‘We can’t go out’: Migrants hide as Mauritania presses deportation campaign
Following an EU deal, Mauritanian authorities have rounded up and deported thousands of people to Mali and Senegal.
![Mohamed, who doesn't want to be fully identified, says he was arrested and paid a bribe despite being processed as an asylum seeker [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/P1040322-1776725505-1-1777401147.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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DR Congo fan holds ‘Lumumba pose’ for full AFCON match
A DR Congo fan known as ‘Lumumba’ stood motionless in the stands for the entire match against Senegal at AFCON.
Published On 29 Dec 2025
Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission says coup destroyed election results
Major-General Horta Inta-a was sworn in as the new transitional president on November 27.
Guinea-Bissau’s deposed president travels to Congo’s Brazzaville: Reports
Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrives in the Republic of Congo after first seeking refuge in Senegal following this week’s coup.
From: NewsFeed
Why was former DR Congo president Kabila sentenced to death?
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced ex-President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia.
Published On 1 Oct 2025
Rwanda president unsure if DRC peace deal will hold, warns against ‘tricks’
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties.
![Rwanda's President Paul Kagame speaks during a presidential panel at the opening ceremony of the Africa CEO Forum annual summit in Abidjan on May 12, 2025. [File: Issouf Sanogo/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/000_46DE3T2-1751645161.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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DR Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal after years of war
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal, opening US access to key minerals.
Published On 27 Jun 2025
M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group
Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.
Heavy floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa leave dozens dead, destroy homes
The capital struggles as the Ndjili River overflows, leaving drivers stranded, and infrastructure collapses.
![A resident carries a woman as others wade through floodwaters in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. [Hardy Bope/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/000_39B86UP-1743954514.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
From: The Stream
Why are people boycotting Apple’s new iPhone 16?
We join the debate as protests over the iPhone 16 demand accountability for exploitation in mineral mining.
Published On 29 Oct 2024
ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack
The armed men used guns and machetes to attack residents of villages in Beni territory, in North Kivu province.
