SYFY on MSN8d
Is There a Dinosaur Hiding Out in the Congo Rainforest?
Stories of capsized boats and dead (but not eaten) crew members can be easily explained by anyone who’s ever seen an angry ...
Jacobin on MSN2d
How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...
Leader of Congo's rebel alliance say they have taken Goma
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese rebels said on Sunday they had taken Goma, the biggest city in the east of the mineral-rich country, after a lightning advance that has forced ...
CBC.ca17d
Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern Congo's largest city
leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23, has suggested the rebels' aim is to replace President Felix Tshisekedi and his government in the capital. UN peacekeepers have been ...
The Gazette20d
Leader of Congo's rebel alliance say they have taken Goma
"We have taken Goma and have ordered soldiers to surrender by 3:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT)," Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance ... to leave Goma by boat for Bukavu.
Cyprus Mail17d
Fighting rages in Congo’s Goma while embassies attacked in capital
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance that includes the M23, has suggested the rebels’ aim is to replace President Felix Tshisekedi and his government in the capital 1,600 km ...
CounterPunch8d
Letter from London: Haiku Hell and the Abandoneers
Like badly written haikus, there’s a steady flow of few-syllabled Brits leaving the UK right now. These abandoneers of the modern age are disgruntled with ...
Radio Pakistan24d
60 killed in Congo boat accident
In Congo, at least 60 people have died and hundreds are missing after an over-loaded boat capsized in a river in Mai-Ndombe province.
BBC22d
Shades, sparks and snow: Africa's top shots
AMID FARAHI / AFP Timkat marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is one of the ... who left for Spain on a boat with dozens of other people two years ago, which later disappeared.
The Center Square27d
Texas officers apprehend more than 530,000 illegal border crossers
DPS officers have also been arresting SIAs from Afghanistan, the Congo, Egypt and Iran ... with DPS and other law enforcement partners along the Rio Grande River. OLS Texas Task Force East – Strike ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Reuters12d
Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4
the group known as the Congo River Alliance said in a statement. The alliance added that it had no intention of capturing Bukavu, South Kivu's provincial capital, after it seized Congo's largest ...