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Congo lifts immunity of former president Kabila over his alleged support of rebels
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s senate has voted overwhelmingly to lift former President Joseph Kabila of his parliamentary ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: As More People Are Driven From Their Homes in DRC Food Insecurity Worsens, Creating Heightened Humanitarian Needs Regionally
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that the sheer scale of people being displaced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo President Kabila Loses Immunity Over Alleged M23 Rebel Ties
Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized ...
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Will the United States deport people to Rwanda?
Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable.
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DR Congo strips ex-President Kabila of immunity
Former leader accused of ‘treason, war crimes, [and] crimes against humanity’ for his support of M23 rebels in east.
M23 fighters expel civilians to Rwanda
Armed fighters from the M23 group in eastern DR Congo expel thousands of civilians to Rwanda, claiming they are illegal ...
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M23 expels civilians to Rwanda from DRC
GOMA: Armed fighters from the M23 group, which has taken control of eastern DR Congo’s key major town of Goma, ...
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Legislators in Congo move closer to waiving Kabila’s immunity
The Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo met on Thursday to consider a request by the executive to lift the ...
Congo accuses Rwanda and M23 rebels of mass killings, abductions in eastern region
Congolese officials have leveled serious accusations against Rwanda’s military and the M23 rebel faction it allegedly ...
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Burundi: Fleeing violence, families face the agony of separation
In the chaos of conflict and flight, families are torn apart - sometimes in moments, sometimes during the course of days of ...