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Anthrax poisoning kills dozens of hippos in Africa's oldest national park
About 50 hippos have died of anthrax poisoning in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, the oldest ...
Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo
M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...
La Croix International6d
In DR Congo, M23 rebels make southern African forces pay to leave
Troops from the southern African regional bloc will exit eastern DR Congo under a deal with M23 rebels, who demand repairs to ...
Daily Maverick on MSN8d
Goma ‘fiasco’ — deal to bring SA and SADC troops home hits a snag
The promising agreement between SADC and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday to facilitate the “immediate withdrawal” of trapped SADC troops from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in Africa’s oldest nature reserve
Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park located in the Democratic Republic of ...
The Citizen11d
Breakthrough in efforts to bring SA troops back home from DRC
The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.
The East African on MSN7h
Kabila’s plan to return to Congo sparks hope, anxiety
In an open letter, Kabila said that he would return to the Democratic Republic of Congo via the east of the country, but the letter did not specify the city or date of his arrival. The announcement ...
France 24 on MSN7d
South African budget vote passes despite opposition from key coalition partner
It took weeks of negotiations and tensions in South Africa before the national budget was finally passed, with 194 votes in ...