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Peace in DR Congo Will Only Come When Kinshasa Addresses FDLR Threat - Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
The Congolese government can ban former President Joseph Kabila's party, but peace in the country's east will only come when Kinshasa addresses the threat to Rwanda from the genocidal militia, FDLR, ...
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DRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study
In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to ...
The New Times on MSN2h
Kinshasa, AFC/M23 rebels agree on ceasefire at Qatar talks
The Congolese government and AFC/M23 rebels have agreed to an immediate cessation of hostilities in eastern DR Congo after their negotiators met in Qatar in the first direct peace talks in more than ...
Congolese were 'deeply impacted' by Pope, says Kinshasa priest
Father Camille Esika, rector of Notre Dame du Congo Parish in Kinshasa, fondly remembered Pope Francis' 2023 visit to the ...
Kinshasa residents react to Trump’s comments that ‘many, many people’ come to US from Congo
Residents of Congo’s capital Kinshasa reacted to comments made by US President Donald Trump about foreign migrants last week.
DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa floods as death toll reaches 33
The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Émérite Amisi Musada Reports Being Abducted, Tortured Over War Coverage
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the mistreatment of Congolese journalist Émérite Amisi Musada, who was abducted by men in civilian clothes on April 15 after being threatened over ...
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding – and why it’s not just about the rain
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense ...
Dozens Die in Floods Hitting Congo’s Capital
While the Democratic Republic of Congo reels from a new rebel offensive in the east, its capital in the west, Kinshasa, ...
Climate Home News6d
Congo’s deadly rains predicted to occur every two years in a warming world
After floods devastate Congo, scientists say climate change is making heavier rains more likely and call for better data to ...
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Why Kinshasa keeps flooding, and why it's not just about the rain
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred ...
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Kinshasa residents react to Trump's comments that 'many, many people' come to US from Congo
Residents of Congo’s capital Kinshasa reacted to comments made by US President Donald Trump about foreign migrants last week. The American president said 'many, many people' were coming to the US from ...