Mongabay News1h
The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
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Birth in mid-flight between Dakar and Brussels
A plane from the Belgian company Brussels Airlines had an extra passenger between takeoff and landing. A passenger gave birth during the flight. The cabin crew and passengers helped Fanta to see the ...
Fears in Bukavu as M23 seize key airport in eastern DR Congo
M23 fighters on Friday seized the airport serving Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just as African leaders ...
Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo amid fierce fighting
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo amid fierce fighting. BERLIN (AP) — A driver drove a car into a labor union demonstration in central Munich ...
Milford Mirror16h
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern ...