| 单词 | Congolese |
| 例句 | I’d inherited these face spots from my dad, not the pinpoint kind common to the Congolese, but broad leafy freckles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Nigerians, Ugandans, Kenyans, Ghanaians, South Africans, Tanzanians, Zimbabweans, one Congolese, and one Guinean sat around eating, talking, fueling spirits, and their different accents formed meshes of solacing sounds. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The group had been working to resettle tens of thousands of Congolese refugees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Curiously exempt from the Reverend’s rules was Methuselah, in the same way Our Father was finding the Congolese people beyond his power. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Congolese didn’t know where my tribe stood. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But who’d have thought a five-year-old could establish communications with the Congolese? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z People didn’t try to fight him since he was Congolese. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Anatole the orphan without descendants!—the bitterest insult that could be borne by a Congolese man. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Father said they are showing everybody Congolese, like Tata Undo, that Belgium is still calling the shots. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was somebody Congolese and not even Mama anymore, so I cried too. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Underdown told us the Belgians have always had the policy of steering the Congolese boys away from higher education. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “So they would just hand over independence to the Congolese?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A smaller group of younger chimps goes out into a small forest patch near the sanctuary with one of the Congolese keepers. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z At school, the Congolese kids were not always so supportive. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z On their own initiative the Congolese seem unable to produce much in the way of hair—half of them are bald as a bug, even the girls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It must be true, for how else would the poor Congolese know how to hate the Americans and the Belgians? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he feared that we were under attack because the Congolese thought we were some kind of rebels, although we certainly didn’t look the part. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He intended to return to the city with a cargo of bananas, and shook his stick fiercely at the Congolese women who tried to clamber onto his massively loaded truck for a ride. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But when we stepped off the airplane and staggered out into the field with our bags, the Congolese people surrounded us-—Lordy!—in a chanting broil. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then off they went holding hands like a pair of teenagers, yakety-yak, talking to each other in something Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is not a time to explain the history of Congolese revolutionary movements.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said Congolese boys wearing crowns of leaves around their heads were invulnerable to Belgian bullets, which passed through them and lodged in the walls behind them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Graziella and her team of four Congolese keepers do a great job. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z We soon lost interest, though, for there was no suspense at all: the Congolese children always passed us right by on their march to victory. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was Congolese, and I think he drove us there on purpose. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Altogether too exciting to the Congolese, and disinclined to let White control the board, preferring the counsel and company of Black. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z People in a camp in Mozambique said they were Congolese Banyamulenge, just like me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We rented a tape player and some Congolese dance music tapes, and we had a party. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t understand why the Congolese kids were mean to us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z This mysterious man drove us to the Congolese border, which was jammed with crowds of people trying to get out of the country and head into Burundi. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Not one single Congolese doctor or military officer, nothing, for the Belgians don’t allow them to get an education. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s the principal trick of Congolese cooking: rubbing two leaves together to give color and taste to another day’s translucent, nutritionally blank ball of manioc. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it wasn’t the time for me to become his wife, in the sense used by the Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Pauline and her children grieved, but having no body to bury properly is a terrible thing for a Congolese family. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In 2002, when I was around eight years old, my father heard some heart-stopping news from a friend: Heritage had been spotted in the Congolese city of Bukavu, beaten up and brutalized. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Even so, it is a lot of Congolese francs and would be a Congolese fortune if that were that, but it is not. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But a Congolese life is like the useless Congolese bill, which you can pile by the fistful or the bucketful into a merchant’s hand, and still not purchase a single banana. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His scientific conclusion: the Congolese do not become attached to their children as we Americans do. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With a million pink Congolese bills we couldn’t have bought our way onto the ferry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the grocery store, surrounded in one aisle by more kinds of food than will ever be known in a Congolese lifetime, there was nothing on the air but a vague, disinfected emptiness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We all froze, except for Brother Fowles, who jumped up and held out his hand to Father with the left hand clasping his forearm, secret handshake of the Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet Congolese pirogues are made of such dense wood if they capsize they sink like a rock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He tousled Ruth May’s head and shook my hand in the Congolese way, with his left hand clasping his right forearm. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled out these shiny Congolese foolscap notebooks, roughly bound, with big green elephants stenciled on the front. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Rachel prayed with me, and sometimes the Congolese children also prayed in whatever words they knew. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On average, twelve hundred Congolese had been killed every day since 1998. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The paneling of this office once breathed the humid air of a Congolese forest, gave shelter to life, felt the scales of snake belly on its branches. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On the side of the road, a mob of angry Congolese people stood—men, women, and children. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The Congolese pirogues are made of a dense wood that sinks like pig iron when given half a chance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It is an amazing sight to see as many as thirty young chimpanzees all gathering around the Congolese staff for their morning mugs of milk or their evening balls of sticky rice. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I had always known that many Congolese people disliked us, but I had never seen such hate on people’s faces. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I’d noticed Congolese men didn’t treat even their own wives and daughters as if they were very sensible or important. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bought by a Congolese man who loved her and had her with him in his house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you said the Congolese don’t believe in keeping riches to themselves,” I told Anatole once, inclined toward an argument. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And a young Congolese man named Joseph Mobutu, who’d walked barefoot into a newspaper office to complain about the food he was getting in the army. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When it wasn’t the Zambians, it was other Congolese. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z So he was back into the old mode by which the Congolese economy had operated for centuries, sticking near the shoreline and punting the pirogue. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The sting of a fly, the Congolese say, can launch the end of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Congolese music, I was the best dancer in the house, and I made sure everyone knew it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I can imagine the silk texture of that cool air, the smell of Congolese earth curling its toes under a thatch of dead grass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is just how a Congolese person thinks about money.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve heard foreign visitors complain that the Congolese are greedy, naive, and inefficient. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He is Congolese all right, but he has a different kind of eyes that slant a little bit like a Siamese, only more intellectual. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She pledged to collect palm nuts also, even though these taste to us exactly like candle wax, however much the Congolese children seem to prize them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Father’s mission had been a success in at least one regard: the Congolese loved our music. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was normal to see Congolese soldiers in the streets of Uvira with machine guns. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If the Baptists hadn’t taken upon themselves the religious conversion of the Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They explained that in the late 1800s, many members of my tribe began moving from their native Rwanda to the mountains of South Kivu, a Congolese province. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I knew Mother would have strong opinions about where I’d wind up, with curved legs and weak bones like the poor Congolese children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He told my father there were only eight Congolese men in all this land who have been to college. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they would say I wasn’t truly Congolese. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The architects of the Jamaica uprisings had been of Beninese and Congolese extraction, willful and cunning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My people in South Kivu ran into political problems because they lived in a Congolese province but spoke a language of their native Rwanda. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Over the decades, the Banyamulenge got caught up in various conflicts and civil wars, but no matter what, they were always seen as outsiders, not truly Congolese. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z First, they walked for three days from the mountains to Uvira, where the Congolese promptly poisoned them in a restaurant. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z All the eyes of America know what a Congolese looks like. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned to us and declared it was high time for us to go to bed and put the light out on laughable Congolese superstitions. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So that night our house was the bad place for the Congolese bugs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Congolese workers at the embassy had tampered with the food. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Ironically, people back home in Congo had called us Rwandan, but here in Rwanda, people called us Congolese. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z At one point, some of us kids were taken to the Congolese embassy in the capital of Burundi to take final exams. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z So I sang, starting with the couple of Congolese lullabies I could remember and soon transitioning to hip-hop. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew the way to a Congolese girl’s heart. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When He looked in our hearts to weigh our worth, would he find love for our Congolese neighbors, or disdain? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When I can remember to be a good Congolese wife, I tie it up in a headcloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A young Congolese man wearing a striped polo shirt and sporting a cool haircut pushed his way through the crowd to the van. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Joe from Paris has made a poison that will seem to be a Congolese disease, a mere African death for Lumumba. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Congolese kids at school were calling me Rwandan all the time, dubbing me a foreigner, repeating what they had heard at home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He says now Patrice Lumumba and the other elected Congolese are trading chickens and eggs to set up a government that everybody in the parliament will go along with. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, naturally he is not in my color category, but even if I were a Congolese girl I’m afraid I’d have to say thanks but no thanks on Anatole. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Congolese are skilled at survival and perceptive beyond belief, or else dead at an early age. