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Debunking the myth of mineral poverty in Rwanda
A persistent narrative—often pushed by quarters in the Democratic Republic of Congo—claims that Rwanda lacks mineral resources and that any of its exports are “looted” from the Congo. To challenge ...
Africa is currently grappling with Mpox and cholera outbreaks, posing serious public health challenges across the continent.
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has called for a prevention of foreign interference in regional dynamics and advised to ...
Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma.
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila, who is accused of supporting rebels, has met with top religious leaders in the ...
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila appeared for the first time in public in rebel-held territory in the country's ...
The artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cuts to WFP funding.
Joseph Kabila was accused of supporting the Rwanda-backed militia M23. Days later he arrived in Goma, a city held by the ...
Amnesty International has issued a damning report accusing the M23 rebel group of grave human rights abuses in eastern Congo.
Congo is grappling with soaring military costs and declining tax revenues due to an offensive by Rwandan-backed rebels, who ...
Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly ...