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Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern Congo
Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern Congo

(ANALYSIS) On Jan. 31, United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting between government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group intensified. The call comes after M23 rebels have already seized Goma, the provincial capital.

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Analysis, Africa, ReligionEwelina U. OchabEwelina Ochab, Forbes, Rwanda, M23 Rebels, Goma, Congo, DRC, religion, AfricaComment
After Pope Francis Visit, DRC Opens Baha’i House of Worship
After Pope Francis Visit, DRC Opens Baha’i House of Worship

It’s hoped that the new Baha’i house of worship in Kinshasa, Congo, which over 2,000 people from across the central African nation and around the world attended the official inauguration of, will be a “force for social betterment,” said Rachel Kakudji of the Baha’i Office of External Affairs there.

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Africa, Religion News, Baha'iAmy FallonBaha'i, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis, Rachel Kakudji, Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, Congo, Nancy Oloro Robarts, Continental board of Counsellors in Africa, Kenya, Bahá’u’lláh, Mírzá Ḥusayn-‘Alí Núrí, Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá’í faith, Universal House of Justice, Mother Temple of Africa, Mashriqu’l-Adhkar, Bahá’í Intercontinental Conference for Africa, Mlingane Poswayo, Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs South Africa, Amy Fallon, South Africa, Heinrich Wolff, Wolff Architects, Secondary feature, Secondary Feature, recharge Comments
In the Congo, Catholics dispute presidential election results and fight for a fair ballot box
In the Congo, Catholics dispute presidential election results and fight for a fair ballot box

(COMMENTARY) Catholics in the Democratic Republic of Congo are pushing the non-democratic regime toward greater election transparency.

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Africa, Politics, OpinionKilele P. MuzaliwaDRC, Congo, Congo president, Congo election, Catholic, Tshisekedi, Fayulu, Shadary, Catholic bishops, Episcopal Conference Congo, Kilele, Kilele P. Muzaliwa, primary feature, Primary Feature, Catholic Church, Christianity