List of Congo articles
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trump_crocker While the Trump Team Fiddles, the World Burns
Across Africa and the Middle East, a vacuum of U.S. leadership is exacerbating crises and emboldening abusers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Fate of the DRC Hangs on a Closed-Door Meeting
A last-ditch effort to avert what could be a massive political crisis came to an impasse on Friday — though the deal’s not dead yet.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s Crackdown Is Just a Preview of Violence to Come
Joseph Kabila is taking advantage of the opposition's mistakes to extend his rule. But armed militias may be the eventual winners.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Defusing a Ticking Time Bomb in Kinshasa
An opposition leader in exile, a group of Catholic bishops-turned-diplomats, and the ‘last best hope’ to avert the coming crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Too Little, Too Late
International donors spent $70 million to shore up democracy in the DRC. Here’s why it made little difference.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kabila’s Trump Card
The U.S. president-elect probably can’t find Congo on a map. For embattled President Joseph Kabila, that’s tremendous news.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Poll: Support for Congo’s Embattled President Kabila Slides to 7.8 Percent
As an overwhelming majority opposes amending the constitution so he can seek a third term.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How an Illegal Caterpillar Tax Left Twenty People Dead in Congo
Clashes broke out after an illegal caterpillar tax was imposed on the marginalized Pygmy population.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Top Congolese Official Blasts Washington for Pulling Embassy Staff’s Family Members
A top aide to President Joseph Kabila told FP there is no tension in Congo and that Americans should feel safe there.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo Won’t Organize Elections, But Wants to Sell This New Plan Instead
Congolese officials won't announce election dates, but want to sell the international community on a transitional government instead.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s President Is Preparing for War Against His Own People
Joseph Kabila isn’t preparing for new elections to pick a successor. He’s steeling himself for massive popular unrest by stocking up on riot gear and water cannons.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What It Takes to Get an Alleged Mass Rapist and 67 Militiamen Arrested in Congo
The government wouldn't stop a powerful politician from allegedly gang-raping 50 young girls -- until it got a little bad press.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Constitutional Coup in Congo
After a pair of legal showdowns, President Joseph Kabila looks set to extend his term in office without holding an election.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s Soccer Players Get Cars. Its Rape Victims Get Nothing.
Ten years after it was ordered to make reparations to victims of mass rape, DRC’s government still hasn’t paid a cent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Love and War in Eastern Congo
A rebel advance means two sweethearts must delay their wedding. But when they finally tie the knot with friends and family, fear is banished for a day.
