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World News | Congo, Rwanda-backed Rebels Hold High-stakes Talks in Qatar in Renewed Push for Peace
Kinshasa, Apr 10 (AP) Congo's government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a renewed push for peace in the conflict-battered eastern Congo, where the insurgents have seized vast...
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Congo bans Al Jazeera over its interview with a key rebel leader and threatens journalists
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Can Congo’s Tshisekedi Ever Be Trusted? China and Rwanda Know Better
1 President Tshisekedi on a visit in China in 2023 In the intricate web of global geopolitics and resource diplomacy, few nations have captured as much attention—and frustration—as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Under President Félix...
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Armed Groups Covet Cocoa In Eastern DR Congo
Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated cocoa plantation in the war-torn North Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. North Kivu is primarily rich...
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Vaccination Coverage Covid-19 and Self-Reported Adverse Post-Vaccination Events in Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo
Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In January 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was identified as the causative agent of an outbreak in...
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Why DR Congo's army struggles against the smaller M23
Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its control. The Congolese armed forces (FARDC)...
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Why the DRC army is inferior to the much smaller M23
Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its control. The Congolese armed forces (FARDC)...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Case Against Apple Brings New Hope in Conflict Minerals Crisis
As the DRC brings an unprecedented case against Apple, and the company offers assurances that it will no longer use conflict minerals from central Africa, experts are questioning whether real change is on the horizon in illegal mining. The war...
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Kenya Unveils Blood Automation Plan at Africa Technology Day
Kenya is set to roll out whole blood automation technology as part of efforts to modernize its blood transfusion services and improve access to safe blood across the country. The announcement was made by the Principal Secretary for Medical...
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Coup in Congo and Trump to the Rescue! Three Americans Freed in an Unexpected Twist
Three American citizens, imprisoned for a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have returned to their homeland this Tuesday. All thanks to high-stakes negotiations between Donald Trump’s administration and Congolese...
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CDC Monitors Outbreak of Deadly Unknown Disease in Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of a mysterious disease that has claimed at least 53 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
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A Closer Look at Trump’s Peace Deals
In his speech at the United Nations (U.N.), President Trump claimed (no fewer than four times) that he has “ended seven unendable wars.” This assertion, which he began repeating over the summer, is not only a gross exaggeration: it also betrays a...
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BreakThrough News | Whoever Controls the Congo, Controls the World
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Hosts Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek interview Kambale Musavuli of The Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa about the Congo's mineral wealth, the past and present state of the country, and how he views the Trump administration's foreign...
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US says it is open to critical minerals deal with DRC
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The US was open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the state department said on Sunday, after a DRC politician contacted US officials to pitch a minerals-for-security deal. The DRC, which is rich in...
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Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo
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The war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Rwanda, has caused at least six million deaths in the last twenty-seven years, according to official figures. Some estimate that almost half of them are children. Village...
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AFRICA/CONGO RD - Appeal by Butembo university students: “Enough 30 years of war imposed on us to plunder our country's resources”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “We have been living in war for more than 30 years. The war was born before our generation. It has produced misery, millions of internally displaced people, millions of dead” say the university students of Butembo-Beni,...
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Leader of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo meets Trump Africa advisor
Kinshasa – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, battling anti-government forces in the country’s resource-rich east, on Thursday discussed a possible mining deal with a senior envoy of US President Donald Trump, officials said. The Democratic...
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M23 Resurgence in Eastern DRC About Power, History, Resources
Speaking to the United Nations Security Council in February, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kaykwamba Wagner, said more than 4,000 people were killed in 48 hours when Rwanda-backed M23 rebels overran...
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The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
The escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had significant — and overlooked — environmental impacts. The rate of tree cover loss in Kahuzi-Biega and Virunga National Parks has sharply increased since the conflict...
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Death toll from flooding in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to support victims
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