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Congo sues Apple in Europe, accuses it of criminal conduct for using conflict minerals in devices

Lawyers for the Congolese government allege that Apple’s supply chain includes minerals such as tin, tantalum, and tungsten sourced from conflict-ridden regions, where armed groups fund violence through illegal mining Apple maintains that it does not directly source raw minerals and conducts thorough audits of its suppliers. Its 2023 conflict minerals report stated that none of its supply chain partners …

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3 months, 1 week ago

How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty

LA Times

U.S. citizens Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson Jr. appear in court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May. A military court in Congo, one of Africa’s largest countries, has convicted three Americans and dozens of others of taking part in a coup attempt and …

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3 months, 1 week ago

DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial

Al Jazeera

The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict. A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced to death 37 people, including three United States citizens, on charges of taking part in a failed coup in May. “The court pronounces the harshest sentence: the death penalty …

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3 months, 1 week ago

3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC

NPR

3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC toggle caption Samy Ntumba Shambuyi/AP KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday handed down death sentences to 37 people, including three US citizens, for their role in a failed coup in the central African nation this summer. “The …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’

Al Jazeera

Military court in Butembo set up as part of crackdown on soldiers fleeing M23 rebels as fighting rages in the east. The Butembo military court in North Kivu province handed the sentences down on Wednesday, deeming them guilty of fleeing the enemy, dissipation of war munitions and violation of orders. ‘Weaken our military’ In early May, eight Congolese soldiers, including …

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6 months, 1 week ago

3 Americans are on trial for a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo

NPR

3 Americans are on trial for a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo In the Democratic Republic of Congo, three Americans are among dozens of people on trial for a failed coup attempt. NPR's Lauren Frayer talks to independent journalist Emmet Livingstone. LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: A trial is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo - among the …

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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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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on ‘security job’ that was covert coup attempt

Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son said he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there from the U.S. as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt. It was one of many propositions the coup leader’s American son made to former football teammates in …

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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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7 months ago

Democratic Republic of Congo army says it stopped attempted coup

Hindustan Times

By Ange Kasongo Democratic Republic of Congo army says it stopped attempted coup KINSHASA, - The Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces repelled an attempted coup d'etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesman said in a televised address. "An attempted coup d'etat has been put down by the defence and security forces. Tina Salama, …

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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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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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7 months ago

'Attempted coup' in Kinshasa suppressed and 'situation under control': DRC army

China Daily

Photo taken on May 19, 2024 shows a street scene in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. KINSHASA -- An "attempted coup" in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was suppressed on Sunday by defense and security forces, said Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the Congolese army. "The army reassures that the situation is under control …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

Al Jazeera

Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Did Apple buy blood minerals smuggled to its supply chain in Rwanda? ‘iPhones, Macs tainted by Congolese blood’: Report

Live Mint

Apple is under the scanner after the Democratic Republic of Congo alleged the tech giant "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the nation's embattled east for its products. The notice warns of legal action Lawyers representing the African country on Thursday, April 25, accused Apple of purchasing minerals smuggled from the DRC into neighbouring Rwanda. The DRC's lawyers said Apple products …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Take: What’s behind the armed conflict in eastern DR Congo?

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Congolese civilians flee their homes as fighting escalates between government forces and M23 rebel group. Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in resources, from gold and diamonds to coltan, used to power mobile phones. It is also the site of recent heavy fighting between government forces and the rebel group, M23, and whoever emerges on top …

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10 months ago

Why is fighting flaring in eastern Congo?

Firstpost

Violent clashes have escalated between Democratic Republic of Congo ’s army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo. Violent clashes between the Democratic Republic of the Congo army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo have killed scores and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. For years, eastern Congo has been plagued by conflict, with M23 one of …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma

Al Jazeera

Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group. Thousands are “on the road right now”, trying to escape the violence and get to Goma, Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani said, reporting from Bulengo on Wednesday. We don’t know where we can go … but …

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11 months, 1 week ago

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024

Al Jazeera

In first phase of the withdrawal, about 2,000 UN troops will leave the restive eastern areas by the end of April. Numerous armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces and M23, are active in restive eastern areas such as North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, where civilians face violence and displacement. In the first phase, about 2,000 UN troops …

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1 year ago

Kenya ‘disassociates’ from DR Congo rebels alliance after diplomatic row

Al Jazeera

Kenya’s foreign ministry says it ‘strongly disassociates’ with a DRC opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi. Kenya has “strongly disassociated” itself from a Congolese opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi, spurring a diplomatic row with Kinshasa. The so-called Congo River Alliance, launched on Friday, includes DRC politicians and groups such as the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Congo expects upcoming Belt and Road Forum: minister

China Daily

Li Keming, an expert from the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences and his Congolese colleague inspect the growth of crop on a plantation at the China-Aid Agriculture Technology Demonstration Center in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, July 12, 2023. BRAZZAVILLE -- China's invitation for the Republic of the Congo to the third Belt and Road Forum …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Meet Eddie Kadi: Congolese comedian with 'illegal hips' bringing the VIBE to Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Daily Mail

Eddie Kadi is a British-Congolese comedian, radio presenter and actor who is taking part in the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing. Eddie Kadi is coupled up with Karen Hauer on series 21 of Strictly Come Dancing, with the professional yet to win a series Funnyman: Eddie became the first black British solo comedian to sell out London's IndigO2 in …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Massacre of innocents: The Hindu Editorial on the attack on a school on the Uganda-Congo border

The Hindu

The killing of at least 41 people, including 38 students, in an attack on a school on the Uganda-Congo border by suspected Islamist militants is yet another cruel reminder of the worsening security situation in Africa. After the 1998 school attack, the Ugandan and Congolese armies launched a joint operation, which forced the ADF to relocate to the jungles of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again

Al Jazeera

For thousands of people in the eastern DRC, displacement in the latest onslaught by the M23 is another episode in their fight for survival. “They are still practically using the same discourse,” said Sematumba of the rebels, comparing current fighters with their predecessors in the first M23 rebellion and to CNDP combatants. “ Kagame got very angry about that.” Life …

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Congo sues Apple in Europe, accuses it of criminal conduct for using conflict minerals in devices

How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty

DR Congo military court sentences 37 to death in coup trial

3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC

DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’

3 Americans are on trial for a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo

DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government

Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on ‘security job’ that was covert coup attempt

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

Democratic Republic of Congo army says it stopped attempted coup

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

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

'Attempted coup' in Kinshasa suppressed and 'situation under control': DRC army

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

Did Apple buy blood minerals smuggled to its supply chain in Rwanda? ‘iPhones, Macs tainted by Congolese blood’: Report

The Take: What’s behind the armed conflict in eastern DR Congo?

Why is fighting flaring in eastern Congo?

Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024

Kenya ‘disassociates’ from DR Congo rebels alliance after diplomatic row

Congo expects upcoming Belt and Road Forum: minister

Meet Eddie Kadi: Congolese comedian with 'illegal hips' bringing the VIBE to Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Massacre of innocents: The Hindu Editorial on the attack on a school on the Uganda-Congo border

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again