‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC

Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another found in Virunga national park

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‘She gave her life to protect the richness of Congo’: inside the deadly assault on Upemba wildlife park

Survivors describe how rangers and staff were targeted by an armed group during a raid on DRC’s national park earlier this month

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Rwanda, DRC agree on steps to de-escalate tensions - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

The US  blamed Rwandan support for the M23 for continued violence in the DRC.

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Belgian court to decide on holding trial over 1961 killing of DRC leader Lumumba

A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba.

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Belgian court to decide on holding trial over 1961 killing of DRC leader Lumumba

A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba.

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Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader

Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice Lumumba

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‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money

The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forward

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Drone strike hits Goma killing aid worker and civilians

In tonight's edition, a French aid worker is killed by a drone strike in Goma in eastern DRC. Also, global cocoa prices plunged after 2024's record highs, forcing producers to cut payments to farmers. And after nearly 170 years, leopards are returning to South Africa’s western coast, a real [...]

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Three killed in drone attack on Goma in eastern DRC, M23 rebels say

Attack on residential part of M23-controlled city blamed by rebel group on government

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US imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over DR Congo fighting

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called for their immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region.

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US sanctions Rwanda's military and top commanders over fighting in DR Congo

Rwanda accused Washington's move as “one sided” and politically motivated.

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US sanctions Rwanda's army for violating Trump-brokered DR Congo peace deal

Rwanda accused Washington's move as “one sided” and politically motivated.