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Just picturing her in her satin gown and a Congolese diamond digger in the same universe gave me the weebie jeebies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “That there’s going to be no transition at all? No interim period for—I don’t know—a provisional government-in-training? Just wham, the Belgians are gone and the Congolese have to run everything on their own?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z How many Congolese were killed by the Belgians and labor and starvation, by the special police, and now by the UN soldiers, we will never know. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Belgium absolutely will, Nathan. This is the new official plan. King Baudouin invited eighty Congolese leaders to Brussels to chart a course for independence.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But it sounded Congolese in the way it rolled out with equal weight on every syllable—a pig in a sack—as if no single word wanted to take over the whole sentence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But already our supplies from home seem to represent a bygone world: they stand out like bright party favors here in our Congolese house, set against a backdrop of mostly all mud-colored things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, in 1960, the Congolese won a bloody battle for independence from Belgium. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She was true Congolese, tough and warm, with an amazing broad face from which her soft brown eyes shone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z What a surprise it must be to the Congolese to hear that brave David, who intended to smite the mighty Goliath, was actually jumping around pinching back plants, or worse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t blame God for what ants have to do. We all get hungry. Congolese people are not so different from Congolese ants.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Easter picnic on the Fourth of July was one long, drawn-out eternity of a Congolese afternoon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Congolese are used to it and have developed a thousand shortcuts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Congolese girls, with bleached orange hair and a crude phrase or two of English, and the straps of expensive American bras sliding down their shoulders from under skimpy blouses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This Congolese artist’s fantastical designs make for a “euphoric exhibition-as-utopian-wonderland,” Ms. Smith wrote in her review. New York Art Guide: How to Navigate Museums This Holiday 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Affleck explained how the organization he founded, Eastern Congo Initiative, played a role in diminishing child mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo, emphasizing the importance of supporting Congolese efforts within their own communities. Clinton, Affleck seek to lower child death rates 2012-06-14T19:22:11Z For most of the day, they do whatever they must to hustle their daily bread in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, one of the biggest, noisiest and most dysfunctional cities on earth. The scratch orchestra of Kinshasa 2013-05-09T17:29:43Z The sounds made by Congolese group Konono No 1 far outstrip their homemade origins, taking in systemic repetitions and harmonic complexities. This week's new live music 2011-07-08T23:07:53Z In a Congolese refugee camp, she learns that there is no school. Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices' makes for compelling reading 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z We are trying to work with the Congolese. Rwanda president takes stage at Tribeca Film Fest 2010-04-27T11:23:00Z This format was entirely determined by the Congolese women themselves. City of Joy: the powerful Netflix documentary where 'everything is about love' 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z But in New York City, cultures quickly mingle, and the band let a Congolese guitar line go curling through one cumbia beat. 2010-01-12T06:49:00Z This was the King Leopold II under whose brutal personal rule of the Congo Free State, from 1885-1908, an estimated 10m Congolese died of disease, starvation, war, ill-treatment, and summary execution. Lumumba fights its corner as a corrective to imperialism 2012-06-14T13:25:47Z To Linyekula, Mozart’s Requiem, written as the composer was dying in 1791, symbolized his own feeling that he and his Congolese artist colleagues were the last of a tribe. The incomparable political art of Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Crossing the Line, a festival created by the French Institute Alliance Française, continues with two more presentations by this Congolese choreographer. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Born to Congolese immigrants, he indulged in petty crime as a youth before embracing Sufism. César Winners Fill Roster at Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z I began to imagine a household of teenaged daughters under the insufferable rule of an autocratic father, as a microcosm of the Congolese conflict. Barbara Kingsolver on The Poisonwood Bible – Guardian book club 2013-05-11T07:31:38Z Complementing the polychromatic paintings will be a soundtrack of jazz, soul, and rap, ever present in Congolese city life. Vibrant Paintings from the Congo on Display at Fondation Cartier in Paris 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z There was music from the local Tonga tradition, Congolese rumba and soukous, funk, pop from the Beatles, and even country. Mokoomba: Zimbabwe's new sound 2013-04-25T15:19:15Z One exception is the Italian photographer Daniele Tamagni, who is represented by photographs of proudly stylish Congolese dandies — mostly men — known as the Society for the Advancement of People of Elegance. Art Review: Visual Culture Out of Africa 2010-12-02T23:49:00Z A display of two recently acquired works in the museum’s African collection include “Barber’s Sign” from Ghana and “Untitled 21,” a piece by Congolese artist Sammy Baloji. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction They surround the centerpiece of her installation, called “Mother Mound,” which fills a courtyard — a hill whose shape echoes Makonde and Congolese belly masks and suggests a woman’s pregnant body. An Artist With Roots in Nairobi and New York Imagines a New Destiny 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z In 1484 a Congolese delegation visited Lisbon on a diplomatic mission, and Ethiopian Christian pilgrims were establishing permanent communities in Rome. Art Review: ‘African Presence in Renaissance Europe,’ at Walters Museum 2012-11-08T20:30:57Z French Congolese novelist Alain Mabanckou, a presenter of the award, noted that he lost a close friend, Bernard Maris, in the Jan. 7 attack, noting “I miss him a lot tonight.” PEN Gala Celebrates 'Charlie Hebdo' Amid Uproar 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z I had lived briefly in a Congolese village as a child, and so I had a bank of very visceral memories without any adult context. Barbara Kingsolver on The Poisonwood Bible – Guardian book club 2013-05-11T07:31:38Z The fact that many Congolese regard Diangienda as something of a living god has no doubt helped him to achieve the seemingly impossible. The scratch orchestra of Kinshasa 2013-05-09T17:29:43Z Or, as Frank put it: "Great – Congolese French translated live – sure you don't want us to simultaneously walk a tightrope?" Walking the tightrope between translation and interpretation 2010-06-18T11:14:00Z Theirs is a lively mix of Congolese soukous and funk; the ideal summer set. The best jazz and world music gigs for summer 2013 2013-05-26T18:14:01Z Man seeks to ban Tintin book A Congolese man attempted to get a banned in the cartoon star's home country of Belgium in 2010. Cartoons that courted controversy 2013-01-29T13:04:18Z In silence and then to recordings by Édith Piaf and the Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau, he bent over, rippling his arms, or burst into faster footwork, as if he were playing Hacky Sack. Dance Review: Souleymane Badolo and Cynthia Oliver at New York Live Arts 2013-04-28T21:01:39Z The Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee in Mighty Be Our Powers, for example, noted that when she talked to Congolese women about the issues that affected them most, the response might have surprised westerners. Tarantino: a familiar story of minorities chained 2013-01-07T19:00:02Z "I wish the Congolese the best for their country," Kagame said. Rwanda president takes stage at Tribeca Film Fest 2010-04-27T11:23:00Z It's not just to protect it for the Congolese people, but also for humanity. 'Virunga' details a complicated story of oil exploration in Congo 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Lately, RH’s appropriation efforts have gone into reproducing decorative items like spiral narwhal tusks, Congolese brass ankle bracelets and carved Ethiopian bowls. You May Be Surprised to Hear That Restoration Hardware Is Doing Great 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z And just one month ago he was a truck driver in Syracuse, N.Y., where he was part of that city’s robust Congolese population. Ping Chong Delivers a New Set of Undesirable Elements Plays 2012-10-14T01:30:01Z The Congolese Army, with its terrible reputation, was shut off from journalists. “This Is Congo” and the Ongoing Despair in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z With a new band, Viva La Musica, Papa Wemba moved to Paris in the 1980s and helped popularize Congolese music beyond Africa. Papa Wemba, Congolese ‘king’ of rumba, dies at 66 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z He celebrates decades of Congolese rumba on “Formule 7,” his seventh album, and its eight-minute title song is more like a highlight reel, cruising through multiple eras, configurations and rhythms of Congolese music. 7 Songs We Nearly Missed in 2022 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z For the show, he designed a winding pathway inside the main exhibition hall of the Magasin, made up of two closely set, opposing walls for a face-to-face display of the Japanese and Congolese works. Special Report: Museums: Juxtaposing Works From Congo and Japan 2011-03-22T13:21:25Z In a memorial room that contains a wall with the names of Belgians who died in Congo, for instance, an artist uses a projector to superimpose the names of Congolese victims of colonialism. Belgium’s Africa Museum Had a Racist Image. Can It Change That? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Benedict Lombe, 30, a British Congolese playwright based in London, received the award on Monday for “Lava,” a one-woman memoir-monologue that deals with Black identity and displacement. Benedict Lombe Wins the Blackburn Prize for ‘Lava’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z War and other crises also found attention from Congolese artists’ perspectives. On the Frontier, the Lubumbashi Biennial Makes Art From Obstacles 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Much of what runs through “Spies in the Congo” will be wearily recognisable to the Congolese, and many Africans. Rich pickings 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z It expands the history of the European avant-garde known as the Situationist International to include Congolese intellectuals, while also recounting the writing of a protest song that emerges tantalizingly as the film progresses. Review: Art for the Planet’s Sake at the Venice Biennale 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z The case relates to Tintin in the Congo, an early adventure written in the late 1920s in which the Congolese are presented as crude racial stereotypes. Race row 2010-04-28T15:14:00Z The last principal figure is an anonymous high-ranking officer in the Congolese army, whose narration is delivered by the actor Isaach De Bankole. Review: In ‘This Is Congo,’ Four Lives Shaken by Conflict 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Four small, portraitlike faces scratched into boards by the Congolese sculptor Aimé Mpane distill some of the power of this artist’s installation at the National Museum of African Art in Washington a few years back. Art In Review: ?20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION? 2012-02-16T22:48:14Z Unlike other internationally successful Congolese performers, Ms. Muana sang most of her songs in Tshiluba, the native language of her Kasai tribe, rather than in French or Lingala, the Congolese lingua franca. Tshala Muana, Congolese Singer With Danceable Messages, Dies at 64 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z She was particularly moved, she added, by the bust of Ota Benga, a Congolese man who was displayed for a time in the Bronx Zoo under the label “African Pygmy”; he committed suicide in 1916. ‘Races of Mankind’ Sculptures, Long Exiled, Return to Display at Chicago’s Field Museum 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Across the Congolese border in Goma, a cholera epidemic swept through the city. An Artist’s New Migration Song 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z His son and wife had also been mutilated and killed, the victims of a common punishment for Congolese laborers who didn’t harvest enough rubber to meet the Belgian regime’s quota. The Long, Vital History of Bystander Recordings 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z In a Congolese market, on the shores of Greece, at a protest in Cairo, in the bedroom of a naked Brazilian named Maria, Majoli assembles his lights slowly. Alex Majoli’s “SKĒNĒ”: The World as a Photojournalist’s Stage 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Until Leah befriends Anatole, the young man who translates her father's sermons as he is performing them, we only glimpse the Congolese, we never exactly hear them. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 2013-05-03T17:41:01Z Papa Wemba, a singer and musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, died on Saturday night after collapsing onstage during a concert in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Papa Wemba, Known as the King of Congolese Rumba, Dies at 66 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z He kept his feet in Congo, however—as was apparent, in 2003, when he was arrested in Paris, and briefly jailed, for smuggling dozens of Congolese into Europe as bogus members of his entourage. