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Locals in DRC cut down trees while solar energy remains inaccessible and costly
When night falls in the Batwa village of Lukwangulo, only the local chief’s house is illuminated. In this village in the ...
Old and unrelated footage falsely linked to DR Congo death row inmates
Congolese authorities announced that over 170 prisoners on death row over armed robberies would be executed. A recent video on TikTok purportedly shows the alleged convicts before, during and after ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
Andrée Blouin (1921–1986) was a central figure in the struggles for decolonization that swept Africa in the 1950s and ’60s, ...
Goma is threatened by conflict and a volcano: we’ve created a handbook to help hotspots like these
The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
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Dominican anniversary: Flag-raising commemorates 181st year of independence
Despite the cold and windy weather, more than a dozen local residents and city officials gathered on the Campagnone Common ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
Fighting flares in the democratic Republic Of Congo
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in DRC have reached a strategic airport that services Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...