Tag: Congo

Stones are thrown form a truck in Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on December 18, 2023, following Ensemble pour la Republique's (Together for the Republic) presidential candidate Moise Katumbi final campaign rally ahead of the upcoming elections. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
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Five things to know about DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, is a huge…

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Supporters of President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and leader of the Union of Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party, Felix Tshisekedi, cheers during a campaign rally at Sainte Therese in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on December 18, 2023. Forty-four million people are registered to vote in the presidential, parliamentary, provincial and municipal elections scheduled for December 20, 2023 in the central African nation of about 100 million people. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana / AFP)
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WATCH: DR Congo youth dream of more opportunities ahead of elections

Gedeon, 22, driving his auto-rickshaw through the bustling streets of DR Congo's…

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A supporter (C) of Ensemble pour la Republique's (Together for the Republic) presidential candidate Moise Katumbi, runs away as stones are thrown form a truck in Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on December 18, 2023, following the final campaign rally ahead of the upcoming elections. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
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WATCH: DR Congo presidential candidates in final push ahead of vote

Presidential candidates in DR Congo made their final pitches to voters on…

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Internally displaced people from Rutshuru territory in troubled DR Congo's North Kivu province lining up for lunch at the Nyakabande Holding area in Kisoro, Uganda, June 7, 2022 after being resettled by the government of Uganda following deadly fights between M23 rebels and DRC troops. Thousands of people living near DR Congo's eastern border with Uganda continuously flee their homes following insurgents attacks sending desperate residents over the border into Uganda. (Photo by BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)
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Southern African troops versus M23 rebels in the DRC: 4 risks this poses

Delphin R. Ntanyoma, University of Leeds The security situation in the eastern…

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