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Congolese Nun Overcomes Blackouts by Becoming Electrician to Create Hydroelectric Plant

Occasionally swapping sandals for wading boots, but keeping their veils tucked under their hard hats, a group of Congolese nuns has been trained in...

Hundreds of Volunteers Have Prevented Violence By Helping 350,000 People in Sudan and Congo Make Personal Peace

In celebration of September 21 being the International Day of Peace, this organization is highlighting an astonishing 12-year legacy of helping hundreds of thousands...

These Youth in the Congo Offer a Choice of Music Over Conflict

Republished with permission from Peace News Written by John Oryang August 15th, 2017 When Kelvin and his friends filmed their own version of a US pop song, they...

After a 3-Year Wait For Adopted Congo Boys, Watch Incredible Airport Arrival

It was an emotional meeting the first time Jennifer and James Grover finally embraced their new sons — more than three years after they...

Eastern Congo Rebel Group Lays Down Arms in Defeat

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the defeated M23 rebel group, whose bloody insurgency displaced 800,000 people, announced it is ending its attacks,...
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Orchestra Brings Joy In Midst of Desperate Congo

For decades, everything to come out of the Democratic Republic of Congo has not been good: civil war, child soldiers and atrocities against women....
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Former Foes Congo, Rwanda Agree to Share Energy

Former foes Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a joint project to produce 200 megawatts of power from methane gas reservoirs in the lake...
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Affleck Raises Money for Congo Aid at Pre-Oscar Party (Video)

Ben Affleck spread the word on the plight of victims of the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo at one...
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“Spectacular” Gorilla Growth in Congo, Despite War

The extremely rare mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park seem to have prospered during turmoil and fighting by rebel groups in the...
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Congo, Rwanda and Uganda Unite to Save Mountain Gorillas

Borders will matter less to central Africa’s mountain gorillas, following the launch of a strategic conservation plan which covers adjoining areas of Rwanda,...

DR Congo Peace Agreement Welcomed After Ceasefire in Country’s East

The Democratic Republic of Congo government on Thursday officially declared a ceasefire in the embattled east following a peace deal signed by warring parties,...
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Ten Millionth Tree Planted in Congo’s Gorilla Habitat

The World Wildlife Fund is celebrating the ten millionth tree planted around crucial endangered mountain gorilla habitat in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
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Massive New Rainforest Reserve Opens to Protect Congo Apes

A new nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will become the world's largest continuous protected area for great apes, particularly the...

Landmark Voting in DR Congo

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been voting in one of Africa's most significant elections for many years. Congolese hope the...

DR Congo Votes, First Time in 40 Years

Polls have closed in national elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo - the first multi-party vote in 40 years... Many people walked...
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Congo Militiamen Disarm Ahead of Deadline

A "massive disarmament" took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week, days before a deadline. Hundreds of militiamen who were fighting in...

First Known Photos of ‘Lost Bird’ Not Seen in 2 Decades are Captured by University of Texas Scientists

For the first time, scientists have captured photos of a bird in Africa that was unseen for nearly twenty years. Known as the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike,...

Some Generous Apes May Help Explain The Evolution Of Human Kindness

New research suggests that among bonobos, giving is seen as good—and they may just have given the trait of generosity to us. While chimps are...

#WallStreetBets Traders Donate $300,000 to Adopt Gorillas From Dian Fossey Fund

Reddit's #WallStreetBets community has spent a combined $300,000 dollars on endangered wildlife conservation thanks to their recent plundering of New York hedge funds. The snowballing...

Watch Celebrations Erupt After Nation’s Last Ebola Patient is Discharged From Treatment Center

With no new confirmed cases in the last two weeks, DRC officials believe the nation's second-worst Ebola outbreak has finally come to an end.