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Popes have been European for hundreds of years. Is it time for one from Africa or Asia?

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DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisive moment for human rights and justice on the continent

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I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation

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Rebels are continuing their march in eastern Congo – what is their long-term goal?

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General Kagame’s army captures Goma again in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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