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Nigerian Officer Wins UN Award for Transforming Prisons in Congo
Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Lagos, Nigeria, has just won the UN Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers for her current work as a peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She explains her recent...
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Democratic Republic of Congo military orders Rwandan rebels to surrender
KIGALI, Rwanda The Congolese military has ordered the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels in eastern Congo to disarm and surrender as efforts continue to end violence in the country. In a statement late Friday, the...
Vatican halts seminary formation in DR Congo diocese ‘until further notice’
ACI Africa, Oct 13, 2025 / 15:12 pm The Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has suspended the formation of seminarians in the Diocese of Wamba in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing a “difficult ecclesial environment,” which...
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The ‘other’ Congo is Africa’s biggest wildlife secret
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Congo Planet
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Earlier this year, Donald Trump admitted he didn’t know “what the Congo is” – and the American President is far from alone when it comes to geographical confusion over the region. Often mixed up with its neighbour the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Echoing across cultures – uplifting stories of global women
They come from different corners of the world, yet share the same courage to persevere through hardship and shine in the ordinary. Women are redefining strength with their inspiring stories across continents and cultures. Their stories transcend...
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Congo’s leaders never learn. They just reload the gun
In late September 2025, a military court in Kinshasa delivered a judgment that could blow up the foundations of the Congolese state. It sentenced former President Joseph Kabila — the son of another president who was assassinated in office — to...
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Feature: Echoing across cultures -- uplifting stories of global women
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People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 14:09, October 13, 2025 BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- They come from different corners of the world, yet share the same courage to persevere through hardship and shine in the ordinary. Women are redefining strength with their inspiring...
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Interview: Women's light pierces darkness of war, says UN gender expert in DR Congo
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Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 20 years ago, when Charlotte Songue first arrived in Kisangani, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern Tshopo province, she was a young Cameroonian lawyer driven by dreams of justice and...
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Zimbabwe stands tall at the 47th CAF Congress in Kinshasa
Inside ZIFA with Nqobile Magwizi The heartbeat of African football echoed across Kinshasa last week as the 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly gathered the continent’s football leaders, legends, and partners under one roof. It was more than a...
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Benefit concert by world-famous classical guitarist
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Winona Post - Minnesota
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Ayman Jarjour, a world-famous classical guitarist, will give a concert in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church, 161 West Broadway, Winona, on Saturday, October 18, at 2 p.m. The concert is free but donations will be accepted to benefit...
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Accountability or Instability: What Does Joseph Kabila’s Death Sentence Mean for DRC?
Smoke still hangs over the streets of Goma, where shattered homes and abandoned marketplaces tell the story of a city under siege. Millions have fled the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo this year, victims of relentless...
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Nigeria News1 hour ago Ex-President Joseph Kabila Sentenced To Death In DR Congo A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after finding him guilty of treason...
The ruling was delivered on Tuesday in Kinshasa, though the 54-year-old former leader was neither present nor represented at the trial. Kabila was accused of working with the M23 armed movement, which has seized vast territories in eastern DRC...
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DRC Bishops dismayed by death sentence against former President Kabila
In the aftermath of the death sentence pronounced by the High Military Court against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila, Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the auspices of the Conférence épiscopale nationale du Congo...
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DRC : Catholic bishops oppose the death penalty imposed on Joseph Kabila
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Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 7, 2025 – The death sentence imposed on former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, by the High Military Court in Kinshasa continues to spark strong reactions in the country....
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Cardinal Ambongo Urges DR Congo Bishops to be “artisans of hope”, Reaffirms Church's Commitment to Reconciliation
The Local Ordinary of Kinshasa Archdiocese, who also serves as President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s commitment to working for peace, justice, and national...
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The key to saving potato cultivation amid climate disruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
CAPSA Luotu seed potato repository. Image by GreenAfia GreenAfia first published this article on September 10, 2025. Global Voices republished the article as part of a media partnership agreement. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
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Democratic Republic of Congo faces growing crisis amid aid cuts
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Oxfam America
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Charmante Muhawe is one of many women fighting every day to provide for her children in conditions no one should ever have to endure. Living in a camp in Sake, far from her home, this is not her first...
Global Ministries’ Congo Week to ‘Lift Every Voice’ with message: Congolese lives matter
The world news cycle has been anything but quiet these days. Yet often missing from breaking-news headlines are the stories of the war-weary and impoverished Congolese. Global Ministries, a shared witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of...
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Red Cross warns of worsening health crisis in eastern DR Congo
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Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The healthcare system in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sharply deteriorated, with most medical facilities suffering severe drug shortages and staff flight, the International Committee...
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Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons
Olukemi Ibikunle took a deep breath. The job fit her to a T but would take her far from her family in Lagos, Nigeria. Then the 38-year-old project manager did what any meticulous planner would: she called home. “I spoke to my husband, and he said,...
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