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DR Congo repatriates Americans jailed over coup attempt amid mining talks
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Modern Ghana
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Three American citizens jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a failed coup attempt have been transferred to US custody following high-level talks between the two countries on security and mining deals. The Congolese presidency told...
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Congo hostilities fuelled by longstanding grievances. Your smartphone is also a factor
An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region that suffered two devastating wars between 1996 and 2003. A rebel alliance led by the ethnic Tutsi-led militia...
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Peace for minerals: DRC activists refuse American blackmail
The negotiation process toward a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda – mediated by the United States – is still shrouded in secrecy. On Friday, May 2, exactly one week after Kinshasa and Kigali had signed a...
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DRC conflict: Why a US peace initiative faltered
The M23 rebels are steadily advancing toward Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the eastern region of theDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On Tuesday, M23 captured the eastern city of Minova, one of the main supply routes for Goma....
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Crime, Fear Stalk DR Congo’s M23-Run Areas
Every morning the Congolese city of Bukavu, now under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, counts its dead. Corpses are discovered at dawn, lying in the steep streets of the capital of South Kivu province, which has been in the hands of...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Tighten Grip On Congo Mineral Wealth As UN Warns of Long-Term Control
M23 rebels are establishing control over key mineral-rich territories in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations experts have warned. The Tutsi-led rebels, active in North and South Kivu provinces, have seized key towns since...
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Deadly floods in DRC becoming more likely with climate change, say scientists
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At Night, Crime And Fear Stalk DR Congo's M23-run Areas
Every morning the Congolese city of Bukavu, now under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, counts its dead. Corpses are discovered at dawn, lying in the steep streets of the capital of South Kivu province, which has been in the hands of...
Owner: David Jang
US senior adviser for Africa confirms Trump’s decision on Congo’s mineral export deal
The decision to go ahead with the mineral deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo was made by President Trump's newly appointed Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos. Following his appointment, Boulos revealed that he would be making key...
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Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Announces Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit (MARS) Awards 2024 Winners: 5 Outstanding Researchers from 5 African Countries Honored
Merck Foundation announced the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS Awards winners 2024, 5 Researchers from 5 different African Countries recognized under two categories – Best African Women Researchers and Best Young African...
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DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels who seized Goma city declare unilateral ceasefire
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Le Monde
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The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo's key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region on Monday, February 3, for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced...
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Understanding Congo-Zambezi water transfer project
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The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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Engineer Elijah Chifamba SOME countries in Southern Africa, particularly Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, are experiencing increasing water stress due to limited internal renewable water resources. This scarcity has necessitated regional...
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Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC’s Historic Case Against Apple Over Blood Minerals in Its Supply Chain
The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of war crimes, forgery and deception by using illegally extracted and smuggled minerals in its products. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed criminal cases against Apple,...
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Caution surrounds planned DRC-Rwanda peace agreement
On April 25, Foreign Ministers Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (DRC) and Olivier Nduhungirehe (Rwanda) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Washington in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "We are discussing how to build new...
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The Congo power battle that could undo Trump’s bid for mineral riches
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The Times
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After his return from military training in China, the handsome young officer seen at the side of Laurent Kabila was presented to the ranks merely as an adviser. Joseph Kabila, however, was far more than that.The son of the ruler who overthrew the...
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Congo says 773 dead in week of fighting as military battles Rwanda-backed rebels
At least 773 people have been killed in and around eastern Congo's largest city of Goma in the past week during fighting between the military and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to Congolese authorities. The rebels overran Goma on Tuesday...
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Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday....
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Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
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Newsday - New York
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GOMA, Congo — At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities...
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New front in US-China rivalry opens, this time in Congo’s copper and cobalt mining heartland
Talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the United States over a proposed “minerals-for-security” pact could threaten China’s long-standing dominance in the central African nation’s mining industry, though analysts warn the...
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