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October 05, 2016
Africa

UN Says It Alone Cannot Remove S. Sudanese Rebels From DRC

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South Sudanese rebel soldiers raise their weapons at a military camp in the capital Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, April 7, 2016.
September 12, 2016
Africa

Opposition Walks Out of Election Talks in DRC

Opposition parties walked out of talks on elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo Monday, saying their position on the order in which
Vital Kamerhe, President of the opposition Citizen Front (Front Citoyen, UNC) party (C) speaks to the media during the opening of a Congolese "National Dialogue" in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, Sept. 1, 2016.
September 09, 2016
Africa

110 Amnestied Prisoners Released in DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Friday announced the release of another wave of prisoners in response to demands from opposition
Edem Kodjo (C), a former chairman of the Organization of African Unity, sits with diplomats during the opening of a Congolese "National Dialogue" in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Sept. 1, 2016.
September 09, 2016
Africa

Congo Elections Unlikely Until Mid-2017

After four days of talks there seems to be some meeting of minds at the Democratic Republic of Congo's political dialogue.
Maman Sambo Sidikou (C), former Nigerian politician, Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Head of the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO) speaks during the opening of a Congolese "National Dia
September 05, 2016
Africa

UN Firefighters Under Threat in DRC

U.N.
U.N. stabilization mission in Congo MONUSCO'S fire security unit with its fire truck in Goma, DRC, Sept. 2, 2016
September 03, 2016
Africa

DRC Political Dialogue Stalls Over Opposition Demands

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a political dialogue that started Thursday has been suspended over the weekend in the hope that more of the
Edem Kodjo (C), a former chairman of the Organization of African Unity, sits with diplomats during the opening of a Congolese "National Dialogue" in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Sept. 1, 2016.
August 27, 2016
Africa

Lynching of 2 Women in DRC Fuels Worries Over Rising Ethnic Tensions

Two women traveling in a minibus were dragged out and burned by a mob this week in the town of Butembo in eastern Congo where other travelers have
Congolese soldiers are seen on a pick-up truck after dispersing civilians protesting against what they say is the government's failure to stop killings and inter-ethnic tensions in the town of Butembo, North Kivu province, DRC, Aug. 24, 2016.
August 23, 2016
Africa

Few Opposition Parties Join in DRC Election Talks

Preliminary talks on elections got underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid continued tension over slow preparations for the poll and what
FILE - Supporters of Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, rear, hold up a cross that symbolizes no third term for DRC President Joseph Kabila, during a political rally in Kinshasa, DRC, July 31, 2016.
August 18, 2016
Africa

DRC Sees 2nd Day of Protests Against Massacres

Demonstrators took to the streets in eastern DRC for a second day to protest the massacre of at least 50 people in Beni territory during the weekend
People argue as a woman is transported to the hospital in Beni on Aug. 15, 2016 following a wave of unrest and violence in the region.
July 23, 2016
Africa

AU Passport A Work in Progress

The African Union launched the African passport this week at its summit meeting in Rwanda.
Heads of state and government pose during a photo call before the official opening of the 27th African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali on July 17, 2016.