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Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
M23 says it’s fighting to protect Tutsis and Congolese of Rwandan origin from discrimination and wants to transform Congo from a failed state to a modern one. Analysts have called those pretexts for ...
Dozens reportedly injured after explosions rock a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders in Congo
M23 says it’s fighting to protect Tutsis and Congolese of Rwandan origin from discrimination and wants to transform Congo from a failed state to a modern one. Analysts have called those pretexts for ...
Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says
The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a major city in eastern Congo ...
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19th Century White Missionaries
Coptic Egyptians and people living in the remnants of the Kongolese Empire (modern Congo Brazzaville and western DR Congo). In the 1800's, Catholic missionary expeditions were launched with new ...
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Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Yet the war unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains an afterthought. A bloody conflict is met with condemnations but no meaningful action. This stark contrast is not just neglect ...
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DR Congo conflict: A war of narratives and a modern cold war
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formerly Zaire, has in recent history been portrayed as a nation whose riches have been a curse rather than a blessing. It is indeed a country caught in ...
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19th Century Black Missionaries
Coptic Egyptians and people living in the remnants of the Kongolese Empire (modern Congo Brazzaville and western DR Congo). The abolition of slave owning in 1807 and slave trading in 1834 ...
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M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan ...
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing children, attacking hospitals
M23 says it’s fighting to protect Tutsis and Congolese of Rwandan origin from discrimination and wants to transform Congo from a failed into a modern state — though critics say it’s a ...
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Congo's president says he'll create ‘unity government’ as violence spreads
M23 says it’s fighting to protect Tutsis and Congolese of Rwandan origin from discrimination and wants to transform Congo from a failed state to a modern one. Analysts have called those pretexts ...
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Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
M23 says it’s fighting to protect Tutsis and Congolese of Rwandan origin from discrimination and wants to transform Congo from a failed state to a modern one. Analysts have called those pretexts ...