The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the eastern town of Lubero after fleeing nearby clashes with advancing Rwandan-backed rebels.
Kokoko! make incandescent get-down music from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The city has long been a musical hotbed, nurturing pan-African jazz and giving birth to Congolese rumba—both of which are designed to get people pumped and moving.
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Gunshots Disrupt Rally Held by Congo Rebel Leader in Bukavu - Residents
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Congo and rebels trade blame for deadly blasts at rally
Many casualties reported after explosions rock M23 rebel leaders' rally in Congo
Dozens of people were reportedly injured after two explosions hit a rally of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in eastern Congo
Urwanda rwimye agaciro ibihano vyafashwe na Leta zunze Ubumwe za Amerika kuri umwe mu bategetsi barwo, ruvuga ko ata gaciro bifise kandi ata ngaruka bizogira. Ariko leta ya Kinshasa irabishima
M23 rebellion, Congo
Explosions at M23 rally in east Congo kill at least 11
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Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
Deadly explosions hit M23 rally in eastern DRC
How is Burundi coping with a refugee crisis caused by fighting in eastern DR Congo? What dangerous substances are being added to the deadly drug Kush? And why are some people adding detergent to the West African staple food fufu?
Originally from the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, which is under attack from the M23 rebels and their Rwandan supporters, the president of the national assembly, Vital Kamerhe, promotes dialogue to restore peace.
Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending most direct bilateral aid to Rwanda over an
The beheaded bodies of 70 Christians were found in a Protestant church in North Kivu Province in the Congo around Feb. 15, several religious freedom advocates said, blaming the extremist Allied Democratic Forces.
International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who have made lightning advances in eastern Congo this year, a proscribed Rwandan minister has said.
R ulers of the Democratic Republic of Congo have rarely, if ever, fully controlled the east of Africa’s second-largest country. Kinshasa, its capital, is 1,500km from the provinces (South Kivu, North Kivu and Ituri) that border the other Great Lakes countries (Burundi,
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan urged armed groups in eastern Congo to abide by international law. Khan arrived in Kinshasa late Monday night for talks with Congolese officials.
We are extremely worried about recent developments in Congo, we know the situation particularly in the east is acute,' Karim Khan said on his arrival in Kinshasa
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