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Americans involved in failed DRC coup plot repatriated
Three Americans will serve life sentences in the United States after their death sentences were commuted by the Democratic ...
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American DRC coup plotters are on their way back to U.S.
Three Americans who were originally sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of ...
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DRC conflict: Why peace remains elusive
The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...
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Hope as Rwanda, DRC presidents hold direct talks
The meeting, which was mediated by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was their first direct talks since the M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. The African Union urged all ...
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M23 takes Walikale in DRC, defying ceasefire: The shifting front line of the rebel offensive
Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s advance in eastern Congo. M23 fighters and their Rwandan allies launched an offensive on Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, about ...
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Anatomy of SADC’s failure in eastern DRC
On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...
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It is time to look back: Lessons and achievements from the Forest Investment Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...
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Why the DRC wants a minerals-for-security deal with the US
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to find an ally in the US in its fight against rebel group M23. It is eying a mineral deal like the one Ukraine is negotiating: access to the ...
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After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi then met his Rwandan counterpart in a surprise face-to-face encounter in Qatar on 18 March. All sides called for a ceasefire, but M23 representatives did not participate ...
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Google finds 10,000 fake listings on Google Maps, sues alleged network of scammers
Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit ...
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Tshisekedi and Kagame meet in Qatar for crisis talks on eastern DRC
The presidents of Rwanda and DRC have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding the talks just hours after the planned peace talks in Angola failed. A source close to the Congolese ...