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Russia’s Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20…
Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two key cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east in less than a…
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu,…
Residents and community leaders say that Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo have entered the region’s…
Trial begins for 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes…
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians…
South African president alludes to Trump’s threat in speech to the nation:…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U.S.…
Congo calls rebels’ ceasefire declaration ‘false communication’…
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed…
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the…
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic…
‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds…
Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with…
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during…
