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DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment

Al Jazeera 02 Apr 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has downgraded the death sentences of three United States citizens convicted for taking part in a failed coup attempt last year, reducing their punishments to life imprisonment.
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Trump MENA advisor Masaad Boulos given Africa advisory role

The New Arab 02 Apr 2025
The appointment of Boulos will see him travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda in a tour that will begin on Wednesday, the US State Department said.
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DRC president commutes death sentences for 3 Americans convicted in coup attempt

CNN 02 Apr 2025
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials are due to visit the central African country.
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DR Congo president pardons coup plotters of American origin

Xinhua 02 Apr 2025
KINSHASA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday granted a presidential pardon to several coup plotters of American origin, who had ...
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First direct talks between DRC and M23 rebels planned for April 9 in Doha

Business Day 02 Apr 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday — a potential boost ...
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Uganda engages DR Congo following attack on humanitarian aircraft

Xinhua 01 Apr 2025
KAMPALA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military spokesperson said.
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Horn of Africa hosting 24.5 mln refugees, IDPs: UN agencies

China.dot.org 01 Apr 2025
The agencies also detected a rise in the number of those displaced following the escalation of conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in February ... 89,000 refugees from the DRC.
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Convicted warlord Lubanga announces new rebel group in DRC

Business Day 31 Mar 2025
A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region.
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Armed Groups Install ‘Parallel Administration’ In DR Congo, Security Council Hears

Scoop 31 Mar 2025
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains ... .
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Ugandan, DR Congo military chiefs urge militias to surrender

Xinhua 30 Mar 2025
KAMPALA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Military leaders from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called on local armed groups operating in the volatile eastern DRC to surrender and join the DRC government's disarmament program.
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Africa’s Recidivist Self-Enslavement: Mortgaging  DRC’s Sovereignty with Mineral Deals

This Day 30 Mar 2025
... to export themselves to developed countries cannot be different from the viruses in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) which has called for foreign exploitation of Congolese mineral resources.
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