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Operation Shujaa commander assures Congolese nationals

Prossy Kisakye | February 3, 2023

The commander of operation Shujaa, Maj. Gen. Dick Olum has assured the Congolese nationals that Uganda won’t stop the operation until there is total peace in the region. Operation Shujaa was launched in November 2021, in order to dismantle the operations of the Allied Defense Forces (ADF) occupying the eastern […]

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Pope Francis slams ‘brutal atrocities’ in DR Congo

admin | February 2, 2023

By AFP Pope Francis on Wednesday slammed “brutal atrocities, which bring shame upon all humanity” in eastern DR Congo, after hearing testimony from victims of the conflict in the capital Kinshasa. The pontiff also appealed to those who “plunder, scourge and destabilise” the turbulent region to lay down their weapons, […]

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One million faithful attend pope’s mass in DR Congo capital

admin | February 1, 2023

By AFP Over a million worshippers turned out for a papal mass in DR Congo’s capital Wednesday, organisers said, on the second day of Pope Francis’s visit to the conflict-torn country. Many of the faithful in Kinshasa, a deeply observant megacity of some 15 million people, began to arrive at […]

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Pope visits conflict-ridden central Africa, first stop DR Congo

admin | January 31, 2023

By AFP Pope Francis embarks on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations. Thousands of well-wishers are expected at Kinshasa’s Ndjili international airport to greet the 86-year-old pontiff’s plane, which […]