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At least 21 killed in attack on east Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels, civil leader says

Kinshasa, Congo AP  —  At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader. The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) around one am inside the premises of a Catholic church in …

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Egypt Independent July 29, 2025

Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Congo, not South Africa

Reuters  —  US President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of an article …

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Egypt Independent May 24, 2025

Egypt condoles with Congo over floods victims

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – Egypt condoled with the government and people of Democratic Republic of the Congo over the deaths from floods that hit the African country and left hundreds dead and wounded. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Saturday expressed Egypt’s solidarity with Congo in that …

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Egypt Independent May 12, 2025

Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict

Reuters  —  Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war. The M23 rebels last week captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic …

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Egypt Independent February 10, 2025

Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations

Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts have left millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger. The Jan. 31-Feb 5 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, takes the 86-year-old pope to places where Catholics make …

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Egypt Independent February 1, 2023

Sisi receives message from Congolese president

Congo Brazzaville’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Arlette Soudan-Nonault handed over Saturday Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry a message to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from President Denis Sassou Nguesso on ways of boosting bilateral ties and joint consultation and coordination between the two countries ahead of COP27. That came during talks that brought together Shoukry, …

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Egypt Independent October 16, 2022