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DR Congo Signs Deal to Host Third-Country Deportees from the United States

The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new agreement with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa announced on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The deal positions Congo as the latest African nation to accept deportees as Washington accelerates its sweeping immigration enforcement campaign. Under […]

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DRC in Talks to Accept US Expelled Migrants: A Geopolitical Tightrope

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Kinshasa is negotiating with Washington over a deal that would see the DRC accept migrants expelled from the United States — revealing the complex geopolitics driving Africa’s migration diplomacy.

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DRC in Talks to Host Deported Migrants as Part of US Deal

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Kinshasa is negotiating a deal that would see the Democratic Republic of Congo receive migrants expelled by the United States, according to sources who spoke exclusively to The Africa Report. The discussions, which have been underway for nearly a year, are part of a broader diplomatic and economic process aimed at restoring peace in eastern

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Islamic State-Linked Rebels Kill 43 in Eastern Congo Attack

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At least 43 people were killed in a brutal attack by Islamic State-linked militants in eastern Congo on April 2, 2026, according to local officials and armed group trackers. The assault, which targeted a community in the Ituri province region, is one of the deadliest single incidents in a conflict that has claimed thousands of

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DRC Armed Forces Begin Disarmament Operations Against FDLR Militias in Eastern Congo

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s military has launched a major disarmament and voluntary repatriation operation targeting the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu rebel group that has operated on Congolese soil for three decades — in a campaign that regional observers say could be the best chance in a generation to

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