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A day in the life of a 19-year-old in ICE detention: ‘I feel that this nightmare is not going to end’ ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Olivia has been detained for months at the sprawling Dilley center in Texas. She has lost 20lbs, and wakes up every day with a headache
Each day in detention feels like 48 hours for Olivia.
The 19-year…
8 days ago
‘I escaped death a lot of times’: one man’s lifelong work protecting gorillas and communities in Congo ⊕
As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fighting
Mist hangs l…
13 days ago
Celebrations erupt as DR Congo ends over 50-year World Cup wait ⊕
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Fans braved heavy rain to celebrate as the Democratic Republic of the Congo beat Jamaica in extra time.
15 days ago
Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Football federation president on the run with wife and son
Conviction in absentia of wide-ranging corruption charges
Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arres…
From Purley to a World Cup playoff: how the DRC scour Europe for players ⊕
Gabriel Zakuani played over 400 EFL games and captained the Democratic Republic of the Congo – now he helps his country recruit talent like Aaron Wan-Bissaka
A Costa Coffee in Purley was the unlikely …
16 days ago
I've been covering conflict for 15 years, these are the points that really stay with me: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
I've been covering conflict in several continents across Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, Congo, and Ukraine. There are several points in my career that really stay with me.
20 days ago
‘It’s going to give us closure’: could there finally be justice for the murder of Patrice Lumumba? ⊖⊖
The assassination of the Congo’s first prime minister has been shrouded in mystery – but the impending trial of a Belgian diplomat may provide answers
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21 days ago
‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another found in Virunga national park
A second set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga national park in the Democrati…
23 days ago
‘She gave her life to protect the richness of Congo’: inside the deadly assault on Upemba wildlife park ⊖
Survivors describe how rangers and staff were targeted by an armed group during a raid on DRC’s national park earlier this month
Nearby Congolese soldiers had received warnings of the attack in the mo…