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Congo lifts immunity of former president Kabila over his alleged support of rebels
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s senate has voted overwhelmingly to lift former President Joseph Kabila of his parliamentary ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: As More People Are Driven From Their Homes in DRC Food Insecurity Worsens, Creating Heightened Humanitarian Needs Regionally
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that the sheer scale of people being displaced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
Over a thousand disarmed Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families have safely been transferred from ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo President Kabila Loses Immunity Over Alleged M23 Rebel Ties
Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized ...
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DRC: 1,359 disarmed members of government forces and their families have arrived safe and well in Kinshasa, with the support of the ICRC
Goma (ICRC) – Between 30 April and 15 May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helped transport 1,359 ...
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Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?
Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable.
Scars of war remain achingly raw in Goma, eastern DR Congo
Once a bustling border hub nestled beneath the imposing silhouette of Mount Nyiragongo, the city of Goma in the eastern ...
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DR Congo strips ex-President Kabila of immunity
Former leader accused of ‘treason, war crimes, [and] crimes against humanity’ for his support of M23 rebels in east.
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ICRC escorts Congo troops from UN base in rebel-held Goma to Kinshasa
April 30 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to ...