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‘We didn’t accept it’: DRC minister laments forcing through of Cop15 deal

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister says country has not agreed to ‘30 by 30’ deal

The Guardian - UK

Hunger threatens Congo's Goma after fighting cuts supply routes

Sitting in the dirt, Valerie Kahindo picks spoiled kernels from a sack of maize - the only job the farmer can find in the eastern Congolese city of Goma after rebel fighters seized her fields and forced her to flee without her family.

Reuters

'Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence

Communities in eastern Congo are struggling to survive in the wake of a massacre in which at least 130 were killed by M23 rebels in what the United Nations called “unspeakable violence” against civilians

The Independent UK

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US asks Rwanda to make troops, rebel forces withdraw from Eastern Congo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Rwanda to pull back its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and encourage M23 rebels to do the same.

Tribune News Service

Death toll after Congo capital floods rises to 169, U.N. says

The death toll after heavy flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa this week has risen to 169, the United Nations' humanitarian office (OCHA) said on Friday, citing authorities.

Reuters

Death toll rises to more than 140 in floods in Congo capital

Congo's government says the number of people killed by widespread floods and landslides in the capital Kinshasa has climbed to more than 140

The Independent UK

Residents of Congo's capital mourn after deadly floods and landslides

Fidele Mbala, a primary school teacher in Democratic Republic Congo's capital Kinshasa, woke up at around 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the sound of torrential rain battering his tin shack.

Reuters

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At least 100 killed as sinkhole opens swallowing roads and entire neighbourhoods in Congo

One 30-year-old lost his mother, nine-year-old daughter and three brothers in the devastating floods

Evening Standard

At least 100 people killed by floods in capital of Congo

At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured on Tuesday by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa

The Independent UK

Uganda army says 11 Islamist militants killed in cross-border raid

A group of 11 Islamist militants based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were killed in clashes with Ugandan forces overnight during a cross-border raid, Uganda's army said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Congo Nobel laureate asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda for alleged rebel support

Congo Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege has called for United Nations sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged support of the M23 rebel movement in eastern Congo, whose resurgence this year has led to bloody clashes and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Reuters

East African troops hope to bring peace in the DRC but there may be stumbling blocks

The East African Community decided to deploy troops in one of its member states for the first time in June 2022. The deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will test the regional body’s ability to respond to complex conflicts.

The Conversation

EU adds eight people to Congolese sanctions list

The European Union has added eight individuals to its sanctions list relating to the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo, including rebel leaders and a Belgian businessman, it said on Thursday.

Reuters

131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN

A new U.N. report says rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 131 people and inflicted “unspeakable violence” against civilians

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Lost and found: how a jungle trek led to first photo of fearless, fluffy-cheeked monkey

Bouvier’s red colobus monkey was ‘rediscovered’ after an expedition up river and through swamps in the Republic of the Congo

Reuters

U.N. says M23 rebels killed at least 131 in Congo reprisal killings

The M23 armed group executed at least 131 villagers in reprisal killings in east Democratic Republic of Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Reuters

M23 rebels ready to withdraw from occupied areas in eastern Congo

Congo's M23 rebel group is ready to withdraw from occupied territory in the east of the country and will support regional peace-making efforts despite not being represented in talks, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels

Democratic Republic of the Congo says ‘children were killed’ in attack it blames on rebels in country’s restive east.

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Congolese government ups toll in massacre to 272 civilians

Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Monday said 272 civilians were killed in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe last week, raising the death toll from a previous estimate of 50.

The Independent UK

Glencore agrees to pay Congo $180 million over bribery case

Commodities company Glencore has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to pay $180 million over bribery allegations spanning from 2007 to 2018

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack in Congo

The Saudi Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Monday the criminal attack that took place in DR Congo’s eastern town of Kishishe that left dozens dead. It said the Kingdom rejects all forms of violence and terrorism that violate religious, ethical and humanitarian values. It stressed that Riyadh stands by the…

Reuters

Thousands of Congolese churchgoers join nationwide marches against eastern violence

Tens of thousands of Christians took to the streets across Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to protest violence in eastern regions, as church leaders accused the international community of hypocrisy over Rwanda's alleged role in the fighting.

Reuters

Congolese army says rebels massacred 50 civilians in eastern town

Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces on Thursday said M23 rebels and their allies killed 50 civilians in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe this week, which the M23 denied.

The Independent UK

Pope reschedules Congo, South Sudan trip for Jan. 31-Feb. 5

Pope Francis has rescheduled his delayed trip to Congo and South Sudan for Jan. 31-Feb. 5

Reuters

Pope to visit Congo, South Sudan from Jan. 31-Feb. 5 -Vatican

Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan early next year, the Vatican said on Thursday, after having to cancel a planned trip to the two countries in July because of health problems.

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