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DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government
6 months, 3 weeks ago

DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government

Al Jazeera  

Five-month delay since election featured an attempted coup as conflict rages in mineral-rich east. Last year, the Congolese government said the country’s economy was losing $1bn a year due to illicit trade, which sees large amounts of minerals like coltan – vital for the manufacturing of mobile phones and car batteries – smuggled to Rwanda. The failed coup on May …

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Six killed in Congo in what military says was a foiled coup Americans were involved in
7 months ago

Six killed in Congo in what military says was a foiled coup Americans were involved in

LA Times  

Congolese security forces secure the streets after Congo’s army said it foiled a coup and arrested the perpetrators, following a shootout, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday. Six people were killed and dozens arrested following attacks on the residence of a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi and the presidential palace, in what the country’s military described as …

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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president
7 months ago

Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they …

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Three reported killed as DR Congo military averts ‘attempted coup’
7 months ago

Three reported killed as DR Congo military averts ‘attempted coup’

Al Jazeera  

Military says coup was ‘nipped in the bud’ by the forces and the perpetrators were arrested, including foreigners. Three people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a top politician, an incident the army described as an attempted coup. The armed men attacked the …

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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt that involved foreigners
7 months ago

Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt that involved foreigners

LA Times  

Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday after Congo’s army said it has “foiled a coup” and arrested the perpetrators. Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo’s president …

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German-funded inquiry into DRC atrocities slammed as ‘cover-up’
2 years, 6 months ago

German-funded inquiry into DRC atrocities slammed as ‘cover-up’

Al Jazeera  

Photos appear to support the claim that Indigenous villagers were killed in a drive to force them from Kahuzi-Biega Park. The report concluded at least 20 members of the Batwa Indigenous community were killed in the park by “joint contingents” of park guards and Congolese soldiers in three waves of violent attacks. “Within three days, the highly specific information provided …

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Murder claims grip world-famous gorilla park in the DRC
2 years, 6 months ago

Murder claims grip world-famous gorilla park in the DRC

Al Jazeera  

A hulking eastern lowland gorilla glowers from his jungle lair as a photographer – just metres away – leans in, lifts his camera, and steadies the shot. The aid agency also said that following the ambassador’s visit to the park, they “organised a meeting between the ambassador and representatives of the Indigenous population as well as representatives of national NGOs …

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DR Congo welcomes deployment of regional force to fight rebels
2 years, 6 months ago

DR Congo welcomes deployment of regional force to fight rebels

Al Jazeera  

Kinshasa says it will not accept the participation of Rwandan troops in any regional force to fight the M23 rebels. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has welcomed Kenya’s proposal to deploy a regional force to fight the M23 rebel group in the east of the country, but said it won’t accept neighbour Rwanda’s participation. Rwanda denies DRC’s allegations that …

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Investigation documents murder, rape by DRC national park guards
2 years, 8 months ago

Investigation documents murder, rape by DRC national park guards

Al Jazeera  

Report says US, German-funded park guards and DRC soldiers committed atrocities in Kahuzi-Biega National Park for years. It discovered that at least 20 Batwa people were allegedly killed by “joint contingents” of park guards and Congolese soldiers in three waves of violent attacks between 2019 to 2021. “These international supporters of the park were notified repeatedly that their funding and …

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