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Eye on Africa: Congolese and Rwandan artists foster peace through dance
Despite the diplomatic frictions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, artists from both countries have been trying to find their own ways to foster compassion and collaboration.
Chicago Reader16d
Congo Square at a crossroads
An ongoing dispute between the board and the artistic ensemble threatens the future of the influential Black theater company.
Reuters8d
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
With three neighbouring armies already on the ground, a conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is evolving into a wider regional war.
The New York Times12d
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. Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma ...
CNN16d
A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between ...
Yahoo17d
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Judith Suminwa talks to journalists during a press conference organized by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU), at a ...
Reuters25d
Congo rebels promise security in Bukavu after looting
Rebels say Congo soldiers 'abandoned' population Army exit gave rise to crime, prison break Rapid offensive has fanned fears of a wider war Congo accuses Rwanda of seizing minerals Feb 17 (Reuters ...
The Washington Post27d
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
Jan. 28 began as a normal day for “Marcus Doe,” an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He boarded a shuttle, bound for his ...
Newsday28d
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
Congo's Health Minister Roger Kamba ... to independently verify the circumstances surrounding the death of the artist, known for his politically charged songs. Long Beach's Dunia Sibomana ...
The Boston Globe17d
An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.
Los Angeles Times26d
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo’s second largest city
GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.