Bus carrying mineworkers pelted by stones in DR Congo
Africa • Dec 17, 2025, 3:20 PM
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bus transporting company mineworkers was pelted by stones by artisanal miners in early November. We spoke to several locals who said this was not an isolated incident, blaming the tensions on a lack of space for the artisanal miners.
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Africa • 6:18 PM
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Africa • 4:02 PM
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More than 1,000 civilians were killed when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took over the famine-stricken displacement camp of Zamzam in Sudan's Darfur in April, according to a UN report published on Thursday. About a third of the victims were s
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Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels claim withdrawal from key DR Congo city
Africa • 12:09 AM
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The Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 armed group said Wednesday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Uvira, a strategic town in eastern DR Congo that it captured in early December.
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