Posts share old clips falsely claiming they show US soldiers in DR Congo in 2025
Amid the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, TikTok posts are circulating videos claiming to show US soldiers ...
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CFA franc, passports, joint force: What are the Sahel States’ plans after split with ECOWAS?
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...
Reel Rundown: Jazz-based score powers real-life story in ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’
As with any subject, history can be explored in a number of ways. In high school and college, students might study it through ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Anadolu Ajansi4d
DR Congo, Belgium in diplomatic spat over Belgian national’s death sentence for alleged coup plot
Belgium recalls its ambassador to Kinshasa and summons Congo envoy following verdict of Jean-Jacques Wondo, a ...
Gabon to hold presidential elections on April 12
Gabon's council of ministers said late on Wednesday that presidential elections would be held on April 12, 2025, marking an end to the military rule that began with a coup on August 30, 2023.
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo’s largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma. The United Nations says this has displaced over ...
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Chinese nationals sentenced to jail over illegal mining, money laundering in Democratic Republic of Congo
Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to seven years in prison for the illegal exploitation of minerals in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The court sentenced the men late Tuesday ...
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3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegal mining in Congo
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] GOMA, Congo (AP) — Three Chinese ...
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Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger
It is the first abduction of an EU citizen in the West African country since the 2023 coup. An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, media and the Austrian ...
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Coup won’t solve Philippine problems – AFP chief
Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Thursday, as he denounced calls for a coup d’état against the Marcos administration. At a joint briefing with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission ...
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Chad’s presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or ‘drunk’ fighters?
Some have blamed the armed group Boko Haram, while others say it might be a military coup. Boko Haram fighters have launched incursions into the country since 2013, operating from their base in ...