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Former President Kabila returns to Congo from exile and arrives in rebel-held eastern city of Goma
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila, accused by the government of supporting rebels in the country's east, returned to Congo from self-imposed exile on Friday, arriving in the rebel-held eastern ...
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding – and why it’s not just about the rain
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...
Gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park scratch the ground for truffles, not for insects as long assumed
A recently published paper reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is a foraging ...
Al Jazeera on MSN6d
DR Congo’s Kavumu under fire as M23 rebels target airport area
M23 fighters attack airport neighborhood in South Kivu, DR Congo — Rebels blame the govt for failed peace talks & vow renewed offensives.
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Just How Badly Does Donald Trump Want Access to Critical Minerals?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the largest deposits on Earth. Its President wants to sell them—and win a ...