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Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top officers in a major reshuffle while the military battles rebels in the country's eastern region, state media announced late Thursday. The Chief of General Staff of the...
Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Planned face-to-face peace talks between Congo and Rwanda have been unexpectedly canceled, the Congolese president said. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame were set to meet Sunday in Angola, which has been mediating the...
Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group intensified in eastern Congo in recent days ahead of much anticipated peace talks on Sunday, the army said. Congo's army accused the M23 of killing 12 civilians earlier this week in villages of the...
Rights group demands probe of ex-governor, 2 army officers in Congo for possible humanitarian crimes
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Amnesty International called for an investigation Wednesday into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last year protesting the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country. ...
Biden says 'Africa is the future' as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit
LOBITO, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged another $600 million Wednesday for an ambitious multi-country rail project in Africa as one of the final foreign policy moves of his administration, and told African leaders the resource-rich continent of more than 1.4 billion people had been...
Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet another ceasefire violation ahead of potential mediation talks, both groups said. The army said in a statement it inflicted heavy losses on the rebels in the Lubero...
East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president's absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A...
Congo opposition leaders call for protests against president's plan to change constitution
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Leaders of the main opposition parties in Congo called on Wednesday for nationwide protests against President Felix Tshisekedi ’s plans to draft a new constitution. Last month, Tshisekedi announced that a national commission will be set up next year to...
Congo's president announces plans for a new constitution. Opposition worried about term limit change
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new constitution for the central African country, raising concern among the opposition over possible altering of the presidential term limit. Felix Tshisekedi was reelected...
Appreciation: Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Fame player, had impact far beyond the game
The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons why he's immortalized in the Hall of Fame. On the court, he stopped people. ...
