Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE AND MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership Thursday, the two countries' governments said in a joint statement. The Department of State said it will provide up to $900 million over ...

171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities and a civil society group said Thursday that mass graves were found in part of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates ...

After tense US-Greenland standoff, Denmark calls an early election

By JAMES BROOKS and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday called an early general election for March 24 as the country digests the recent standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump over his designs on the ...