official Warns of Deepening Crisis in DR Congo

A high-ranking representative from the United Nations issued a stark alert on Friday, emphasizing that the Democratic ...

Congo’s Peace Negotiations Fall Through

Despite a Qatari-facilitated cease-fire and U.S.-brokered peace agreement, fighting has intensified in recent weeks in the ...
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Military auditor in Congo seeks death penalty for former president Kabila

Congo's military auditor general formally told a military court on Friday that he is seeking the death penalty for former ...

Congo massacre of Christians spotlights rising ISIS influence in central Africa

The group's ultimate goal is to establish a “caliphate” in Central Africa, similar to ISIS’s vision in Iraq and Syria. A ...
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The Economics of Poverty: Why the Congo Remains the World’s Poorest Country

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) stands as the world’s poorest country, with a staggering portion of its 70 million ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): UN deplores deadly attacks in the east of the country

The attacks, which took place between 9 and 16 August in the localities of Beni and Lubero territories, claimed the lives of at least 52 civilians, including eight women and two children, but ...