At least 11 dead and 65 hurt in DR Congo after blasts at M23 rally
At least 11 people have died and 65 others injured after explosions hit a rally being held by M23 rebel group leaders in the ...
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Legends and newborns: Africa's top shots
Residents of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, gather for a meeting on Thursday organised by the M23, a rebel group that has taken over the city. Jemal Countess / Getty Images At a ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
The World Health Organization says that authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo ...
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Historic new project could change the future of the world's largest tropical forest: 'Bold and ambitious'
The plan to protect this forest is projected to lean on sustainable agricultural production and hydropower from the Congo River to create 500,000 new jobs and help with the transfer of food between ...
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It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
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Flood Warning for the Thomson Barcoo Cooper
Significant rainfall over upper parts of the Thomson and Barcoo River catchments during early February has caused elevated river levels and flooding. Floodwater is moving relatively slowly along the ...