Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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From street names to textbooks, Senegal is rewriting French colonial memory
New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...
DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.
Traveling to the House of Slaves in Senegal, and Finding Something Unexpected
Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.
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Architects race to save historic buildings in Senegal capital
Once an emblematic landmark of traditional west African architecture, Dakar's fondly remembered Sandaga market can now only be marvelled at through old photographs. Both Sandaga and Le Dantec are set ...