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Belgium open to bigger role in Congo minerals sector, foreign minister says
Mining Weekly
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Belgium is open to deeper involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo's minerals sector, its foreign minister said on a visit to the former Belgian colony, which is seeking to diversify its investment partners. The vast Central African nation is...
Minerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC
The Guardian
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May 7, 2025
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, after three months of fighting, a peace agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the works. I spoke to our east Africa correspondent, Carlos Mureithi, about the conflict, how quickly it...
Congo: Where the tail is still wagging the dog
Bangkok Post
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March 25, 2025
'Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC," said President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo last October, and lo! It is coming to pass just as he predicted. But you can't tell...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Receives Its 1st Mpox Vaccine Shipment To Combat Virus Outbreak
Free Press Journal
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September 6, 2024
Kinshasa [Congo]: The Democratic Republic of Congo has received its first shipment of mpox vaccines, a crucil step in combating an outbreak that has affected the country and prompted the World Health Organisation to declare a global health...
Why does DRC want to end ex-President Kabila’s immunity for war crimes?
Al Jazeera
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May 2, 2025
The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) asked the Senate this week to revoke former President Joseph Kabila’s immunity from prosecution. Removal of Kabila’s immunity would pave the way for him to be prosecuted on charges of...
International company news in brief: Starlink gets DRC licence
BusinessLIVE
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Apple, Anthropic in AI ‘vibe coding’ deal BENGALURU — Apple is partnering with Amazon-backed start-up Anthropic on a new “vibe-coding” software platform that will use artificial intelligence to write, edit and test code on behalf of programmers,...
Shetu’s burial in DRC leaves family in limbo
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja The family of Apostle Paulus Shiwoomwenyo Shetu is grappling with the shock of his burial in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without their prior knowledge. Shetu (50) passed away on 22 April 2025 in Lubumbashi, DRC....
Democratic Republic of the Congo needs a sustained ceasefire
British Medical Journal
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Faraan O Rahim, global health researcher1, Ketan Tamirisa, global health researcher2, Patrick Ndeba, medical doctor3, Michée Kanda Sanza, public health expert4 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 2Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA...
Kabila's return to Congo fuels tensions amid truce
Deutsche Welle
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April 24, 2025
Observers are approaching the latest truce signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels with great caution, following numerous failed attempts at keeping the peace in the past. The latest peace offensive, brokered in Qatar, comes...
Peace for minerals: DRC activists refuse American blackmail
Il Manifesto
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May 5, 2025
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...
Belgium eyes deeper investment in Congo’s mineral wealth
Business Insider Africa
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May 1, 2025
This development was revealed by Belgium's foreign minister during a visit to the resource-rich Central African country, which is looking to broaden its pool of investment partners. However, ongoing instability has long deterred the foreign...
EU companies fueling minerals smuggling in DRC
Independent (Uganda)
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April 28, 2025
An artisanal coltan mining operation in Rubaya, eastern DRC. Coltan is one of the most sought-after minerals and experts blame the unending conflict in the country on the mineral’s abundance. COURTESY PHOTO/GLOBAL WITNESS. ‘Coltan moves from DR...
DRC foreign minister confirms ongoing talks with US on minerals
Mail & Guardian
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March 27, 2025
The foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner. (Photo: UNE.CD) The foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, on Thursday confirmed that her government...
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding — and why it’s not just about the rain
Down to Earth
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The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban...
Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda: ceasefire comes into effect
Pressenza
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August 9, 2024
The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached a crucial point with the recent ceasefire agreement between the DRC and Rwanda. This agreement is the result of the second ministerial meeting on the security and peace...
DRC Debacle Batters South Africa’s Standing as an Actor in African Peacekeeping
Polity
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The withdrawal of the SAMIDRC force from the eastern DRC has significant negative ramifications for South Africa and SADC’s standing as a player in African peacekeeping. South Africa’s disastrous deployment to eastern DRC has come to an abrupt and...
DRC bishops face backlash over peace plan
The Pillar
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March 24, 2025
Catholic and Protestant leaders are facing strong political headwinds as they promote a joint plan to secure long-term peace in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. French President Emmanuel Macron with representatives of the National...
Kabila's return to DRC fuels tensions, as ceasefire starts
Deutsche Welle
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April 24, 2025
Observers are approaching the truce that was signed between the DRC and M23 rebels with great caution, following numerous failed attempts at keeping the peace in the past. The latest peace offensive, brokered in Qatar, comes after thousands of...
Caution surrounds planned DRC-Rwanda peace agreement
Deutsche Welle
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April 30, 2025
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...
Can Trump Bring Peace to Congo?
Foreign Policy
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April 30, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: The Trump administration oversees a peace plan between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Turkey sends troops to Somalia to help fight al-Shabab militants, and...