4 d. ago The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza

I fled war at 14 and decades later became a US citizen. Now I fear racism and exclusion could become official policyLast week, leaked documents from the Trump administration reportedly revealed plans to gut the US refugee program, not only capping refugee resettlement at a record low of 7,500, but also transforming it from a life-saving humanitarian system into one that favors white South Africans and Europeans over the world’s most vulnerable people. As a refugee who found safety and belonging in this country, I broke into a sweat reading the news. Memories of my own journey rushed back, now mixed with a deeper fear that racism and exclusion are not just social undercurrents, but official policy.I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fled war at 14, spending nearly two decades in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally being resettled in the United States. Here, I reunited with my family, built a new life, and became a citizen. My story is one of patience, resilience an...

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8 d. ago Family of tragic student make CCTV appeal after hiring private investigators

The body of Christmas Kazadi Boina, a 19-year-old graphic design student originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was discovered in a property in Glasgow last month.

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3 w. ago Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, makes history with second visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sophie, 60, spent four days in the country during a secret high-security trip to 'shine a light' on the 'weaponisation of rape' and war-related sexual violence.

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3 w. ago Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is sentenced to death for war crimes and treason

Joseph Kabila, 54, was convicted in absentia by a high military court following accusations he collaborated with anti-government rebels.

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3 w. ago Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia

Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensionsA military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced the country’s former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes, treason and crimes against humanity.The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in DRC’s volatile eastern provinces. Kabila, who led the country from 2001 to 2019, has denied wrongdoing and said the judiciary had been politicised. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Congo military court sentences former President Kabila to death for treason

A military court in Congo has convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason and other charges and sentenced him to death

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