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DR Congo tries ex-president Joseph Kabila in absentia for treason
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN2d
Kinshasa slum battles deadly cholera outbreak
Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Pakadjuma has struggled ...
Daily Post Nigeria2d
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila faces treason trial in Kinshasa
The long-anticipated treason trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila began Friday in a military ...
AllAfrica on MSN2d
Congo-Kinshasa: Little Hope for Robust Truce with M23 Rebel Group
The recent truce between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was ...
Former DR Congo president on trial for treason
The 53-year-old led DR Congo for 18 years, after succeeding his father Laurent, who was shot dead in 2001. Joseph Kabila was ...
The Economist3d
Ugandan intervention in Congo risks stoking ethnic violence
On the face of it, Uganda’s intervention in eastern Congo is less controversial than that of M 23 and Rwanda. The government ...
allAfrica.com on MSN5d
DR Congo and M23 rebels say they will sign peace deal mid-August
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have committed to signing a peace agreement by 18 August, as ...
Gold Miners Feared Dead in Congo After Landslide
Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.
AllAfrica on MSN2d
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Journalist Rosie Pioth Sent Death Threats for Anniversary Report On 1982 Airport Bombing
Authorities in the Republic of the Congo must ensure the safety of journalist Rosie Pioth following death threats for her reporting on the anniversary of the 1982 bombing of the Maya-Maya ...