Congo humanitarian operations hit hard by Trump aid pause, says UN official
A U.S. pause on foreign aid has had a "major impact" in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where humanitarian operations last ...
‘Life is so dark’: Trump cancels flights to KC for 108 refugees fleeing war, persecution
A Congolese college student now won’t see his mother and father. An Afghan woman’s extended family remains out of reach for ...
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Congo violence escalates as M23 follow raw materials trail
For a time, M23 rebels occupied the city of Kalembe, about 90 kilometers (55 ... of Congo Rénové (NDC-R). Congo accused NDC-R leader Guidon Shimiray Mwissa of war crimes and issued an arrest ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of ...
Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance ...
Trump admin slashes federal funding for Tennessee refugee resettlement groups
Refugee resettlement agencies across the country have been left in limbo after the Trump administration abruptly suspended ...
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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
Sexual violence, long used as a weapon of war in Congo, has lately increased sharply ... President Trump issued an executive order directing a 90-day freeze on almost all foreign aid, pending ...
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Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a ... of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed ...
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
But another Congolese official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, and M23 sources, said the rebels held 90% of Goma ... a regional war. Kenya said Congo's president ...