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, grapples with deadly floods.

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Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Americans Over Failed Congo Coup

The three Americans had their sentences reduced to life imprisonment ahead of an expected visit from a Trump official.

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Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening the sovereignty of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Congo and Rwanda Call for Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict

After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing.

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Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight M23

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

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As Conflict Rages in Congo, President Offers U.S. Minerals Deal

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.

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Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.

The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive.

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‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

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Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.

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Life After a Rebel Takeover

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.

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