Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dutch prosecutors drop Samos case against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler
The decision adds to a broader pattern of legal cases falling away around Gertler after years of scrutiny tied to mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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South Africa to withdraw 700 troops from UN peacekeeping in Congo
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says
At least one person killed in protest near Barrick's Congo mine
"Shots were fired and at least one death and several wounded have been confirmed," the governor's office said, referring to Friday's confrontation between settlers and police.
WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says
More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo/.
Israel's African asylum seekers are living in limbo
Israel's government tends to take a long time processing each individual’s claim for refugee status, and rarely grants it, leaving them stuck in a country with minimal rights and an uncertain future.
Around 400,000 people need help after fleeing Congo volcano, UN says
At least 31 people died when Mount Nyiragongo sent a wall of lava spreading towards the city of Goma on Saturday, destroying 3,000 homes along the way.
Suspected Islamists kill 22 with knives, machetes in eastern Congo
A four-month-old baby was found alive on the back of one of the victims, one of seven children from the same family believed to have been orphaned in the latest violence that hit a number of villages
Mossad chief Cohen, Dermer sought end of US sanctions on mining magnate
Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler had sanctions placed on him by the US for allegedly corrupt activities in the DRC.
US revokes sanctions waiver for Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler
The Trump administration eased the sanctions in a secret action in its last week in office in January, a license granted by the Treasury Department showed.
Slain Italian Ambassador remembered in Middle East
Luca Attanasio died alongside an Italian soldier after their car was attacked as they traveled in a UN convoy in the eastern part of the Congo.
Italian ambassador and two others killed in attack on UN convoy in Congo
The Italian ambassador, Luca Attanasio, and a military policeman traveling with him were killed, the Italian foreign ministry said in a statement.