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Joy in war-torn Congo as World Cup qualification brings divided nation together

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Conflict-torn Congo celebrates historic World Cup qualification

Congo reached the World Cup for the first time in 52 years on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Conflict in eastern Congo is escalating with use of heavy weapons and drones, UN warns

The United Nations’ acting top envoy for Congo has warned the U.N. Security Council that the conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo is escalating and expanding

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‘I killed hundreds of people’: Meet the children forced to wage endless war in the DRC

IN FOCUS: For decades, children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been recruited to serve as cannon fodder in the protracted and bloody conflicts riddling the east of the country. As rights groups warn of one of the world’s most severe recruitment crises, The Independent speaks to children…

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How Donald Trump is pursuing mineral wealth in the DRC

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How mines in war-torn DRC lie at the heart of Trump’s fortune-hunting in Africa

WORLD OF TROUBLE: World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict, aid and minerals all intersect, to investigate what Donald Trump’s brazen commercial interest in the war-torn country actually means

The Independent UK

Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says

Journalists and civilians have been held in shipping containers under brutal conditions by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group

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‘She gave her life to protect the richness of Congo’: inside the deadly assault on Upemba wildlife park

Survivors describe how rangers and staff were targeted by an armed group during a raid on DRC’s national park earlier this month

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda takes UK to court seeking £100m over failed migrant deal

Rwanda is seeking more than £100 million it says the United Kingdom still owes from a scrapped 2022 deal to deport migrants, in a case that opened on Wednesday at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

Radio France Internationale

Congo and Rwanda agree on steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo

Congolese and Rwandan officials have agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo where Congo is fighting rebels backed by the neighboring Rwanda

The Independent UK

Drone strikes and clashes in eastern Congo threaten region's peace efforts

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending decades-long fighting and bringing a permanent peace in the conflict-battered region

The Independent UK

French UN aid worker among three killed in DRC drone strike

A French aid worker for the United Nations children’s agency Unicef and two other people were killed in a drone strike on a residential building in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale

Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma

A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

The Independent UK

French aid worker among three killed in drone strike in east DRC, M23 rebels say

Rebel group blames government for attack on residential area of M23-controlled city of Goma

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Miners digging for world tech material are dying in Congo. Here’s why

A tunnel collapse at a rebel-run coltan mine in eastern Congo is feared to have killed at least 200 people, officials said

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Tragedy in Congo as mine collapse ‘kills at least 200 people’

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Landslide at DR Congo coltan mine kills more than 200, including children

More than 200 people were killed on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mining ministry said late Wednesday.

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At least 200 dead in a Congo coltan mine collapse, authorities say, as rebels dispute toll

A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site kills large numbers of miners, and officials and rebels sharply dispute the death toll

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US imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over DR Congo fighting

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called for their immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region.

The Independent UK

US sanctions Rwanda's defense force over support for M23 rebels in Congo

The United States is imposing sanctions on Rwanda’s defense force and senior military officials over alleged support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo

Radio France Internationale

Mass graves found in eastern DRC following M23 withdrawal from Uvira

The Congolese authorities and civil society groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reported the discovery of mass graves in an area recently vacated by M23 rebels.

The Independent UK

Residents of eastern Congo city fear disease after discovery of mass graves

Residents of Uvira in eastern Congo are expressing concerns that decomposing bodies might spread disease after authorities said 171 bodies were found in mass graves

The Independent UK

171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says

Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal

Radio France Internationale

Trade and aid to return to South Kivu as DRC-Burundi strategic border reopens

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than 10,000 people crossed on the first day alone, according to local authorities.

The Independent UK

Drone strike in eastern Congo kills senior rebel official, escalating tensions

A spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo has been killed in a drone strike

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