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Kabila Stripped Of Senate Immunity Amid Treason Allegations
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has voted overwhelmingly to revoke former President Joseph Kabila's parliamentary ...
Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from footage in Congo, not South Africa
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on February 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency's fact check team, showed ...
Congo’s ex-President Kabila denounces ‘dictatorship’ after his immunity is lifted in treason probe
Congo’s former President Joseph Kabila has accused the government of turning into a dictatorship with the backing of the ...
Congo Lifts Ex-President Kabila’s Immunity From Prosecution
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate lifted former President Joseph Kabila’s immunity from prosecution amid allegations he’s supporting an armed rebellion in the east of the country. Last month, ...
Trump misidentified images from the Congo as farmer victims during meeting with Ramaphosa
Trump misidentified images of Congolese victims of fighting in the DRC with murdered South African farmers during a meeting ...
Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has sought out a deal with the Trump administration, offering mineral access in return for ...
Congo lifts immunity of former president Kabila over his alleged support of rebels
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s senate has voted overwhelmingly to lift former President Joseph Kabila of his parliamentary ...
Endangered gorilla habitats threatened in rebel-held Congo
Illegal logging has surged in the tropical forests of eastern Congo after falling into rebel hands earlier this year, stoking ...
Illegal logging in rebel-held Congo threatens gorillas, alarms environmentalists
Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce ...
Congo ex-prime minister convicted of embezzlement in huge failed farm project
Matata Ponyo Mapon, who served as prime minister from 2012-2016 under then-President Joseph Kabila, was convicted on Tuesday in a case involving the embezzlement of $245 million. Deogratias Mutombo, ...