Motor vehicle accident shuts down multiple lanes of Interstate 41
A vehicle wreck occurred Thursday night that now has three lanes of Interstate 41 closed down. According to our reporter on ...
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‘People are just flipping out’: Billions in federal funding remain frozen despite court orders to keep the taps open
Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked the White House’s effort to pause trillions of dollars in ...
The Myth of Conflict-Free Diamonds
Despite industry claims, there are few controls to prevent diamond sales from financing violence and abuse around the world.
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Museveni, surprisingly, was right on Zaire, and on Congo
Without grassroots support, Kabila was seen by many Congolese as an imposition. His belated attempt to gain legitimacy by ...
Bemidji man with history of terroristic threats charged with threats to kill children while armed
In 2007, he threatened to kill students and staff at Bemidji State University the day after a mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east to advocate for peace and ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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UN says over 100,000 Congolese fled fighting in South Kivu province
In North Kivu, more than 110,000 displaced individuals left the provincial capital, Goma, and began to migrate to villages in the Masisi, Rutshuru, and Nyiragongo territories ...
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DR Congo’s problems: Time to try China’s global security initiative?
OPINIONBy Alan Collins Mpewo From the wake of global biases arose the Democratic Republic of Congo (herein referred to as DR Congo). It is one of the most unfortunate Republics globally. Some argue ...
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 ...
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 ...