Trump, South Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo
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Congo’s former President Joseph Kabila has accused the government of turning into a dictatorship with the backing of the parliament.
Current leader Felix Tshisekedi accuses his predecessor of helping the M23 rebels in the war-torn east of the country, allegations Kabila denies. View on euronews
M23 rebels seized Sake after intense fighting, forcing nearly all 130,000 residents to flee their homes and farms.
After decades of conflict between two African countries, President Trump and an adviser said the two sides, with U.S. help, had created an agreement that was now being finalized.
Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who have been living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have been repatriated.
The ACLU of Maine filed a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Eyidi Ambila, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate will on Thursday debate lifting the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, who the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east.
Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology.