By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR, April 22 (Reuters) - A Colombian woman deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo under a new agreement with the Trump administration said she was under pressure to return to Colombia despite the dangers she would face there.

More than 200 civilians held captive in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo by an armed group linked to the Islamic State have been rescued in an army operation, the military in neighbouring Uganda has said.

Congolese and Rwandan officials have agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo where Congo is fighting rebels backed by the neighboring Rwanda. A joint statement issued

Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank will restrict cash transactions in US dollars starting next April to curb money laundering and improve confidence in the national currency.

A U.S. lawyer says around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo’s capital Kinshasa in the early hours of Friday.

By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are showing "significant" interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a State Department official said,