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US wants sanctions on Congo leaders, Europe not so sure
US officials are concerned over Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s apparent attempts to cling to power.
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DRC opposition leader leaves JHB after medical treatment
Moise Katumbi faces arrest if he returns to Kinshasa, on charges of recruiting mercenaries.
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Jacob Zuma to send over 1,000 soldiers to DRC
The President will be sending the SANDF troops to be part of the UN Stabilisation Unit in the DRC.
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SA general to command UN peacekeeping force
South African General Derrick Mgwebi is currently the chief of joint operations at the the SADF.
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SA soldiers repatriated from DRC head to court
The soldiers allegedly abandoned their posts while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission.
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Fourteen kidnapped aid workers released in eastern Congo
Dozens of people have been kidnapped in Rutshuru by armed militias and criminal gangs this year.
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Soldiers served with letters of ‘intention to discharge’
This relates to 47 soldiers who were recently repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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OPINION: Willing to pay the ultimate price to protect animals?
Alex Soros says many who engage in peaceful struggles to protect nature face serious threats or violence.
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Sandf: UN must withdraw soldiers who missed curfew
The troops are believed to have broken a nighttime curfew to return to base.
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Hawks dismiss reports of operating ‘rogue unit’
Reports claim a 'rogue unit' allegedly arrested & tortured several DRC nationals a few years ago.
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Congo's Sassou Nguesso sacks ministers opposed to third-term bid
Sassou Nguesso (71) is banned by the current Constitution from seeking another term.
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Zim rated the second poorest country in the world
The survey places Zimbabwe second poorest after the DRC in its survey of 184 countries.
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Operation Smile embarks on ‘Mega Mission’ in DRC
Medical teams are in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi aiming to perform 250 cleft lip and palate surgeries.
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Kabila files corruption complaint against officials
President Joseph Kabila has denied that there was any political motive behind the charges.
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DRC frees US diplomat
The arrests come at a sensitive time in Congo’s politics with President Joseph Kabila due to step down.
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Congolese army kills 10 rebels, gains ground to crush insurgency
The army captured territory, weapons and men during its latest campaign to stamp out an insurgency.
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US envoy urges Congo to set date for presidential election
Last month, street protests killed 42 people and forced lawmakers to drop an electoral reform bill.
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Equatorial Guinea fined for Afcon violence
Angry fans cost the hosts $100,000 for their bad behaviour.
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Hundreds of Congolese call on Zuma to intervene in crisis
They descended on the embassy in PTA, demanding Zuma facilitate real democracy in their country.
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UN, Congo attack Burundi rebels
Tensions are running high in Burundi over whether President Pierre Nkurunziza can run for a third term.
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51 executed in anti-gang operation in DRC
Human Rights Watch says there was likely to have been more killings than the 51 it documented.
