43 people killed in ADF attack in northeast DR Congo
Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province. Activists hold signs denouncing the war during a march in Goma, North Kivu, DRC on March 12, 2026 [File: Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana/EPA] At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the army. Regional army spokesperson Lieutenant Jules Tshikudi N
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Genocide Watch
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Amnesty warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure
Central African Republic Special Criminal Court in session. credit: Facebook Amnesty International warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure JuristNews February12, 2026 By Cecilia Akoko Attiogbe Atayi Amnesty International has warned that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, is facing a “serious risk of closure” because of severe funding shortages. Amnesty I
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DR Congo Genocide Emergency 2025
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Rwanda-backed M23 militia massacres 300 in DR Congo
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Aug 21, 2025
Ceasefire in doubt, Rwanda-backed rebels kill 300+ in Congo
© UNICEF/Roger LeMoyn | More than 300 people have been killed in fresh attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (file photo)...
UN Press
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DR Congo: Armed Group Massacres Dozens in Church
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Human Rights Watch
Aug 7, 2025
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US
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Associated Press
Aug 5, 2025
Cameroon: Opposition Leader Blocked from Election
Maurice Kamto, a high-profile critic of Cameroon's long-running President Paul Biya has been excluded by electoral authorities from the...
Radio France Internationale
Jul 29, 2025
Elections Rekindle Fears in Anglophone Cameroon
By Pius Adeleye | The Africa Report A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) member walks past a burnt car while...
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Jul 11, 2025
Ugandan MP abducted and tortured before elections
Barnabas Tinkasiimire, a Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni, was abducted over the weekend and apparently...
Radio France Internationale
Jul 9, 2025
Six Killed in Burundi Over Witchcraft Accusations
Six ix individuals accused of practising witchcraft were killed in Burundi after being attacked by members of a youth group affiliated...
Abdullah Jimoh | News Central
Jul 2, 2025