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z It once appeared on Congolese bank notes, a symbol of industrial vitality. On the Frontier, the Lubumbashi Biennial Makes Art From Obstacles 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Nor do I recommend searching for coherence in its post-Colonial politics, what with the servant-like assistance Georgia receives from a Congolese friend who helps with investigation and exposition. Review: How Amazon’s Kate Beckinsale Series, “The Widow,” and Netflix’s New Ricky Gervais Show, “After Life,” Get Grief All Wrong 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z This time he would work with Congolese residents and explore how and why so many had made their way to snowy Syracuse. Ping Chong Delivers a New Set of Undesirable Elements Plays 2012-10-14T01:30:01Z "There's a famous phrase in Congo, that it's the world's richest country with the poorest people, with foreign forces taking stuff and the result being bad for Congolese people," von Einsiedel said. Netflix's 'Virunga' uncovers Congo's fight to protect resources 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z McCabe and his crew were crossing back over the front lines in the middle of the night, after their truck broke down, and were captured by elements of the Congolese Army. “This Is Congo” and the Ongoing Despair in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Many Congolese like to reflect on five generations of musicians, whose languorous rumbas and faster modern beats, adored across Africa and beyond, have served them better than any government. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z This month, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University organized an event in Akron, Ohio, where Syrian, Lebanese, Congolese and other immigrants read their original poetry. American Poets, Refusing to Go Gentle, Rage Against the Right 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Jean Katambayi used a Tesla coil to zap into life a car-shaped carapace of copper wire, a comment on how sleek electric vehicles rely on Congolese lithium and labor. On the Frontier, the Lubumbashi Biennial Makes Art From Obstacles 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z With its profits, they fund Congolese women’s charities, providing the wherewithal for them to start small enterprises – baking, making clothes – and to provide their children with a home and an education. Robin Wright: 'Trump – he took all House of Cards' good ideas!' 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z The real problems appear to have coincided with the arrival of Maurice Ilunga, a Congolese local government administrator living in Paris. Staff Benda Bilili: where did it all go so wrong? 2013-02-15T07:30:00Z From the 1960s into the ’90s, he led one of the two top bands playing soukous, the Congolese rumba that became popular across Africa. Tabu Ley Rochereau Dies; Spread the Sound of Soukous 2013-12-07T23:23:21Z It spread across Europe, surfacing as well in the United States, where a Congolese man was displayed in 1906 at the Bronx Zoo monkey house, armed with bows and arrows. ‘Exhibit B,’ a Work About Human Zoos, Stirs Protests 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Comparisons with Buena Vista Social Club are justified but this down-to-earth doc on disabled Congolese street musicians seeking the big time warms the spirit without cheating. This week's new films 2011-03-19T00:05:59Z By 1970 the Congolese were buying a million records a year. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z I spoke to a Congolese woman and a man from Chad, and it changed my life. Thandiwe Newton Feeds Her Soul With Critical Race Theory and Cleo Sol 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Signed to the label of the Moroccan-by-way-of-Sweden producer RedOne, who was responsible for some of Lady Gaga’s most ambitious hits, Mohombi is of Congolese and Swedish descent. Playlist: New Music by Kari Jobe, Mohombi, Bhi Bhiman and Others 2012-02-03T18:28:06Z Tchicai was born to a Danish mother and a Congolese father in Denmark. Danish saxophonist John Tchicai dies 2012-10-08T13:33:08Z Mr. Peck’s earlier features include “Lumumba,” a scripted biography of the Congolese leader, and “I am Not Your Negro,” a documentary drawn from the work of James Baldwin. Review: In ‘The Young Karl Marx,’ a Scruffy Specter Haunts Europe 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The work, five panels of sharpened porcelain teeth, honored the memory of Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy with pointed teeth who was put on display at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Bronx Zoo. Distinct Prisms in an Ever-Shifting Kaleidoscope 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Nobody is better placed to explore the complicated relationship between the two countries than Belgium's large Congolese diaspora. Sounds of Belgium – day one: a history of Belgian pop in 10 songs 2012-07-02T12:02:00Z It’s a fitting ritual for a show in which Africa is celebrated and there are six indigenous languages sung and spoken: Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana and Congolese. Inside a special Black History Month rite at ‘The Lion King’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The fine reputation of Congolese musicians is one of their country’s last boasts. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Many of the artefacts remain, but there is more commentary from African people on video screens, displays by Congolese artists, one including a 120-member family tree, in a bid to centralize Africans rather than Europeans. Belgium's Africa Museum reopens to confront its colonial demons 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z He was interrupted eight times by applause from the Congolese present, but met with stony silence from the Europeans. Lumumba fights its corner as a corrective to imperialism 2012-06-14T13:25:47Z Firstly, the producers of Benda Bilili! whisk us away to Kinshasa, central Africa, with their story of a dreaming band of Congolese buskers. Film Weekly podcast: Benda Bilili! and Adam Deacon 2011-03-17T15:14:13Z Printed inside the cups is a hand, which feels like a symbol of extended hospitality, until you remember that Leopold would casually order Congolese folks’ limbs to be hacked off. At Under the Radar, Family Histories Bubble Up With No Easy Answers 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The narrator of this mordant novel is a Congolese orphan who is anointed “the black Moses” by a Catholic priest, but falls in with a merry band of thieves. New in Paperback: ‘The Parisian’ and ‘Black Moses’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z In “Ruined,” women prove to be the real targets in the Congolese civil war. ‘Clyde’s’ Review: Sometimes a Hero Is More Than Just a Sandwich 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “I saw so much promise and wanted to open up the trails, but then the Rwenzoris were overrun by Congolese rebels,” he said. Mountains of the moon: climbing Uganda's highest peak 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Survivors of Horrors, and Their Journey There’s a multipage chronology of Congolese history spanning the 1200s to the present day in the program for “Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo.” Theater Review: ‘Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo,’ at La MaMa 2012-10-19T23:47:45Z The local sculptors formed a cooperative, the Congolese Plantation Workers Art League, and shared the proceeds of the sales. With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Lever established one of his first Congolese plantations there, in 1911. With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z They come upon three affable Congolese musicians to whom Jay speaks French. Review: ‘Slow West,’ a Wry Twist on Classic Frontier Fables 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z By turns they describe their lives in a remote Congolese village and the fortunes of Nathan's mission to convert the Congolese. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 2013-05-03T17:41:01Z The French police had grown suspicious in 2001 when 90 Congolese claiming to be part of Papa Wemba’s group arrived in Paris without instruments or stage costumes. Papa Wemba, Known as the King of Congolese Rumba, Dies at 66 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Matongé neighborhood The city’s Congolese district around the Porte de Namur offers incredible fabric shops, shopping arcades, restaurants, wig and beauty shops and the gorgeous Vendôme cinema. | An Artist’s View of Brussels 2014-04-23T13:01:11Z They are on their way to Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, to demand their long-overdue government compensation, which the survivors say amounts to $1 billion. ‘Downstream to Kinshasa’ Review: Sisyphean Persistence 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z In Lubumbashi, the Congolese and provincial government were invisible, offering neither support nor censure. On the Frontier, the Lubumbashi Biennial Makes Art From Obstacles 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z “Papaoutai,” which moved from a four-on-the-floor club beat to Congolese rumba, addressed absent fathers, wondering where they are and denouncing their irresponsibility. Stromae Is a Voice Out of Belgium 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Would it be Letterman or retired Congolese American basketball star Dikembe Mutombo, he asked, as images of both flashed on the screens behind him. David Letterman’s friends — and shrink — make his Twain ceremony as funny as his late-night legacy 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The quilt patterns derive from African textiles; the patterns of holes form Congolese cosmograms. In ‘Breathing Directions,’ Nari Ward Gathers Layers of African-American History 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z It is breathtaking not because the Congolese dancer, choreographer and theater maker takes your breath away in the colloquial sense with spectacular movement, although he is certainly capable of that. The incomparable political art of Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z It’s more of a posthumous collaboration, an uncanny and thrilling communion between the filmmaker — whose previous work includes both a documentary and a narrative feature about the Congolese anti-colonialist leader Patrice Lumumba — and his subject. Review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Will Make You Rethink Race 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z In 2003, Papa Wemba spent almost four months in jail after French and Belgian authorities accused him of helping Congolese immigrants illegally obtain visas by passing them off as musicians performing with him in Europe. Papa Wemba, Known as the King of Congolese Rumba, Dies at 66 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z One resident tellingly jokes that perhaps starting a war is what it will take for Congolese elites to pay attention to their community. How to Help Endangered and Impoverished Peoples 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z After both parents died, Mr. Ongala started working as a musician in his teens, playing drums and guitar in the Congolese style called soukous: dance music with intertwined guitar lines and an Afro-Cuban lilt. Remmy Ongala, Tanzanian Musical Star, Dies at 63 2011-01-17T04:17:29Z But still, there is a lot to like, primarily the contestants, who include Ron, a James Bay-singing Congolese immigrant, and many talented singer-songwriters from the deep south. Does America need the American Idol reboot right now? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z As part of a major renovation he oversaw, Gryseels consigned the racist statues of Congolese and the glorifying busts of the Belgian military to the “depot” of outdated sculptures in the museum’s cellars. As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The Congolese children, for instance, who watch the Oscars to unwind after a day down the cobalt mine surfacing the materials necessary for people to make memes on their phones about the red-carpet outfits. How do you know when the Oscars have gone vegan? Answer: they keep telling you 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z More than 20 companies take part, serving up a feast of Mexican folkloric, classical Cambodian and traditional Congolese dance, among other styles. 15 Summer Dance Festivals, Saratoga to Vail 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Tabu Ley Rochereau, a Congolese singer, songwriter and bandleader whose music spread across Africa and the world, died on Nov. 30 in Brussels. Tabu Ley Rochereau Dies; Spread the Sound of Soukous 2013-12-07T23:23:21Z His grandfather, Simon Kimbangu, was a healer and preacher whose sermons instilled pride and self-belief in ordinary Congolese people and fear in their Belgian colonial masters. The scratch orchestra of Kinshasa 2013-05-09T17:29:43Z His most recent album, “Kinshasa Succursale,” revisited Congolese music past and present. | Pop: Global Groove and a Throwback 2014-04-11T21:15:01Z Another is a St. Sebastian in rusted bronze, reinterpreted as a dark-skinned martyr who, instead of arrows, is riddled with nails, conjuring a Congolese power figure. ‘Chris Ofili: Night and Day,’ a Survey at the New Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z SBB's last scheduled Seattle appearance fell through at the last minute, so there is much pent-up anticipation for this unusual Congolese band composed of polio victims who got together at the Kinshasa Zoo. Three things we love this week, Oct. 21-27 2012-10-17T21:52:04Z With a new band, Viva La Musica, he moved to Paris in the 1980s and helped popularize Congolese music beyond Africa. Papa Wemba, Known as the King of Congolese Rumba, Dies at 66 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z This was at the end of a decade of growth, driven partly by wartime demand for Congolese resources. