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Dikembe Mutombo Has Long Battled Disease in His Native Country. Then COVID-19 Hit His New Home.

The longtime NBA star died of brain cancer Monday. We are republishing this story from 2022, honoring his many humanitarian efforts.

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U.S. says 2 Congolese plead guilty to trafficking ivory, rhinoceros horn

Two Congolese, who were earlier arrested in the United States and indicted by a federal grand jury, have pleaded guilty to trafficking elephant ivory and white rhinoceros horn from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Seattle, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Suspected Islamists kill seven in east Congo city of Beni

Suspected Islamist militants killed seven people in an attack on the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday night, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Congo -statement

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that targetted the town of Lume in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the group's news agency said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Saturday.

Reuters

Children find lost families as Congo conflict rages

Jason Kandeke and his sister Esther got out of the van and rushed into the arms of their weeping uncle and grandmother - the children's first contact with their family since Congolese fighters killed their parents six years ago.

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'Nobody is interested in conflict': Rwanda's Kagame discusses DR Congo ceasefire

Rwandan President Paul Kagame sat down with our special correspondent Marc Perelman in Kigali to talk of the ceasefire agreement reached this week with the Democratic Republic of Congo to ease tensions between the two countries.

France 24

Militiamen kill at least nine patients in east Congo clinic

Assailants killed at least nine patients in an attack on a clinic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, the army said on Friday, blaming the raid on a local militia allied with Islamist fighters.

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‘Stakes are high’ amid renewed Rwanda-DR Congo tensions over rebel fighters

Fresh clashes broke out Thursday between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) army and the M23 rebel group, one day after DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met in Angola and agreed to de-escalate tensions amid renewed fighting, which risks “inadvertent escalation”. FRANCE 24…

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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

Congo and Rwanda agree to de-escalate tensions at Angola summit

The presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed on a process to de-escalate tensions and normalise diplomatic relations during a summit in Angola, the Congolese presidency said on Twitter on Wednesday.

Reuters

Congo and Rwanda to begin talks amid tensions over insurgency

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame are due to begin talks in the Angolan capital Luanda on Wednesday amid tensions over a surge of rebel attacks in eastern Congo.

Reuters

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…

Radio France Internationale

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…

The Conversation

Leaders of Congo and Rwanda to meet for talks in Luanda - officials

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame will meet for talks in the Angolan capital Luanda this week, two Congolese officials and one Rwandan official said on Monday.

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Congo buries murdered independence hero Lumumba's only remains

The family of Democratic Republic of Congo's murdered independence hero Patrice Lumumba buried his only known remains, a tooth, in the capital Kinshasa on Thursday, 61 years after his death at the hands of Belgian-backed secessionist rebels.

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Woman made to cook and eat human flesh, Congo group tells U.N.

A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.

Reuters

Congo court overturns embezzlement conviction of president's ex-chief of staff

A court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday acquitted President Felix Tshisekedi's former chief of staff of embezzlement, his lawyer said, overturning the most high-profile public corruption conviction in Congolese history.

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Killed Italian envoy's widow tearfully tells pope of husband's aid work

The Muslim widow of the Italian ambassador killed last year in Democratic Republic of Congo broke into tears on Wednesday as she told Pope Francis of her Catholic husband's commitment to help African children.

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East African leaders agree on regional force to tackle rise of militias in DRC

East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

The Conversation

How Patrice Lumumba's assassination drove student activism, shaping the Congo's future

During a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), King Philippe of Belgium made a speech to the national parliament in Kinshasa expressing his “deepest regrets” for the exploitation and oppression of Belgian colonialism.

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Congo’s M23 rebels plan to take trading hub Goma

M23 rebels plan to take over the trading hub of Goma on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Rwanda to force negotiations with the Congolese government, according to a report by a United Nations independent group of experts published Friday.

The Conversation

What the 100-year-old Makerere University in Uganda reveals about culture

Makerere University, which marks its centenary this year, is well-known as the oldest university in East Africa and as a cradle of political elites. Its alumni include presidents and prime ministers – among them Joseph Kabila (Democratic Republic of Congo), Julius Nyerere and Benjamin Mkapa (Tanzania), Mwai Kibaki (Kenya), and…

Reuters

Kenya calls for immediate deployment of regional force to eastern Congo

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for the immediate deployment of a new regional military force to try to stop rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale

Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Rwanda of border town capture

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an "invasion" after rebels it says receive support from Kigali overran a major trading post on the Ugandan border.

Reuters

Congo rebels seize key eastern border town, local activists say

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized the eastern town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda, local activists said on Monday, in a setback for Congolese forces who had said a day earlier they had the insurgents on the run.

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