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IMF Greenlights $262 Million Boost for Congo Amid Reform Drive
Arabian Post
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July 3, 2025
The International Monetary Fund has cleared the initial review of its Extended Credit Facility arrangement with the Democratic Republic of Congo, triggering an immediate disbursement of US$ 262 million. That sum bolsters the Kinshasa government’s...
Rwanda Accused of Expansionist Aims in Eastern Congo, Days After Peace Deal
The Rwandan
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July 2, 2025
Barely five days after the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace agreement in Washington on 27 June 2025, a confidential report by a UN panel of experts, leaked to Belgian newspaper De Standaard, paints a starkly different picture...
Rwandan army played 'critical' role in seizing key DR Congo cities: UN experts
Eye Witness News
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KINSHASA - Rwanda's army played a "critical" role alongside the M23 anti-governmental group in an offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo early this year that culminated in the capture of two key cities, UN experts say. "RDF (Rwandan...
US brokers peace deal between DRC and Rwanda
PRI - The World
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July 2, 2025
Last Friday, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace deal that was brokered by the Trump administration and signed in Washington. If it succeeds, the agreement could help bring an end to a long and deadly conflict between the two...
Double Burden of Malnutrition and Validity of Overweight/Obesity Indicators Among Students in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross Sectional Study From the University of Kinshasa
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Jean-Robert Makulo,1 Trésor Tshiswaka Mutombo,2 Ramsès Kamitalu Kabongo,3 Audace Kilolo Tunda,4 Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili,1 Christian Kisoka Lusunsi,2 Beni Beni Kasangwala,3 Christian Mulundu Lakwon,3 Benit Boluta,3 Guvanie Lubamba Mubiala,3 Tatiana...
Brightrock And Henley Business School Debut Advanced Change Science Institute
Africa.com
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July 2, 2025
In a powerful and timely collaboration, BrightRock, the needs-matched life insurer, with academic partner Henley Business School Africa, officially launched the Change Science Institute on 18 June 2025 at Henley’s Johannesburg campus, ushering in...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal
The Citizen
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the c...
Modern Ghana
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the chances of its success?
The Conversation
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June 30, 2025
The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Cape Town, South Africa – Five months ago, with a single social media post, United States President Donald Trump put half a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at risk when he announced the closure of USAID – the...
DRC-Rwanda Peace Pact Sparks Hope and Skepticism
Global Press Journal
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June 29, 2025
LUBERO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — In a historic peace deal signed Friday, leaders of DRC and Rwanda agreed to end a yearslong war that largely played out in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces along the eastern edge of DRC. But people here...
DRC and Rwanda signing peace deal in US
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A peace agreement brokered by the White House to stem the bloodshed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a militia allegedly backed by Rwanda occupies vast swaths of land, will be signed in...
Major Rwandan coltan exporter bought smuggled Congolese minerals, UN report says
Yahoo News
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By Reade Levinson, David Lewis and Sonia Rolley , REUTERS -Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals smuggled from rebel-held areas of neighboring Congo, helping fund an insurgency in that vast African country, according to a...
DRC and Rwanda to strike Trump-brokered peace deal: All to know
Al Jazeera
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June 27, 2025
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expected to sign a United States-mediated peace deal on Friday following several months of conflict that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions in resource-rich eastern DRC....
DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal: Kigali Dictates Terms Ahead of Washington Signing
The Rwandan
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June 26, 2025
Washington – On the eve of the expected signing of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, the balance appears to be tipping in Kigali’s favour. According to diplomatic sources cited by Reuters, Congolese...
Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks...
Rwanda, Congo sign US-brokered peace deal to end fighting that killed thousands
New York Post
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June 28, 2025
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement marks a breakthrough in...
DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal explained: Will Qatar, US efforts end the world's deadliest humanitarian crisis?
The Week
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a United States-brokered peace agreement on Friday. The deal signed by the countries’ foreign ministers at the State Department in Washington DC would end the year-long fighting between the two...
Congo and Rwanda Will Sign A Peace Deal On June 27
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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June 26, 2025
By Wilson Mcmakin, Associated Press Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said. Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23...
Rwanda And Congo Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Deal To End Conflict And Boost Investment
StratNews Global
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June 28, 2025
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo finalized a peace agreement on Friday with mediation from the United States, aiming to end a violent conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and uprooted hundreds of thousands in 2025. The agreement...