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Los Angeles (AFP) - A Ukrainian pilot project to compensate women raped by invading Russian soldiers could offer a roadmap for dealing with wartime sexual violence, says a Nobel Prize winner and expert on conflict atrocities. Denis Mukwege, a 69-year-old medical doctor, has dedicated his life to helping victims of some of the most horrific violence committed by military men. In his native Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been riven by violence for years, he has treated tens of thousands of women raped or mutilated by rampaging militias. Many victims feel they are invisible, unable to sp...
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Washington (AFP) - The United States called Sunday for the peaceful and transparent resolution of any election disputes in the Democratic Republic of Congo after President Felix Tshisekedi was declared winner of a second term in the turbulent nation. Provisional results showed Tshisekedi had won 73 percent of the vote, which opposition leaders have already dismissed as a "sham." The United States is following the process "closely," a State Department spokesperson said, stopping short of immediately congratulating Tshisekedi. "Any election disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordanc...
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Washington (AFP) - Human society is founded on our ability to cooperate with others beyond our immediate family and social groups. And according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, we're not alone: bonobos team up with outsiders too, in everything from grooming to food sharing, even forming alliances against sexual aggressors. Lead author Liran Samuni of the German Primate Center in Gottingen told AFP that studying the primates offered a "window into our past," possibly signaling an evolutionary basis for how our own species began wider-scale collaborative endeavors. Bonobos...
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Kinshasa (AFP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States was "concerned" by "credible" reports that Rwanda is supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The resurgence of the M23 group in Congo's restive east has exacerbated tensions between the neighbours, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of backing the rebels. Blinken was speaking in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, where he arrived on Tuesday for the second leg of a three-nation African tour and met President Felix Tshisekedi. Rwanda has denied the allegations and Blinken is due to visit the country f...
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Kinshasa (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in DR Congo on Tuesday for a one-day visit expected to focus on a conflict in the east of the country that has sparked tensions with Rwanda. Blinken, on the second leg of an African tour, was met at Kinshasa's Ndjili Airport by Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula, the president's office said. He and President Felix Tshisekedi will have a "one-on-one" meeting at the presidential palace in the evening, it said in a statement. The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking international support as it tussles with neighbouring Rwanda ov...
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Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday for a diplomatic solution over the Democratic Republic of Congo's rising tensions with Rwanda as he met with Kinshasa's top diplomat. Receiving Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula at the State Department, Blinken said the United States wanted to support "peace and security and stability in the eastern DRC, which is under some challenge." "We want to be very supportive of important African efforts that are ongoing," he said. Blinken praised talks earlier this year in Kenya's capital Nairobi between the DR Congo's governm...
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