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The irony is, of course, that the music is joyful and uplifting; anything but dark – although there is also a rich tradition of social and political commentary in Congolese music. Congo, where rumba meets r'n'b 2011-03-22T18:51:50Z I’m glad I read about that because it wasn’t evident in the production itself, even though the Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba appears briefly. Review: ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ an Unnerving Alliance of Children and Art 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Later they pose as Congolese soldiers themselves to benefit from local hospitality. ‘The Mercy of the Jungle’ Review: Soldiers Lost Among the Enemy 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The percolating grooves of her songs fused mutuashi rhythms with salsa, Congolese soukous and other African and Caribbean rhythms, deploying synthesizers and horns alongside traditional percussion. Tshala Muana, Congolese Singer With Danceable Messages, Dies at 64 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Tchicai was born in Copenhagen to a Congolese father and a Danish mother. John Tchicai obituary 2012-10-11T17:25:54Z Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, was pronounced dead on April 24 following a collapse on stage during a concert the night before in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Papa Wemba, Congolese ‘king’ of rumba, dies at 66 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z “Congolese cuisine, like Palestinian cuisine or Syrian cuisine, is a cuisine without borders,” she said. Pop-Up Dinners That Share a Culture, Course by Course 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z He trained up 15 young Congolese crew to work on the film – all part of the plan for a homegrown DRC film industry. First sight: Djo Tunda Wa Munga 2011-03-31T20:30:00Z This Congolese band of buskers consists of disabled musicians and street children, who were discovered in 2005 living in poverty in the grounds of Kinshasa zoo. Staff Benda Bilili at Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-27T19:51:00Z A meeting between a Swiss official and a Congolese asylum seeker is a rare occasion when the utter disconnect between the prison’s first-world and third-world populations is openly confronted. Television Review: ‘Special Flight’ Centers on a an Immigrant Detention Center 2013-06-30T21:55:41Z “Mr. Fix-It,” which is set in Kinshasa, follows the story of a young Congolese man navigating the tensions between tradition and modernity in an evolving DRC. Congolese author couldn't get a visa, but he'll still take part in tonight's ALOUD program — via Skype 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The group is largely made up of soldiers who mutinied from the Congolese national army in late March and May 2012. Relations with Rwanda must be urgently reviewed 2012-11-08T16:43:02Z The Society and the Congolese government jointly manage the park, which spans 1,544 square miles of lowland rainforest — larger than Rhode Island. For Planet Earth, No Tourism Is a Curse and a Blessing 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z The new foundation - the Eastern Congo Initiative - will support community-based, Congolese groups, said Affleck on the heels of his fifth trip to the country. Ben Affleck launches aid group for eastern Congo 2010-03-22T15:37:00Z Pop star Gaitana, 32, who was born in Kiev to a Congolese father and Ukrainian mother, was chosen last week to represent Ukraine at this year's Eurovision contest in May in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ukrainian party accused of racism in pop scandal 2012-02-22T17:08:08Z There's always a lot going on, so you really have to pay attention, but unlike Congolese music, for instance, it tends to be very gentle, too. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z Sexual violence is frequently used as a weapon of war by rebel groups that operate in eastern Congo, as well as by Congolese soldiers. Jolie meets with women, girls in eastern Congo 2013-03-25T16:40:09Z Based on a novel by the Congolese writer Emmanuel Dongala, the story follows a rebel militia of feral boys as they advance to overthrow a government stronghold. Movie Review : ?Johnny Mad Dog? 2011-01-20T22:17:31Z Technically, Mr. Baloji, a 38-year-old Congolese photographer, never experienced European colonialism firsthand, but he saw its indelible traces and heard its powerful echoes while he was growing up. FIAC Breaks Ground While Branching Out 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z “When I say our, I don’t only mean Congolese citizens or Bantu peoples, I mean mankind. These stories are all about wisdom, knowledge, ethical and aesthetic principles.” The People of Mbomo Tell Their Stories 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z The millions shipped from the Slave Coast, which included Benin, carried their music to the Americas, where it mixed with Spanish guitars to create "son", the precursor to modern salsa and Congolese rumba among others. Salsa lives on in Benin though the Cubans have gone 2012-11-05T16:21:39Z You spent your adolescence in Berlin where your father was a Congolese diplomat, and then you travelled around Congo a great deal. Jupiter Bokondji: 'The cultural riches of Congo are immense' 2012-08-25T23:08:00Z Today Congolese, Rwandans and aid workers from across the region are flocking to the city’s nightclubs, dancing till dawn and nursing their hangovers on the area’s fine lakeside beaches. Surfacing: Burundi?s Freewheeling Nights 2010-04-30T15:48:00Z The Congolese touch each other on the temples and kiss foreheads. The power of touch: what will it be like when we can all connect again? 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Activists will hold a separate ceremony nearby at the graves of seven Congolese who died of influenza when they were imported for exhibition in a human zoo. Belgium's Africa Museum reopens to confront its colonial demons 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The briskly upbeat rhythm of Congolese soukous, well known worldwide, was only part of the set. Review: Globalfest’s World Music for a Connected World 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The agreement was signed in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa. Chad’s military government agrees to opposition leader’s return from exile 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z But in February, armed rebels and Congolese security forces clashed close to her home in the northeastern village of Karenga. ‘I wanted to scream’: Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The Congolese government had banned night travel throughout the country to avoid accidents, although many defy the directive. At least 27 dead with dozens more missing after boat capsizes in northwest Congo 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z A U.N. source and a Congolese security source said the allegations concerned eight South African peacekeepers in the eastern city of Beni. Eight UN peacekeepers detained in Congo over sexual abuse claims - sources 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The bloc is considering the request and discussions are ongoing, an EU spokesperson said on Thursday, cautioning that the Congolese authorities would need to fulfil specific conditions for such a deployment. Twenty-four candidates sign up for Congolese presidential race in December 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z The family of legendary Congolese guitarist Lokassa ya Mbongo say they are going through "unbearable pain" and "humiliation" as they wait for government help to bury him almost seven months after his death. Lokassa ya Mbongo: Family's pain as Congo star lies unburied for seven months 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Last year, an East African force was deployed to eastern DR Congo to aid the Congolese military quell fighting - though it too has faced criticism of not doing enough to bring about stability. DR Congo colonel sentenced to death over anti-UN protest killings 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z A Congolese colonel has been found guilty of murder and other crimes related to the killings. Congo presidency's rights record raises questions ahead of vote 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Spokespeople from South Africa's defence department and foreign ministry and the Congolese government did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Eight UN peacekeepers detained in Congo over sexual abuse claims - sources 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, a Congolese military crackdown on planned protests against the U.N. mission killed at least 43 people and severely injured more than 50 in the eastern city of Goma. Congo’s president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Other Congolese musicians have also waited for months to be buried after their death. Lokassa ya Mbongo: Family's pain as Congo star lies unburied for seven months 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Caroline Musitu, owner and chef of Taste of Congo, launched her business in Spice Bridge in September 2020, the only Congolese restaurant in Washington. Key ingredients help immigrant entrepreneurs find success | Provided by Spice Bridge 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z "Being Congolese, we like moving our hips for no reason," he says. Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Snake hips, meditation and fabulous outfits 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z He said the fourth victim was a Congolese soldier, while a further three people were seriously wounded. Congo mining convoy ambush kills two Chinese, one Ghanaian, and Congolese soldier 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z Such protests have been common as frustrated Congolese assert that no one is protecting them from rebel attacks. Congo’s president wants the large U.N. peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Congolese troops forcibly dispersed the protest against the U.N. peacekeeping mission and other foreign organisations after footage of an attack on a policeman circulated on social media. Over 40 killed in east Congo after crackdown on anti-UN protest 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z “We serve Congolese food based on my mother’s recipes,” she says. Key ingredients help immigrant entrepreneurs find success | Provided by Spice Bridge 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The Congolese army said in a statement that six protesters had been killed in the ensuing violence and 158 were arrested. At least 7 killed in anti-UN protests in Congo's Goma 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Treasury Department said the people included one Congolese and one Rwandan senior officer, and four senior members of rebel armed groups that have been destabilising Congo's eastern borderlands for decades. US sanctions six for alleged role in Congo's eastern conflict 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Kilundu said the experience of spending the night on the field, with 1.5 million other people of faith, was a first for her and other Congolese pilgrims. Pope wraps up an improvised World Youth Day with 1.5 million people and a very big Mass 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z It also said it "encourages the Congolese authorities to conduct a prompt and independent investigation and calls them to treat those detained humanely and to respect their rights." Over 40 killed in east Congo after crackdown on anti-UN protest 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z "It is the Congolese state that has deprived this community of their natural habitat and so today they wander." Broken promises drive exiled hunter-gatherers back to Congolese gorilla refuge 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z "These international organizations rejected this qualification by the Congolese government of the word 'terrorist'. It is long overdue that it is recognised that Joseph Kabila was right and that it was necessary to urgently intervene." Congo's former leader rejects accusations he harboured Islamist rebels 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z A U.N. group of experts, however, said last month the ADF was expanding operations in Congo with funding from IS despite the joint operations against them by the combined Ugandan and Congolese militaries. Uganda president says ex-Congo leader gave sanctuary to Islamist rebels 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Observers have criticized the Ugandan and Congolese governments’ military approach in the region, saying that to bring lasting solutions, the governments need to focus on state-building and providing better economic opportunities. ‘A Terrible Tragedy’: Uganda Reels From Deadly Terrorist Attack 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The statement said Ugandan troops tracked the attackers into Congolese territory. At least 25 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z They share their space with a Congolese church and Filipino congregation. Southern Baptists Move to Purge Churches With Female Pastors 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z It is filled with statues of Congolese people, which have been regarded as racist, that were once part of the permanent exhibition. Belgium's Africa Museum rethinks its relationship with Congo 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z On Monday, the army was accused by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo of bombarding a university in Khartoum on Sunday, killing 10 Congolese citizens. Darfur, Blighted by Genocide, Faces a New Catastrophe: War 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Ten people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in an army attack on a university campus in Sudan, the Congolese government says. Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who is set to visit China, instructed his government on May 19 to move ahead with the talks after Congolese stakeholders "consolidated their position" on the 2008 deal. Exclusive: Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with China 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z To date the ICC has convicted three different Congolese militia leaders, one of war crimes, the others of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their roles in atrocities committed in the eastern DRC. Congo files new complaint to ICC against Rwanda's military and M23 rebels 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z As part of that, 267 Congolese men, women and children were taken by force to Belgium and exhibited to the public in fenced fake villages on the site where the museum now stands. Belgium's Africa Museum rethinks its relationship with Congo 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z There is a Congolese woman who was so badly injured that she has undergone 18 operations since Hamela evacuated her. At Cannes, Polish filmmaker’s ‘In the Rearview’ spotlights Ukrainians escaping war 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z "What hurts us very much is that it was the regular army that dropped the bombs knowing there were foreigners there," the Congolese foreign minister said. Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z He ordered the creation of an ad hoc commission in March to harmonise the negotiating positions of the Congolese institutions in charge of supervising the execution of the deal. Exclusive: Congo to hike stake in copper, cobalt venture with China 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Black Congolese held protests that often ended in riots, and they refused to pay taxes. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z "Belgium brings security to Congo" is on a plaque under a golden goddess-like statue with a Congolese child at her feet. Belgium's Africa Museum rethinks its relationship with Congo 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z On May 4, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi dissolved the structure, the "Social Fund of the Democratic Republic of Congo", by presidential order and created another public fund. World Bank suspends $1 bln worth of project funding in Congo 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z It put the death toll of Congolese nationals at 25. Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Most of the recent displacement in North Kivu province has been caused by fighting between the Congolese army and the M23, an ethnic Tutsi-led rebel group. Hundreds of sex crime victims treated in Congo displacement camps, MSF says 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z When in 1960 Belgium promised the Congolese independence in thirty years, nationalist groups such as the Congolese National Movement and the Alliance of Bakongo responded that they wanted it immediately. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Another statue shows a Congolese man wrestling a snake. Belgium's Africa Museum rethinks its relationship with Congo 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The abrupt decision to change the financing structure was an example of poor governance, said Valery Madianga, the director of a Congolese organisation specialising in public finance auditing. World Bank suspends $1 bln worth of project funding in Congo 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z One man says: "We are Congolese… many people here are Congolese. Where is the international community?" Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The area affected by the floods had welcomed thousands of displaced people from the province of Nord-Kivu, which has been plagued by fighting between the Congolese Army and rebel forces. ‘Catastrophic’ Congo Flooding Kills More Than 400 People 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Patrice Lamumba, the leader of the Congolese National Movement who had been elected prime minister, replaced Janssens with a Black commander of the renamed National Congolese Army and promoted Black soldiers. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Congolese government declared Monday as a national day of mourning, with flags to fly at half-staff in memory of the victims. Deaths from Congo floods approach 400 as search continues 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The Congolese Red Cross volunteers do not have body bags. DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z The Congolese government has also asked the Sudanese authorities to open up a humanitarian corridor so that those wounded in the attack and others still stranded in Sudan can be evacuated. Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z But it is not yet ready for an actual apology for the murder of millions of Congolese. What Europe's royals could teach King Charles 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z Many prominent British and American thinkers were members, and they pressured governments to end the suffering of the Congolese people. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Diplomatic and Congolese government sources confirmed the letter's authenticity. Head of regional force tackling east Congo violence resigns 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The M23 rebel group, largely made up of Congolese ethnic Tutsis, rose to prominence 10 years ago when its fighters seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city on the border with Rwanda. At least 60 bodies found in eastern Congo 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z The foreign minister was at pains to say that arrangements had been made since the conflict erupted on 15 April to evacuate Congolese people living in Sudan. Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z "We are witnessing this without being able to do anything due to a lack of resources," the Congolese immigration officer said. Dozens raped as migrant workers expelled from Angola to Congo 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z At age 91, he took part in the first case before the court by delivering a closing statement in the prosecution of accused Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, who was convicted of war crimes. Ben Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z The Congolese government said the auctioning process “is in line” with development plans and government programs and it will stick to stringent international standards. In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Congolese officials said they worried that with sanctions hanging over Mr. Gertler, the country was not entirely legally clear to sell the mining rights that belonged to him. Fight Over Corruption and Congo’s Mining Riches Takes a Turn in Washington 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Some buses had taken students from the International University of Africa to the Egyptian city of Aswan where they were then flown to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Abbé Trudon Keshilemba, president of a group of civil society organisations in Kamako, said: "The Congolese end up occupying whole villages in Angola, and the Angolans feel that they will disappear." Dozens raped as migrant workers expelled from Angola to Congo 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z A lack of safety procedures and proper equipment are at the root of frequent tunnel collapses at Congolese mines, in which miners are trapped underground with slim chances of survival. Trapped miners in east Congo tumble out of rubble intact in viral video 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Rwanda fired at a Congolese jet in January. Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ U.S. says 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z In exchange, the Congolese government agreed to pay Mr. Gertler’s companies $260 million and to help him lobby in Washington to have the sanctions revoked, the agreement with Mr. Gertler says. Fight Over Corruption and Congo’s Mining Riches Takes a Turn in Washington 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The Second Congo War, which killed millions of people, formally ended in 2002, but Congolese forces are still battling scores of armed groups in eastern regions, fuelling the long-running sexual violence crisis. Mobile court offers rare chance of justice for east Congo rape victims 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z A weekend visit to Tukwila’s global food hall, Spice Bridge, may offer a taste of cuisines from around the world: Afghani or Tanzanian, Cambodian or Congolese, and a half-dozen more. Community Connect grant honors underrepresented businesses | Provided by ST Content Studio 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The Congolese government will welcome the arrival of Angolan troops to help in the fight against the rebels. DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z "It is a real opportunity for us to show our total solidarity with the Congolese population," he said. EU flies aid to conflict-hit eastern Congo 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The Congolese president, for his part, warned that failing to lift the sanctions could have far-reaching consequences for access to the country’s natural resources. Fight Over Corruption and Congo’s Mining Riches Takes a Turn in Washington 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z "I hate my life here ... This is why I am asking the Congolese government to do something to restore peace, so that I can return home." In shadow of conflict nearby, rebel upsurge hits Congo's Ituri 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z "The Congolese government stands firm against any individual or group of individuals who would engage in such a speech and reiterates its request to every person, organisation or external partner to denounce it." Congolese Tutsis describe violent campaign to stop them voting 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Rwanda has for many years criticised the Congolese authorities for failing to disarm Hutu rebels - some of whom are linked to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z “The silence of the French president in relation to the demands of the Congolese people for sanctions against Rwanda speaks volumes about what he really wants,” Mabunguta said. Congo leader urges Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z “To oppose this settlement is to say that continuing my suffering is more important than improving the lives of the Congolese people.” Fight Over Corruption and Congo’s Mining Riches Takes a Turn in Washington 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Rwandan armed forces shot and killed a Congolese soldier in very similar circumstances last June. Rwanda says Congo soldier killed after crossing border and opening fire 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Baluku’s group has engaged in brutal violence against Congolese citizens and regional military forces in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces, the embassy said. U.S. offers reward of up to $5 million for Congo’s IS leader 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Largely made up of Congolese army deserters, they first took up arms in 2009 accusing the government of marginalising the country's ethnic Tutsi minority and failing to honour previous peace accords. DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Around 100 Congolese protesters chanted outside the French embassy in Kinshasa on Wednesday. Some Congolese protest and question motives of Macron visit 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Three Congolese and foreign electoral experts told Reuters the electoral commission could postpone the polls. Congo president says unrest in east could disrupt elections 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z A large number of Congolese troops guarded a checkpoint on the edge of Sake on Friday, monitoring those going in and out of the town. Congolese flee on foot towards Goma as rebels advance 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Amnesty called on the Congolese authorities to follow through on a pledge to investigate the alleged crimes and hold the perpetrators to account. Congo's M23 rebels killed 20, carried out mass rapes, Amnesty says 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Parts of North Kivu province are occupied by the M23 rebel group, a Tutsi-led militia that has been clashing with the Congolese army for almost a year. Congo registers voters in unstable eastern province 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z After independence, the exploitation was then taken up by Congolese dictators and kleptocrats with help from the CIA. The horrors behind the mining industry that powers your life 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z Rwanda has for many years criticised the Congolese authorities for failing to disarm Hutu rebels - some of whom were linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. DR Congo soldiers get death sentence for cowardice against M23 rebels 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z The mission reported that three people were killed in clashes as peacekeepers and Congolese troops attempted to protect the convoy. Eight civilians dead in clash with U.N. peacekeepers in east Congo -local govt 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Its mandate includes supporting the Congolese government's effort to stabilise the region. Congo blames rebels for U.N. peacekeeper death as insecurity spurs protests 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z "We are confident that even these Congolese will have the right to register," said Paul Mohindo, deputy rapporteur of the Congolese electoral commission, who travelled from Kinshasa to organise the launch of registration on Thursday. Congo registers voters in unstable eastern province 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Its mandate includes supporting the Congolese government's effort to stabilise a region racked by rebel violence. One peacekeeper killed in Congo after U.N. chopper comes under fire 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z On this trip, Francis also invited as his personal guest a Congolese nun. Pope planning India, Mongolia trips after Lisbon, Marseille 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z A joint investigation with Congolese authorities will shed light on the circumstances of the deaths, it added. Eight civilians dead in clash with U.N. peacekeepers in east Congo -local govt 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Alarm soared last month after Rwanda fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleged violated its airspace. Regional leaders urge immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z It was yet another day in which Congolese crowds fed Pope Francis with extraordinary energy. A rejuvenated Pope Francis revels in Congo’s energy 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Eight peacekeepers were killed last year when their helicopter crashed in a part of North Kivu province, where the Congolese army was fighting a rebel group known as the M23. One peacekeeper killed in Congo after U.N. chopper comes under fire 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z A day earlier, addressing about a million people in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, Francis had called for peace in a country that has known little of it. Your Friday Briefing 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In return, the Congolese, thankful for pope’s recognition of their plight and expressions of solace and hope, have given an instant shot in the arm to a papacy seemingly in its final act. In Congo, a Pope and a Nation Revitalize One Another 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, her organisation put up a large banner in Kinshasa on behalf of the Congolese LGBT+ community, decorated with a rainbow flag and a welcoming message to Pope Francis. As Pope Francis visits Congo, LGBT+ activists cheer for perceived ally 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The Congolese government, the United Nations and the United States have all accused Rwanda of backing the group — an accusation that Rwanda has repeatedly denied. Pope, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “The poverty is not in itself the problem, it’s the misery,” Kisangani Archbishop Marcel Utembi, president of the Congolese conference of bishops, said in an interview last year. ‘Stop choking Africa,’ Pope Francis tells world on trip to DRC and S. Sudan 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The group says the government has not kept its promise to fully integrate Congolese Tutsis into the army and government. Explainer: What is driving the violence in eastern Congo? 