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Maine attorney general files complaint against couple for racist harassment of neighbors
BATH, Maine (AP) — Maine's attorney general has filed a civil rights complaint against a couple he said targeted their Black immigrant neighbors for months with a campaign of racist harassment. Attorney General Aaron Frey is using the complaint to ask a court to bar the Bath...
In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife with a piece of firewood, triggering a fight. They grappled before being separated. The skit about domestic violence had been staged...
Governor of eastern Congo's gold-rich province bans mining activities to 'restore order'
The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities to “restore order” in the mineral-rich region, which is plagued by violence from armed groups. Mining activities are suspended until further notice because of “the...
At least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo's capital in a conflict over land
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 72 people, including nine soldiers and a soldier's wife, were killed when armed men attacked a village in western Congo, local authorities said, as violence intensifies between rival communities. Saturday's attack took place in the village of...
A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. The two-week...
UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The experts called the estimate of...
Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at 'alarming levels'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached “alarming levels” and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. Special envoy Bintou Keita wouldn't say...
A militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers, a civil society group said Thursday, the latest assault as violence worsens in the resource-rich region. The attack on Wednesday targeted the village of...
Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022, and gotten even worse since last October, with sharp increases in sexual violence, the number of wounded, and child recruitment, the top Red Cross official in the...
AP PHOTOS: In the spirit of perseverance, artists flock to Congo's biggest dance festival
GOMA, Congo (AP) — For Virginie Magumba, a 22-year-old professional dancer from Goma, in eastern Congo, dancing is more than just a career. “Dancing helps me liberate myself, manage my emotions, and not feel all alone,” she said. “All that I have become I owe to dancing.” ...
