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A spokesperson for the Congo army said three Americans from Utah were detained following the foiled coup on May 19. 3 Americans accused of involvement in Congo coup attempt. Here's what we know ...
Attacks were carried out by various armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 and 2022. The attacks have killed 629 and injured 321 (not including rebel casualties). At least 82 perpetrators were also killed and one injured in these attacks.
The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo said their son, Tyler Thompson, was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political ...
King Leopold II, whose rule of the Congo Free State was marked by severe atrocities, violence and major population decline.. Even before his accession to the throne of Belgium in 1865, the future king Leopold II began lobbying leading Belgian politicians to create a colonial empire in the Far East or in Africa, which would expand and enhance Belgian prestige. [2]
Over the course of more than a year, the M23 militias have escalated their attacks in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23, a primarily Tutsi rebellion that was defeated in 2013 , resumed their armed struggle at the end of 2021, citing the Congolese government 's failure to protect their interests, which include ...
This is a list of conflicts in Democratic Republic of the Congo arranged chronologically from the early modern period to present day. This list includes nationwide and international wars, including: wars of independence , liberation wars , colonial wars , undeclared wars , proxy wars , territorial disputes , and world wars .
Watch live as the World Court hears Russia’s final objections to a genocide case brought by Ukraine which claims Moscow falsely applied genocide law to justify its invasion. Russia will give its ...
The Missionary International Service News Agency (MISNA), a Rome-based Roman Catholic humanitarian news agency operating in the area, was the first to report the massacre in December 1999. [23] [24] [25] According to MISNA, the RCD forces retaliated for casualties endured in an ambush by elements of Mai-Mai in the Lwindi Chiefdom on August 23.