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President Museveni attended the 20th Extra-Ordinary summit of the East African Community Heads of State. held in Bujumbura (PHOTO/Courtesy)

East African leaders order ceasefire in eastern DR Congo

East African Community (EAC) heads of state have called for an immediate cease-fire by all parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of...

Pope Francis speaks at an audience with the Democratic Republic of Congo's authorities, diplomats, and representatives of civil society in the on Jan. 31, 2023. At right is President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [Photo: Vatican Media]

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‘Hands Off Africa! Stop choking Africa’- Pope Francis says in DRC

Pope Francis has condemned the exploitation of Africa and urged the outside world to acknowledge the catastrophic things that have been done...

This photo shows soldiers operating near Kibumba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nov. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani)

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M23 agrees to continue “orderly withdrawal” in eastern DR Congo

NAIROBI, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — The March 23 Movement (M23), a rebel group that has taken territory in eastern Democratic Republic of...

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo, is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic

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UN chief appoints new commander of peacekeeping force in DR Congo

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday appointed Lieutenant General Otávio Rodrigues De Miranda Filho of...

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Solutions to DR Congo problems cannot be outsourced – Rwandan diplomat tells UN

Rwanda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura, has said that whenever DR Congo is headed for presidential elections, a pile...