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Deagbo, the official of Caritas Congo, said that the church provided health care, food programs and education to many millions of Congolese. Pope Francis Lands in Congo, Where All His Priorities Converge 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The rainforest and peatlands face multiple threats — from loggers, charcoal makers, and, most recently, the Congolese government, which announced last year that it would auction off oil blocks that overlap with protected areas. Pope Francis Visits Congo: What to Know 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The M23 has escalated its attacks against the Congolese government for failing to honor a 2009 agreement that would have integrated them into the army and for marginalizing people who speak Kinyarwanda, Rwanda’s official language. Pope, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Last week, Rwanda fired a missile at a Congolese fighter jet, which managed to land despite being damaged. ‘Stop choking Africa,’ Pope Francis tells world on trip to DRC and S. Sudan 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Because those viruses reach us when humans invade such ecosystems, including the Congolese forests where coltan is mined, and come into contact with the virus-bearing wildlife living there. Opinion | Let’s leave the covid origin mystery to scientists 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Now Wambale has been tasked with taking this message to Kinshasa, where she will be among the Congolese faithful chosen to personally meet Pope Francis. Survivors of conflict to meet Pope Francis in Congo 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The hostilities, which have roots in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, have escalated in recent weeks as Rwanda fired at a Congolese military jet that it said violated its airspace. Pope Francis Visits Congo: What to Know 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Last month, Rwanda said it had fired at a Congolese jet that had violated its airspace, an accusation that Congo denied. Pope, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z NAIROBI, Kenya — Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a new escalation of tensions between the neighbors that has set off alarm across central Africa. Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Rwanda has denied this and blames the Congolese government for the conflict. Rwanda-DR Congo tension: Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z An estimated 2 million Congolese are expected at the Mass at Kinshasa airport on February 1, which he said would make it the largest crowd event in Congo’s recent history. Survivors of conflict to meet Pope Francis in Congo 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z A video shared widely on Congolese social media showed a projectile shooting toward an airborne military plane, before exploding in the air near the plane, which continued to fly. Rwanda says Congo fighter jet violated its airspace 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Last year, Rwanda killed a Congolese soldier who it said had shot at its officers at a border area, pushing Congo to close its border. Pope, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The U.N. experts said they found evidence of support by some Congolese forces to armed groups. Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z However, Rwanda said this was the third incident involving a Congolese fighter jet on its airspace and asked its neighbour "to stop this aggression". Rwanda-DR Congo tension: Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’ 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z However, the troops have faced opposition from some Congolese. Tear gas fired at Congo protesters opposing foreign troops 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z When asked for comment, the Congolese government said it was preparing a statement. Rwanda says Congo fighter jet violated its airspace 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Congolese officials have accused Rwanda of wanting to plunder their nation’s mineral resources. Pope, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Congo’s government in a statement asserted that the Rwandan attack on its fighter plane occurred in Congolese airspace near the city of Goma’s international airport and that the plane had not entered Rwandan airspace. Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The M23 have denied this and in turn accuse Congolese authorities of breaches of the agreement. Congo police scatter protesters denouncing slow M23 rebel pullback 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z “Let the Congolese forces know that their continued attacks on the Mujahideen will only bring them more failure and losses,” the group said in its statement. Islamic State claims church bombing in east Congo; 14 dead 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z An unarmed Congolese warplane also briefly landed at a Rwandan airport in November while on a reconnaissance mission near the border, in what Congo said was an accident. Rwanda says Congo fighter jet violated its airspace 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Kasindi is in a province where Congolese and Ugandan forces have launched a campaign against the ADF, which began as an uprising in Uganda but has been based in Congo since the late 1990s. Death toll rises to 14 in Congo church attack claimed by Islamic State 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z In a statement, the Congolese government "strongly condemned" the bomb attack, which it says was "visibly perpetrated by ADF terrorists". DR Congo: Government blames rebels for church bombing which killed 10 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z "There have been many conferences in DR Congo, many meetings ... but we have not taken measures to protect nature. As a Congolese artist, I can send a message," said the 26-year-old. Congolese artist paints politicians' portraits in plastic 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Congolese authorities put the toll Monday at 14 dead and at least 63 wounded. Islamic State claims church bombing in east Congo; 14 dead 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The cousins played soccer together on weekends and married within the close-knit Congolese community. He fled Congo’s war and froze on a Buffalo street 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z In November an unarmed Congolese warplane briefly landed at a Rwandan airport while on a reconnaissance mission near the border, in what Congo said was an accident. Rwanda says Congo fighter jet briefly violated its air space 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The rebels accused civilians of spying for the Congolese army, said the report. Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N. 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The panel said it also found “substantial evidence” of support given to several Congolese armed groups by members of Congo’s military, known as the FARDC, in Rutshuru. UN experts: `Substantial evidence’ of Rwanda forces in Congo 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The M23 rebels are largely Congolese ethnic Tutsis who became prominent 10 years ago when their fighters seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city on the border with Rwanda. Eastern Congo’s M23 rebels retreat from occupied territory 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z He met his wife within the growing Congolese community and was excitedly awaiting the birth of his first child when the blizzard approached. He fled Congo’s war and froze on a Buffalo street 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Under a new resolution, U.N. member states are no longer required to notify the Security Council of arms sales or military support to the Congolese government. U.N. Security Council eases weapons embargo on DR Congo 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z When the president of the talks proceeded over the Congolese objections, several African countries spoke out in protest. Countries Adopt a Sweeping Agreement to Protect Nature 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z In a speech to the country this week Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi called out the international community for not doing enough to stem the fighting. ‘Tired of this war’: Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z The Congolese musicians who dominated radio stations and nightclubs across Africa for many years - until the rise of Afrobeats - mostly recorded rumba, a genre with roots in Cuba. Tshala Muana: The raunchy DR Congo diva who captivated a continent 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Nigerians or Tanzanians or Congolese who see no future in their countries will seek — and find — ways to migrate to Europe or the United States. Opinion | In the ‘new scramble for Africa,’ Africans must come first 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z It was eased in 2008 to allow U.N. member states to provide military supplies and assistance to the Congolese state, but required they notify the Security Council of their actions. U.N. Security Council eases weapons embargo on DR Congo 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z At least 135 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in the capital, Kinshasa, Congolese officials said. At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The M23 rebel group, largely comprised of Congolese ethnic Tutsis, rose to prominence 10 years ago when its fighters seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city on the border with Rwanda. ‘Tired of this war’: Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Congolese authorities could not immediately be reached for comment. Congo seals Vodacom offices over tax dispute 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z This risks carmakers replacing Congolese cobalt with Australian, Canadian, Moroccan, or U.S. cobalt. U.S. bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z "France has heard the requests of the DRC to support capacity building and the reform of the Congolese armed forces," France's Deputy U.N. U.N. Security Council eases weapons embargo on DR Congo 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The death toll of about 135 victims, provided by two Congolese officials, was preliminary, one of them said, as more victims were likely to be found in days to come. At Least 135 Die in Congo as Floods and Landslides Hit Capital 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Since October, M23 violence has surged and the rebels have seized more territory including Rutshuru Center and Kiwanja and destroyed a newly established site for displaced Congolese who had recently returned from Uganda. ‘Tired of this war’: Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z The other new additions to the sanctions list were five members of different armed groups, a member of the Congolese army, and a Congolese ex-minister. EU adds eight people to Congolese sanctions list 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Congolese authorities have described the killings as war crimes and called for deeper investigation, while protests have been organised in the capital, Kinshasa and Goma, the main city in North Kivu. DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians - UN 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z In Congo, Glencore acknowledged that it paid $27.5 million to third parties with the goal that a portion be used to bribe Congolese officials to secure improper business advantages, according to the Justice Department. Glencore agrees to pay Congo $180 million over bribery case 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The Congolese star picked up two fouls toward the end of the half, though, the second one coming on the offense end when his left hand hit Dickinson’s face while he was posting up. Wallace leads No. 19 Kentucky past Michigan 73-69 in London 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z At the end of the march in Montgafula, protesters sang the national anthem and a priest holding a Congolese flag climbed on to a chair to address the crowd. Thousands of Congolese churchgoers join nationwide marches against eastern violence 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z But it also says it doesn’t trust the Congolese government to honor the deal and end hostilities. Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z After lying dormant for several years, it took up arms again last year and has been leading an offensive in eastern DRC against the Congolese army. DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians - UN 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Presidents are limited to two terms under Congolese law. Congo schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z When it formed in 2012, the group was the latest in a series of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgencies to rise up against Congolese forces. Congo's M23 rebels ask for dialogue after states declare ceasefire 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z "These accords and summits do not interest us. What interests us is peace and security," said civil society activist and protest leader John Banyene, a Congolese flag tied over his shoulders. Protesters in Goma reject east Congo ceasefire agreement 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z In the end it is the Congolese people who will ensure peace and have the huge responsibility of maintaining peace. Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The M23 is seeking to pressure Congolese authorities to fulfil agreements with Rwandan-backed armed groups that include allowing rebels to reintegrate into the regular army. History repeats in Congo for families fleeing rebel violence 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z In September, Uganda paid Congo $65 million, the first instalment of a total $325 million, in compensation for losses caused by Ugandan troops occupying Congolese territory in the 1990s. Uganda to send 1,000 troops to Congo as part of regional force 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Congo accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, which has been fighting the Congolese government for a decade. Suspected Congolese soldier killed after crossing border – Rwanda ministry 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Minutes before Kenyatta's visit to the Kanyaruchinya camp outside Goma, unknown people in Congolese army fatigues shot in the air, causing panic and thousands of people to flee, a Reuters journalist said. Former Kenya president calls for urgent intervention in Congo fighting 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Many of the rebel fighters are Congolese ethnic Tutsis and Rwanda’s president is of Rwandan Tutsi descent. Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Angolan President Joao Lourenco visited both nations over the weekend after mediating talks between Congolese and Rwandan officials in Luanda earlier this month. Hundreds flee as Congo's M23 rebels near key city of Goma 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The Kenyan forces will be based in Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city and the capital of North Kivu province, where M23 rebels and Congolese troops clashed heavily on Friday. Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z “We are seeing the comings and goings of Congolese warplanes,” he said. Official: Congo war planes bombing M23 rebel targets 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The Rwandan government, which has repeatedly denied supporting M23, meanwhile said that a Congolese fighter plane had “violated Rwandan airspace” by landing briefly at Rubavu airport. Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Congo has long accused Rwanda of backing the Tutsi-led group, which has attacked the Congolese army near the Rwandan border since 2012. Congo and Rwanda hold talks to resolve conflict in eastern Congo 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z More than 100,000 people have fled their homes and dozens been killed after fighting reignited between Congolese soldiers and the M23 rebel group, in one of the world's longest and deadliest conflicts. DR Congo conflict: Why Kenyan troops are joining the battle 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Congolese authorities accuse Rwanda of supporting the rebels, which Rwanda denies. Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z “We call on the Congolese government to finish quickly with this M23 affair, because people have already fled their homes and others are confined in camps without humanitarian assistance.” Official: Congo war planes bombing M23 rebel targets 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z However, Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said representatives of M23 will not be allowed to take part unless conditions are met. Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Diplomatic tensions escalated last month after the group launched a new offensive in North Kivu province and captured the strategic town of Kiwanja, prompting Congolese authorities to expel the Rwandan ambassador. Congo and Rwanda hold talks to resolve conflict in eastern Congo 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Now, Kenyan forces are joining the battle to support the Congolese military, in a bid to bring peace to the mineral-rich country which is being fought over by numerous different armed groups. DR Congo conflict: Why Kenyan troops are joining the battle 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z This was a week in which families fled the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumb in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z There was no immediate confirmation or comment from the Congolese military on the reported aerial bombardments. Official: Congo war planes bombing M23 rebel targets 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Congolese officials have pointed to Gabon as an example of how drilling can occur without destroying rainforest. Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth With Trees? 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Thousands joined anti-Rwanda protests in the east Congolese city of Goma on Monday, denouncing Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels as Kinshasa recalled its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations. Ethiopia's Abiy says committed to the implementation of agreement 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Both the M23 and the Congolese army have accused each other of starting the clashes leading to the current crisis. DR Congo conflict: Why Kenyan troops are joining the battle 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Thousands joined anti-Rwanda protests in the east Congolese city of Goma on Monday, denouncing Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels as Kinshasa recalled its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations. U.S. supports African-led peace process for Ethiopia - White House 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Fighting resumed between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army on Oct. Civilians attack U.N. peacekeeping convoy in eastern Congo 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z U.N. troops have been supporting Congolese forces in the fight against the M23, which launched a new offensive in October and seized the town of Kiwanja last Saturday, breaking months of relative calm. UN peacekeepers in Congo make 'strategic withdrawal' from key military base 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Tensions escalated in October after the group launched a new offensive in North-Kivu province and captured the strategic town of Kiwanja on Saturday, prompting Congolese authorities to expel the Rwandan ambassador. Anti-Rwanda protests break out in east Congo as Kinshasa recalls envoy 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The UN has had a peacekeeping mission in DR Congo since 2000 and was previously limited to protecting civilians and supporting operations of the Congolese army. DR Congo conflict: Why Kenyan troops are joining the battle 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Eleven people were killed on Saturday, including two police officers, in a crush at an overcrowded stadium concert in Kinshasa headlined by Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, the interior minister said. Ghana president says IMF talks will not lead to a debt haircut 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Eleven people were killed on Saturday, including two police officers, in a crush at an overcrowded stadium concert in Kinshasa headlined by Congolese singer Fally Ipupa, the interior minister said. Zelenskiy: Ukrainian forces repel offensive in Donetsk region 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z M23 has been a flashpoint for relations between Congo and Rwanda: Many of the M23 fighters are Congolese ethnic Tutsis and Rwanda’s president is of Rwandan Tutsi descent. Congo expels Rwandan ambassador after new rebel advance 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z There was no immediate confirmation from Congolese authorities or the military on the reported seizure of the two towns. Official: M23 rebels capture 2 more towns in eastern Congo 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Many Congolese are strongly critical of the UN mission, known as Monusco, accusing its 13,000 troops of failing to protect them against the rebels. DR Congo conflict: Why Kenyan troops are joining the battle 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The Congolese army contingent protecting the town departed the previous day, the residents said. Congo's M23 rebels capture key North Kivu town 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z In the Congolese rainforest, chimps and gorillas form yearslong relationships, researchers have found, with individuals clearly recognizing one another. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Rwanda, though, has repeatedly denied the allegations and has accused Congolese forces of injuring several civilians in cross-border shelling. Congo expels Rwandan ambassador after new rebel advance 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z In the misty forests of the Congolese rainforest, a small band of apes fed in a tree. Primate Pals: When Chimps and Gorillas Form Rainforest Friendships 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z A Congolese refugee said the Rwandan authorities accused him of partaking in protests over cuts to refugee food rations in 2018. The West Doesn’t Want More Migrants. But Rwanda Will Take Them. 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Adawe says skin lightening here is prevalent among immigrants of color, including Somalis, Congolese, Kenyans and other African immigrants, as well as in Latino and Asian communities. Why some skin-lightening products should be avoided 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The protests, which were concentrated in Butembo, killed dozens of civilians, peacekeepers and Congolese police. Homemade explosive device in east Congo injures at least three 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z She also welcomed efforts by Congolese authorities, civil society, and influential community figures “that have called for calm and restraint in an incredibly difficult security context.” UN says it’s ready to work with Congo on peacekeeper pullout 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z One of the most passionate and eloquent speeches was delivered by Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso, who summarized the thoughts of many, and appealed directly to Russia and Ukraine — in Russian! What media didn't tell you about the UN: 66 nations called for an end to Ukraine war 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z After it ended, he recalls walking the Congolese ambassador back to his car to see him off and then returning to the meeting room to collect his belongings. Inside Libya's secret jail: 'Being alive is a miracle' 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z That helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission when it went down amid clashes between the Congolese army and a rebel group known as the M23. U.N. helicopter crashes in east Congo, three crew injured 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The ADF stages frequent deadly raids on villages in eastern Congo despite joint operations by the Congolese and Ugandan armies to stamp it out. Suspected Islamists kill at least 14 civilians in east Congo attack 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The Congolese army did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Militants kill at least 40 villagers in east Congo attacks 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Nepali girls dance in unison, and the whole hall comes apart with the Congolese rumba. Way up there in blue: Seven children dead in Kabul — who is to blame? 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Congolese officials have demanded that Belgium pay restitution for its rule, marked by mass killings and forced labor so brutal that some historians estimate a death toll in the millions. The Long Road Ahead for Colonial Reparations 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Most alarming of the groups, according to U.S. officials, is the M23 militia, a notoriously abusive rebel faction fighting Congolese troops in eastern Congo. Escalating border war in Africa tests a Biden administration already weighed down by global crises 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Burundian troops entered the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as the first deployment of an East African regional force aiming to quell rebel violence, the Congolese army said. World Digest: Aug. 15, 2022 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Congolese troops were able to quell Wednesday's unrest, but the mood in the city remained tense, an army spokesman said. World Digest: Aug. 12, 2022 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Congolese troops have been able to quell the unrest but the mood in the city remained tense, said Antony Mwalushayi, a spokesperson for the army's operations against armed groups in North Kivu province. Five Congolese police officers killed in protest over eastern jailbreak 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Hostility toward Rwandan leaders is widespread among Congolese citizens, and political cartoons and social media commentary in the country ahead of Mr. Blinken’s visit portrayed the United States as backing a belligerent government in Kigali. Blinken Urges Rwanda and Congo to End Support for Warring Militias 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, Blinken met with a group of activists from the bloodied eastern part of the country to hear their demands and ideas. Escalating border war in Africa tests a Biden administration already weighed down by global crises 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The task force under the command of the Congolese army “has the mission to track down all foreign and local armed groups in order to restore peace,” the Congolese army in South Kivu province said. World Digest: Aug. 15, 2022 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Rwanda also asserts that its security needs cannot be met while armed fugitives from the genocide continue to operate from inside Congolese territory. Blinken in Rwanda to discuss Congo tensions, human rights 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “We appreciate the short-term economic challenges confronting the Congo,” Blinken said in a news conference Tuesday alongside his Congolese counterpart. Fearing a major climate setback, U.S. urges care of Congo River basin 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Many of the groups get weapons and financial support from the Congolese government or from other African nations. Blinken Urges Rwanda and Congo to End Support for Warring Militias 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Blinken spoke after meeting with Congolese computer students who are studying election transparency and how to counter disinformation, a program partially paid for by the U.S. Congo tests boundaries of democracy, climate action during Blinken visit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z “The challenge is to find an equilibrium, a balance between the well-being of Congolese people and also the necessity to guarantee a framework, a development framework, an ecological framework,” Mr. Lutundula said. Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z In a statement about the proceedings last week, Kabund said the investigation against him was proof that Congolese institutions were being exploited to serve political interests. Congo arrests opposition leader Kabund 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Blinken said the United States understood that the Congolese people were wary of involvement by foreign nations or companies. Fearing a major climate setback, U.S. urges care of Congo River basin 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z A spokesman for the army confirmed about 20 deaths and said Congolese forces were in pursuit of the assailants. World Digest: Aug. 7, 2022 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “The challenge is to find an equilibrium, a balance between the well-being of Congolese people and also the necessity to guarantee ... an ecological framework.” Congo tests boundaries of democracy, climate action during Blinken visit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Blinken and Congolese officials also spoke about improving the mining industry, which is rife with corruption and environmentally destructive. Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Congo has accused Rwanda of supporting the M23, mainly comprising Congolese Tutsis, which Rwanda has long denied. UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Speaking to reporters, Blinken called the arrest “a possible setback” in the lead-up to the election and said he had raised the incident with Congolese officials. Fearing a major climate setback, U.S. urges care of Congo River basin 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z RDF members conducted joint attacks with M23 fighters against Congo's army and Congolese armed groups, and provided the rebels with weapons, ammunition and uniforms, it said. U.N. experts say Rwanda has intervened militarily in eastern Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Congolese and international activists called on Blinken to take a forceful position with the Tshisekedi government and firmly denounce escalating repression. Congo tests boundaries of democracy, climate action during Blinken visit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Blinken has also urged Congolese officials to ensure that presidential elections next year, in which Mr. Tshisekedi plans to run for office again, are held properly and on time. Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The experts said some Congolese army troops forged “ad hoc alliances” with local armed groups to fight against the M23 unilaterally or jointly with other Congolese troops. UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “The Congolese government would greatly appreciate if arrangements are made for Mr. Gillman to leave the territory as soon as possible.” Congo asks UN mission spokesman to leave amid unrest 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The group was formed in 2012 claiming to defend the interests of Congolese Tutsis, the ethnic group shared by Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, against Hutu militias. U.N. experts say Rwanda has intervened militarily in eastern Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Blinken said he would raise the matter with the Congolese government and ask for an explanation. Congo tests boundaries of democracy, climate action during Blinken visit 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The U.N. has condemned the violence and vowed to investigate alleged abuses on both sides together with Congolese authorities. Congo to reassess U.N. withdrawal plan after deadly protests 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z These armed groups were provided with weapons, ammunition and uniforms by some members of the Congolese army, they said. UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Keita added that she was “deeply shocked and dismayed,” and said the suspected perpetrators had been identified and arrested pending an investigation being done in collaboration with Congolese authorities. U.N. Peacekeepers Kill 2 and Wound 15 in Congo 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “Faced with this unspeakable and irresponsible behavior, the perpetrators of the shooting were identified and arrested pending the conclusions of the investigation, which has already started in collaboration with the Congolese authorities.” U.N. peacekeepers kill 2, wound 15 at border post in Congo 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z “Faced with this unspeakable and irresponsible behaviour, the perpetrators of the shooting were identified and arrested pending the conclusions of the investigation which has already started in collaboration with the Congolese authorities,” she said. UN brigade in Congo opened fire at border post causing death, injury 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Attacks by militants linked to Islamic State have also continued despite a year-long state of emergency and joint operations against them by the Congolese and Ugandan armies. Congo to reassess U.N. withdrawal plan after deadly protests 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The experts said the support to several Congolese armed groups, and cooperation with them, by members of the country’s armed forces in Rutshuru also violated the U.N. arms embargo. UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Patrick Muyaya, a Congolese government spokesman, also condemned the killings in a statement. U.N. Peacekeepers Kill 2 and Wound 15 in Congo 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “We are Congolese, they must respect us and respect our opinion on their services in the region.” U.N. peacekeepers kill 2, wound 15 at border post in Congo 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Guterres affirmed the U.N.’s commitment to working with Congolese authorities to investigate accusations that peacekeepers may have been responsible for some deaths. Power line kills 4 at anti-UN protest in eastern Congo 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The dissatisfaction was underlined by Lucha, a Congolese civil society group, which said in a statement that the United Nations had failed to protect the public despite significant diplomatic, logistical and financial backing. Anti-U.N. Protests in Congo Leave 15 Dead, Including 3 Peacekeepers 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It said an explosion on April 7 in a bar in the Congolese army’s Katindo camp in Goma, which killed at least eight people, “was most likely planned and committed by ADF.” UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z His arrival did not assuage Congolese officials and civilians, with some protesters hitting the streets in Beni territory in North Kivu Province. U.N. Peacekeepers Kill 2 and Wound 15 in Congo 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Congolese policemen stand guard as protesters gather outside the compound of a United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse in Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo July 26, 2022. U.N. chief condemns deadly violence targeting U.N. in Congo 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z At least 15 people, including three U.N. personnel, have died and more than 60 people have been injured during what is now three days of demonstrations in eastern Congo, Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said. Power line kills 4 at anti-UN protest in eastern Congo 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the group, leading the Congolese president, Félix Tshisekedi, to suspend bilateral agreements with the neighboring country. Anti-U.N. Protests in Congo Leave 15 Dead, Including 3 Peacekeepers 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The protests are taking place as fighting has escalated between Congolese troops and the M23 rebels, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee their homes. 5 killed, 50 injured in anti-UN protests in Congo’s east 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Attacks by militants linked to Islamic State have also continue despite a year-long state of emergency and joint operations against them by the Congolese and Ugandan armies. At least 5 killed in east Congo anti-U.N. protest - government 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Guterres also said the United Nations would work with Congolese authorities to investigate the deaths of demonstrators. U.N. chief condemns deadly violence targeting U.N. in Congo 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The Congolese government was closely monitoring the situation, its spokesman said. Protesters ransack UN peacekeepers' offices in eastern DR Congo 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Many Congolese have questioned the effectiveness of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, who have been stationed in the country in one form or another since 1999. Anti-U.N. Protests in Congo Leave 15 Dead, Including 3 Peacekeepers 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z She said friendly ties dated back to the Soviet era and that 8,000 Congolese citizens had studied in Russia. Russia's Lavrov courts Africa in quest for more non-Western friends 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Last week Congolese officials doubled down, expanding the number of blocks — vast parcels of land — up for grabs, from 16 to 30, comprising 27 oil and three gas blocks. Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have agreed at a summit in Angola to de-escalate tensions from a rebel insurgency, the Congolese presidency said on Wednesday. Militiamen kill at least nine patients in east Congo clinic 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The M23 fighters are waging their most sustained offensive since capturing swathes of territory in 2012-2013, after which they were defeated and chased into Rwanda and Uganda by Congolese and United Nations forces. East Congo clashes resume after de-escalation agreement with Rwanda 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The Congolese government expressed regret over the deaths on Tuesday and called for calm from the population in the region. Anti-U.N. Protests in Congo Leave 15 Dead, Including 3 Peacekeepers 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Congolese officials have asserted that M23 is backed by Rwanda, and have accused the much smaller neighbor of occupying Congolese territory. Rwanda, Congo leaders to meet in Angola amid tensions 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Many Congolese officials believe that after decades of colonialism and political mismanagement, their country’s needs should be prioritized against those of the world. Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z He spoke of the rights of Congolese Kinyarwanda speakers living in eastern Congo, saying Congolese authorities have a obligation to address the grievances of the M23 rebels. Tensions persist as Rwanda denies Congo rebel charges 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z The two countries have been at diplomatic loggerheads since the M23 rebel group resumed fighting against Congolese troops in the east of the country, near the Rwandan border. Leaders of Congo and Rwanda to meet for talks in Luanda - officials 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Instead, some 2,000 Congolese or descendants of people from Congo joined the pope in Mass at the Vatican. Pope, unable to go to Congo, embraces Congolese in Rome 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Kagame had harsh words for Congolese authorities in televised remarks Monday, accusing Congo of backing a different rebel group that includes fighters accused of taking part in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Rwanda, Congo leaders to meet in Angola amid tensions 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z One Congolese official even declared that if Rwanda “wants war, it will have war.” Why Is There So Much Turmoil in Eastern Congo? 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z “They have recently been behaving like spoilt children. They cause trouble and then start crying foul,” he said of Congolese authorities. Tensions persist as Rwanda denies Congo rebel charges 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z ‘Gosette Lubondo: Imaginary Trip’ The Congolese photographer explores past and present, the individual and society, the legacy of colonialism and the challenges of modern life in images on view through Sept. 30. The newest, coolest L.A. and O.C. museum shows to see in July 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z France’s U.N. ambassador, Nicolas De Riviere, said Congo’s request to lift the notification procedure had been heard and the resolution adopted Thursday “significantly eases this procedure” in order to support Congolese armed forces reforms. UN extends arms embargo on armed groups in volatile Congo 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z "Finally the Congolese people can have the honour of offering a burial to their illustrious prime minister," President Felix Tshisekedi said. Congo buries murdered independence hero Lumumba's only remains 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “Eastern Congolese civilians are innocents under brutal attack from our neighbor,” he said. Why Is There So Much Turmoil in Eastern Congo? 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Even though Lumumba’s killers were Congolese, questions have persisted over the complicity of Belgium and the United States in his death because of his perceived Communist ties. Remains of Congo’s independence hero interred amid honors 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z |
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