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Congo forces fire shots to disperse protesters

Police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday fired shots and tear gas to disperse protesters who were demonstrating after Catholic bishops withdrew from mediating in peace talks.

Bodies of missing U.N. investigators found in DR Congo

There are indications some UN investigators who went missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month may have been killed. It follows the discovery of bodies linked to them by some villagers.

Congo’s peace talk in crisis as Catholic bishops withdraw as mediators

The peace talk in Congo is in crisis as the conference of Catholic bishops is reported to have withdrawn as mediator.

Rwanda court releases UK woman

A Rwandan court has released a pregnant woman from the United Kingdom who was accused of involvement in a plot against Rwanda's government.

Opposition party in Cameroon calls for federalism

Cameroon’s main opposition party led by Ni John Fru Ndi is vouching for federalism. The Social Democratic Front (SDF), confirmed it’s position on Sunday after...

40 police officers beheaded by Central Congo militia

Militia fighters in central Democratic Republic of Congo decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush, local officials said on Saturday, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurrection in the region began last August.

Congo warlord Katanga ordered by ICC to pay victims

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has for the first time ordered a war criminal to pay reparations to victims of his atrocities.

Rwanda charges dual British national with treason

Rwandan prosecutors charged a dual Rwandan-British citizen of treason on Thursday, accusing her of forming an armed group and conspiring to unseat the president.

French citizen kidnapped in Chad

A French military source has told Reuters that a French national has been kidnapped on Thursday in eastern Chad.

U.N. peacekeepers accused of acting as militants in CAR

Armed groups and even United Nations peacekeepers have occupied schools or set up bases nearby in the Central African Republic, preventing countless pupils across the conflict-torn from receiving an education, a rights group said on Thursday.

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