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DRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study
Mongabay
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April 23, 2025
In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to hit Kinshasa every two years in today’s...
Sunny days ahead for troubled DRC: Country stares at enormous revenue growth prospects
Zawya
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite its political and economic shocks, faces enormous revenue growth prospects in the next five years as the United Nations (UN) consider Kinshasa a major player and beneficiary in the global $250...
DRC: Contradictions, agony and implications for Pan-Africanism
The Cable
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April 14, 2025
Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some scholars, intellectuals and thinkers from the continent are continually engrossed in finding the pathways to resolving...
DRC Establishes Geological Research Zones to Boost Transparency and Revive Exploration
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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April 13, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has adopted a long-awaited decree to establish and regulate Geological Research Zones (ZRG), marking a major step in reforming its mining sector. The decision was made during the 38th ordinary session of the...
Peace for minerals: Negotiations between the US and Democratic Republic of the Congo raise alarm bells
El País
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May 20, 2025
The world’s largest exporters of coltan — essential for digitalization, the energy transition, and weapons production — have become the latest example of the U.S. government’s transactional policies. At a time when world powers are seeking to...
Democratic Republic of Congo: education unions join forces to call for greater investment in public education
Education International
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October 24, 2024
Education unions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have joined forces to promote public education and counter the privatisation of the education sector. Under the banner of the Education International (EI) campaign Go Public! Fund...
Africa accelerates towards energy and economic sovereignty with DRC mining growth {Business Africa}
Africanews
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May 8, 2025
DRC’s Mining Sector Enters a New Phase of Growth The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), already home to some of the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and copper, is entering a dynamic new phase. Recent geological surveys have unveiled new...
Congo, M23 rebels meet in Qatar, in bid to resolve deadly conflict
Sabah
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April 11, 2025
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels are holding crucial talks in Qatar, aiming to find peace in conflict-ridden eastern Congo, where insurgents have seized large swaths of territory, officials said Thursday....
Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Trends Among COVID-19 Patients During the First Four Waves in Ngaliema Clinic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dove Medical Press
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May 14, 2025
Background Coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) are a pandemic that has caused thousands of deaths worldwide, and the African continent has not been spared.1 The first wave was particularly severe, disrupting the healthcare system and swamping...
NanoViricides wins ethics approval for Phase II Mpox drug trial in DRC
Proactive USA
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May 8, 2025
NanoViricides (NYSE-A:NNVC) said on Thursday it has received ethics committee approval in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move forward with a planned Phase II clinical trial of its antiviral drug NV-387 for treating Mpox, a step toward...
DRC Launches National Digital ID System in Major Tech Transformation Push
Find Biometrics
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April 8, 2025
Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd has announced major progress in its partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to implement a nationwide digital identity system, marking a critical milestone in the country’s digital transformation...
Scientists warn African DNA is missing from the global genom...
Modern Ghana
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African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent's vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations. “Diversity” was the buzzword at the...
Militias in the hills, corpses in the streets: Congo city’s deadly new reality
Malay Mail
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May 10, 2025
The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, has taken control of Bukavu in eastern DR Congo, where law and order have collapsed. Armed gangs, former prisoners, and rival militias have plunged the city into nightly violence, leaving residents in...
Engines of chaos: inside the mines fuelling Congo’s brutal war
The Times
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Across the jagged scar of the hillside, white against the lush green, tiny figures scurry like worker ants, hauling, washing and bagging precious minerals pulled from the earth. Men and boys, their faces caked in white manganese, navigate paths...
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels hold high-stakes talks in Qatar in a renewed push for peace
Newsday - New York
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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 territory, officials said...
Five Days of Innovation and Creativity for Young People of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Space within The Framework of the African Forum for Research and Innovation (FARI 2025) in Cotonou, Benin
Africa.com
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May 6, 2025
“I am delighted to see that an important subject such as Science and Innovation, a crucial subject for the growth of Africa and our region, is generating so much enthusiasm at the highest level with the remarkable presence of personalities and...
Congo Repatriates Three Americans Sentenced to Death for Alleged Coup Attempt
Breitbart
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April 9, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday repatriated three Americans accused of participating in a failed coup attempt against President Felix Tshisekedi in May 2024. The three Americans were among 37 defendants sentenced to death for...
Navigating the future: The significance of World Population Day in a changing world
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
Every year on July 11th, the global community observes World Population Day, a United Nations initiative established in 1989 to draw attention to the urgency and importance of population issues. As we step into the third decade of the 21st...
Belgium Signals Stronger Role in DRC’s Critical Minerals Sector
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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May 1, 2025
Belgium is ready to deepen its involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) critical minerals sector, according to Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, who is currently visiting the Central African country as it seeks to diversify...
Uganda: Focus on research, Tayebwa challenges university lecturers
Africa.com
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May 5, 2025
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has challenged private university lecturers to focus on ground breaking research, if they are to uphold the quality of university education. Tayebwa was speaking while officiating at the 5th graduation ceremony of...