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US-deported Latin American migrants await their fate in DRC

The group of 15, hailing from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, arrived last Friday in the central African country and are currently being accommodated at Venus Village, a dilapidated hotel complex on the outskirts of the capital.

24 Apr 2026-23:44
US sends first batch of deportees to DR Congo

Fifteen individuals, reportedly from South America, who were deported from the US, have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

18 Apr 2026-14:29
First community mpox cases confirmed in Singapore

Singapore has reported its first locally transmitted mpox cases in the community, with health authorities confirming two infections linked to the more severe Clade 1b variant.

03 Apr 2026-14:58
AU chief congratulates Congo president on re election win

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Monday congratulated Denis Sassou Nguesso on his re election as president of the Republic of the Congo.

30 Mar 2026-23:39
DR Congo launches its first gold refining plant

The Democratic Republic of Congo inaugurated its first gold refining facility, becoming part of a group of African countries aiming to take a larger share of the mining supply chain.

13 Mar 2026-23:59
Congo’s Sassou set to extend decades-long rule

President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo is poised to extend his decades-long rule in upcoming elections on Sunday, despite his advanced age and term limits sparking speculation over his eventual successor.

10 Mar 2026-12:37
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on senior Rwandan officials

06 Mar 2026-19:18
Mine collapse in DR Congo kills over 200 people

More than 200 people were killed after a mine collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the government said on Wednesday.

05 Mar 2026-09:42
Mass grave with 171 bodies uncovered in eastern Congo

Congolese authorities and a civil society group announced on Thursday that mass graves were discovered in an area of eastern Congo recently vacated by the M23 militia.

27 Feb 2026-19:58
Macron, Tshisekedi discuss eastern DR Congo crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Paris for talks focused on the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

26 Feb 2026-14:58

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