Georgetown Hoyas legend Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58
The NBA has announced that Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 ...
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Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Doctors Without Borders treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last year, by ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan Forces, M23 Rebels Shell Civilians
The Rwandan army and the M23 armed group have throughout 2024 indiscriminately shelled displacement camps and other densely ...
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Dikembe Mutombo made a world of difference — and played basketball, too
And then he’d do it all again in the next city. He carried two phones ... In 2007, on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Mutombo ...
Dikembe Mutombo Has Long Battled Disease in His Native Country. Then COVID-19 Hit His New Home.
Dikembe Mutombo died of brain cancer Monday at the age of 58. Here SI has republished a story from 2022, detailing his ...
Dikembe Mutombo, shot-blocking NBA center and humanitarian, dies at 58
The basketball Hall of Famer starred at Georgetown before becoming a four-time Defensive Player of the Year in the NBA.
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Rwanda's army and an armed group shelled displaced people camps in Congo, rights group says
Rwanda's army and a militia it backs shelled camps for displaced people in eastern Congo, Human Rights Watch said. It also ...
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Congo prison escape attempt in Kinshasa leaves almost 130 dead, mostly in stampede, officials say
Kinshasa, Congo — An attempted jailbreak ... There were no signs of forced entry into the prison, which is located in the city center, 3 miles from the presidential palace.
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3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC
A military court in the DRC sentenced US citizens and dozens of others for their role in a failed coup attempt in May.