Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
US added to human rights watchlist for ‘narrowing’ freedom and now ranks near Serbia and Congo
The U.S. joins the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Chile, Slovakia and 37 other countries on the list of ...
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53 dead from mystery illness linked to Congo bat meal
A rapidly spreading unknown illness has killed 53 people in Congo, with preliminary investigations linking the outbreak to children who ate bat meat in January.
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Congo's Bukavu under threat as M23 rebels warn of intervention
The rebels seized Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, at the end of January but ... we will take our responsibilities to eradicate the threat at its source and protect our people." ...
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Politicised aid: Rwandans urge Germany to adopt fact-based approach over DR Congo crisis
Rwandans living in Germany have condemned the German government's decision to suspend new development funding to Rwanda. In a statement issued on March 12 to Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic ...
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo
World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after ...
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DR Congo crisis: Rwanda only concerned by FDLR security threat, not minerals – Kagame
President Paul Kagame has reiterated that Rwanda’s problem has always been the security threats springing from neighbouring DR Congo, and not minerals. Kigali has maintained defensive measures along ...
US Joins Pakistan On 2025 Human Rights Watchlist Amid Sweeping Trump Orders
The United States joined Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chile, Slovakia and 37 other countries on the ...
Congo ex-president holds talks on political outlook amid rebellion, sources say
Congo's former President Joseph Kabila has initiated talks with opposition politicians about the country's political future ...