Riots In Switzerland After Congolese Teen Dies, Right-Wing Politician Targeted In Lynching Attack

Quiet and prosperous Switzerland also now has its migrant riots to contend with. In the Swiss city of Lausanne, riots have now broken out for a second night after a 17-year-old Congolese youth died during a police chase. During the first night of...

Trump claims he ended Congo’s war, but residents say fighting persists

U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed credit for ending the conflict in eastern Congo, boasting that his intervention stopped what he called “a vicious war.” But on the ground, residents, activists, and analysts paint a very different...

Culture in the heartland

Perpetua Nsabimana, wife of the Rev. Daniel Niyonzima, prays during service at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa...

Trump claims to have ended the war in Congo. Residents there say that’s not true

U.S. President Donald Trump claims that the war in eastern Congo is among the ones he has stopped, after brokering a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda in June. But residents, conflict researchers and others say that's not true. Trump on Monday...

Trump claims to have ended the war in Congo. People there say that’s not true

GOMA, Congo (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump claims that the war in eastern Congo is among the ones he has stopped, after brokering a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda in June. But residents, conflict researchers and others say that's not...

TV chef Joyce Kudia on laying down permanent roots for her Congolese concept Biléyi

When Joyce Kudia took up residency at Boxhall City’s rotating chef concept Kitchen No. 8 earlier this year, it marked a significant moment in her career. Prior to, the private chef had never cooked in a commercial kitchen of her own before. Born...

Congolese pastor from Westbrook arrested by ICE for allegedly overstaying visa

Michel Tshimankinda was arrested by ICE last week. He's now being held at Strafford County jail in Dover, New Hampshire. Tshimankinda is a pastor at his own church. But he has also been a regular presence in the pews at Life Church Maine in...

A week of Trump stopping visas for Palestinian children, the national guard being deployed to DC, and Rwanda accepting people being trafficked from the US

Hi, I’m Marcela: I’m a comedian, I live in Brooklyn, and I really like to tell people how to feel about the news. After wowing zoomers all over on TikTok by giving them news with a sense of humour and anarchy, I decided to start a weekly Sunday...

EXCLUSIVE | As UK Migrant Hotel Protests Focus On 'Boat People', It Masks A Larger Indian Immigration Scandal

This week, the UK High Court granted the local authority in Epping, a leafy suburb east of the capital London, an injunction to remove asylum seekers housed in a hotel in the town centre. Some 140 asylum seekers, many of whom had crossed the...

Military air strikes in Nigeria free 76 hostages, including children

Open this photo in gallery:Members of the Nigerian army patrol along the Kaduna Birnin Gwari area in Nigeria, in March, 2024.Sunday Alamba/The Associated Press At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military...

RELIGION HEADLINES MON 8-18-25

Audio By Carbonatix (SRN NEWS)- ( ) Muslim terrorists are using sexual violence against Christians and other religious minorities in Africa. The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic has documented cases of sexual...

Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern Congo, UN says

Ex-President Kabila faces death penalty demand in Congo war crimes trial

FILE — Former Congo President Joseph Kabila arrives to meet religious leaders at his residence in M23-controlled Goma, Eastern Congo, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) Congo’s public prosecutor on Friday requested the death penalty for...

Congo army battles convicted war criminal’s militia, civilian deathsreported

Heavy clashes erupted this week between Congo's army and a militia founded by a war criminal convicted at the International Criminal Court but later released, both sides said, and one civil society activist put the civilian death toll at 19....

Cairo U. Now Offers Medical Education in French

Cairo University’s Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine has opened a new programme that will teach medicine in French, starting this fall. The school began accepting applications from international students earlier this summer, and interviews for...

Oldest surviving US mosque still welcomes Muslim Americans in Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States is a white clapboard building on a grassy corner plot, as unassumingly Midwestern as its neighboring houses in Cedar Rapids – except for a dome. The...

2025 Year to Date in Review: United States Immigration Changes and Updates

Overview So far, 2025 has brought a flurry of immigration changes that have impacted thousands of individuals residing in the United States. To ensure you have not missed anything, we have summarized and detailed each of them below (from most to...

Congo army battles convicted war criminal's militia, civilian deaths reported

(Reuters) -Heavy clashes erupted this week between Congo's army and a militia founded by a war criminal convicted at the International Criminal Court but later released, both sides said, and one civil society activist put the civilian death toll...

Northview Heights immigrant community weighs in on Pittsburgh Public Schools changes

In an effort to hear more feedback from the district’s immigrant community, Pittsburgh Public Schools held a gathering in Northview Heights on Thursday. Many of the district’s African immigrant families are concentrated in the North Side apartment...

Opioid grantee audit finds financial inconsistencies within Congo Legacy Center spending

Delaware's Office of Auditor of Accounts (AOA) releases the second wave of opioid grantee audits, finding financial inconsistencies within Congo Legacy Center's plans to fund the Congo Tarir Project. The audits are being conducted on a rolling...