Por: The New York Times World February 01, 2023
The thumping church music, booming choir and exuberant crowd of about a million people greeting Pope Francis for an open-air papal Mass on Wednesday in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, felt a world away from the violence ravaging the country’s east, where scores of competing armed groups are pillaging villages, plundering resources and heightening tensions with Rwanda across the border.But it was not far from the mind of... + full article
ABC News USA World March 04, 2023
KINSHASA, Congo -- Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi urged visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged military support to the M23 rebellion.Macron said he was waiting for the end of several ongoing... + más
More pressure on Rwanda as France condemns backing rebels | Associated Press
Growing pressure on Rwanda from France, Germany over Congo | ABC News
Associated Press USA Politics February 04, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Regional heads of state have called for an immediate cease-fire by all parties in eastern Congo, where tensions have grown amid talk of war as Congo and neighboring Rwanda trade allegations of backing armed rebels.The communique issued Saturday at the end... + más
Regional leaders urge immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo | ABC News
Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation | Associated Press
ABC News USA World February 04, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Regional heads of state have called for an immediate cease-fire by all parties in eastern Congo, where tensions have grown amid talk of war as Congo and neighboring Rwanda trade allegations of backing armed rebels.The communique issued Saturday at the end of an... + más
Regional leaders urge immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo | Associated Press
The New York Times USA World January 31, 2023
With immense mineral wealth and fertile land, a large, youthful population, and a territory about the size of Western Europe, the Democratic Republic of Congo should be the economic engine of Africa and a global power. But the country, sometimes called Africa’s “sleeping... + más
Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope Francis urges the people of Congo to forgive | Los Angeles Times
'Hands off Africa!': Pope blasts foreign plundering of Congo | ABC7
ABC News USA World January 30, 2023
GOMA, Congo -- It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between M23 and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago.Like most Catholics here in eastern Congo, she hoped that could bring a message of hope... + más
Pope Francis Visits Congo: What to Know | The New York Times
Associated Press USA Politics January 25, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a between the neighbors that has set off alarm across central Africa.A Rwandan government statement said “defensive measures” were taken against a Sukhoi-25 from... + más
Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation | ABC News
ABC News USA World January 25, 2023
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a new escalation of tensions between the neighbors that has set off alarm across central Africa.A Rwandan government statement said “defensive measures” were taken against... + más
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