La Croix3d
DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...
SYFY on MSN9d
Is There a Dinosaur Hiding Out in the Congo Rainforest?
For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering ...
The Washington Post15d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
In 2023, he joined the Congo River Alliance, a political-military coalition including 17 parties and rebel groups opposed to the government of Tshisekedi and became a top political figure.
U.S. News & World Report17d
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Bed Down in Congo's Goma and Push South for Further Gains
"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, told reporters. The situation in the ...
The Straits Times17d
Explainer: What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels, told Reuters on Tuesday that they plan to govern Goma. M23 forces were later ...
Mongabay17d
Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
The river is just mud. How can we get the water ... the environment has become a key pillar of Congolese diplomacy. Situated in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing ...
REVE18d
The world’s largest hydroelectric project is at stake on the Congo River
There are plans to build a magnificent, multi-billion dollar mega-dam on the Congo River – one that would produce enough renewable electricity to power vast areas of Africa. The structure would be ...
Cyprus Mail18d
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 ...
U.S. News & World Report18d
Congo Protesters Storm Kinshasa Embassies Over Conflict in East
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Tuesday, drawing tear gas from police, in an eruption of protests over a ...
The Washington Post19d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
The Straits Times23d
Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... on a river boat in Nzulo ...