UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing ...
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High time South African forces left eastern DR Congo - M23 spokesperson
It is high time the South African National Defence Forces’ (SANDF) holed up in a UN base camp in DR Congo’s North Kivu Province returned home since they have no business in AFC/M23 rebel-held ...
'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' Review: Art and Politics Intertwine in This Superb Documentary
Likewise, in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, music is at the forefront of events that aren't as well known as the Nazi's rise to ...
How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
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UN warns worst may be coming in east Congo conflict
The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday (February 7), warning that ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office ...
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Doc Talk Podcast Unpacks Oscar Documentary Nominations And Digs Into Extraordinary Sundance Film ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
international-focused stories have dominated the Oscar nominations for Outstanding Documentary Feature: films set in the occupied West Bank, Japan, Ukraine, Canada and Congo. Each of the ...
Congo’s Bukavu under threat as M23 rebels warn of advance
Rwandan -backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial ...