Tag: Congo
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Extremists with ties to the Islamic State group kill at least 26 people in eastern Congo
[ad_1] KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Extremists with ties to the Islamic State group killed at least 26 people in eastern Congo, authorities said on Tuesday. Attackers with the Allied Democratic Forces killed people in the city of Oicha in North Kivu province on Monday, said Beni Charles Ehuta Omeonga, the military administrator for the area.…
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DR Congo charges army officers in 56 protester deaths
[ad_1] Six soldiers have been charged for their involvement in the killing of 56 people during an army crackdown on anti-United Nations demonstrations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week. The group, which includes a colonel and a lieutenant-colonel from the republican guard, are being prosecuted for “crimes against humanity by murder, malicious destruction…
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HRF Brings UN Attention to Rights Abuses in Congo, Malaysia, and Senegal
[ad_1] NEW YORK (July 19, 2023) — Last week, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) submitted contributions to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) regarding the Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, and Senegal. “In the Republic of Congo, Malaysia, and Senegal, we keep witnessing the erosion and outright rejection of democratic…
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Difficult Conversations Underway in Beijing About China’s Mining Interests in the DR Congo
[ad_1] Even earlier than DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, his ministers fanned throughout the Chinese language capital earlier this week to put the groundwork for what are going to be delicate negotiations over a pair of huge, but very contentious Chinese language mining initiatives within the DRC. Mining Minister N’samba Kalambayi is the…