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African leaders call for ‘immediate ceasefire’ at DRC summit
African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on ... for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" ...
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Gayton McKenzie Wants to Teach M23 Rebels a Lesson, SA Criticises Minister for Irresponsible Comment
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie wants Parliamentarians to teach M23 rebels a lesson, but South Africans ...
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Pope Francis reveals some secrets — and keeps many others — in new memoir
In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world ...
Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...
110,000 people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...
Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...
Civilian death toll exceeds 80 after east Congo militia attack, says UN mission
More than 80 civilians were killed in a late night attack by the armed group CODECO on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week, UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO ...
African leaders call for direct talks with rebels to resolve Congo conflict
A suspected gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan's central city of Taichung killed at least four people and injured ...
From Congo to CT, a crisis —and hope
The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...
Family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...