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Diplomacy

Kigali: I know how to recognize idiots, this man Tshisekedi who causes problems between Rwanda and the DRC has never been elected, twice (Paul Kagame to ambassadors)

Rwandan President Paul Kagame met Thursday with diplomats, accredited to Kigali, for lunch. Commenting on the situation in eastern Congo, Rwanda being accused of having sent its troops there to

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Burundi: The Impact of the 2015 Political Crisis in Burundi on Congolese Refugees

The political crisis that has rocked Burundi since April 2015, following another controversial term of the late President Pierre Nkurunziza, has plunged the country into a deep crisis. The massive

Economy

Bukavu : three Chinese in possession of several pieces of gold ingots arrested

The three Chinese nationals are prosecuted for “illegal exploitation of minerals”. They were apprehended while leaving the territory of Walungu in South Kivu. Four Congolese including two soldiers, a translator

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Minembwe : several thousand residents celebrate the New Year far from their villages, in desolate conditions

Several thousand residents composed of members of the Banyamulenge community who fled hostilities between the FARDC, the Congolese army and the Twirwaneho armed group have been living in deplorable conditions

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Rumonge: The second degree of the military prosecutor’s office has handed down heavy sentences to soldiers who refused to go to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23

The military prosecutor’s office issued its decision on Monday in the Burundian soldiers’ case about their refusal to go and fight alongside the FARDC against the M23. Some inmates were

Criminalité

Goma : FARDC accuses M23 of serious human rights violations, which the rebel group denies

The Congolese army accused the M23 on Wednesday of using civilians as human shields in the fighting between this rebel group and the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic

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Minembwe : several deaths in the hostilities between the FARDC and Twirwaneho

Violent fighting broke out between the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Twirwaneho armed group. They took place in Minembwe in the province of South

Diplomacy

Bujumbura: Brief secret visit of the Congolese president to Burundi

Antoine Félix Tshisekedi made a two-hour visit to Burundi this Sunday. He was received by the Burundian head of state, Évariste Ndayishimiye. Nothing has leaked about this visit, which comes

Refugees

Burundi : reduced medical surveillance, massive resettlement of Congolese refugees mixed with concerns with the election of Trump

Since last August, the IOM (International Organization for Migration)-Burundi office, has put in place temporary 21-day medical surveillance measures for refugees en route to the United States, in response to

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Lubero (DRC) : the strategic city of Alimbongo falls into the hands of the M23

The M23 rebel movement took control of the city of Alimbongo, strategically located in the territory of Lubero, in the province of North Kivu (eastern DRC), on Tuesday. The city