Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic
Families and activists in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have protested over the government’s closure ...
The huge African city where more people speak French than anywhere in France - even Paris
Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...
Rebels threaten to march on another DR Congo city
The militants have recently seized the capital of North Kivu province in the latest escalation of a decades-long conflict ...
DRC government points fingers at Rwanda for the killing South African, Malawian and Tanzanian soldiers
Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), General Rudzani Maphwanya has told Parliament’s defence portfolio committee ...
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France military presence ends in Chad as last base in capital city vacated
vacating its last base in the central African nation a day ahead of the deadline set by Chadian authorities. The French military withdrew from the Sergent Adji Kossei base in the capital ...
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5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma ... "all the way to Kinshasa," the DRC capital, in a conflict that could have seismic ...
Key DR Congo city on brink as pro-Rwanda forces take airport
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on ...
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US orders departure of all non-emergency staff from Democratic Republic of Congo
Decision comes as State Department increases travel warning to US nationals not to travel to Central African nation - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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Rwanda-backed group controls most of DRC city as mediator urges talks
Rwanda-backed fighters were in control of almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma Wednesday where residents were re-emerging after days of deadly fighting and Angola urged leaders of both countries to ...
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Central Africa: 'Foreigners Leave Bukavu - Fears of Advance of the M23 Rebel Movement On the Capital of South Kivu Province'
Kinshasa — "In Bukavu, foreigners are fleeing," missionaries from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tell Fides. "The various embassies in Kinshasa have ordered their compatriots to ...
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Rwanda-backed group controls most of Congolese city as mediator urges talks
The latest fighting has heightened an already dire humanitarian crisis in the region, forcing half a million people from their homes since the start of the year.