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Dozens Die in Floods Hitting Congo’s Capital
The New York Times
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April 8, 2025
Dozens of people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains flooded the capital, Kinshasa, in the last few days, and destroyed hundreds of homes. The Ndjili River running through the megacity of 17 million people, one of...
DR Congo hands over three Americans jailed for coup attempt
The National News
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Three Americans convicted of taking part in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2024 have been moved to the US, the countries said on Tuesday, days after their death sentences were commuted to life in prison. “They've been...
DR Congo repatriates Americans jailed over coup attempt amid mining talks
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...
Understanding Congo-Zambezi water transfer project
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...
'Africa must free itself from economic dependence' — Dr. Jos...
Modern Ghana
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Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, has issued a bold call for African investors and entrepreneurs to take charge of the continent’s economic liberation. Speaking to the Modern Ghana News Network, he...
World Bank seeks Disaster Risk Management Specialist in DRC
ESI Africa
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April 21, 2025
The World Bank is seeking a Disaster Risk Management Specialist to join the team in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Closing date: 28 April 2025 The Infrastructure (INF) Practice Group within the World Bank is charged with developing...
Drc Vs Rwanda At The African Court: Why It Could Be A Decisive Moment For H
The Nigerian Voice
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As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the...
World News | Former President Kabila Returns to Congo from Exile, Arrives in Rebel-held Eastern City of Goma
Latestly
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April 18, 2025
Kinshasa, Apr 19 (AP) Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila, accused by the government of supporting rebels in the country's east, returned to Congo from self-imposed exile on Friday, arriving in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma, two of the...
DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisi...
Modern Ghana
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As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights – a judicial organ of the...
DRC vs Rwanda at the African Court: why it could be a decisive moment for human rights and justice on the continent
The Conversation
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February 23, 2025
As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the...
US-Africa Week Ahead: Largest-ever war games; tariff talks; US prosecutes Congo coup plotters
Africa Report
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African Lion, the premier annual war game of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), kicks off on Monday in Tunisia followed by other activities in Ghana, Senegal and Morocco in May. More than 10,000 troops from more than 40 countries are expected...
US senior adviser for Africa confirms Trump’s decision on Congo’s mineral export deal
Business Insider Africa
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April 5, 2025
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...
High vulnerability and exposure main driver behind Kinshasa’s deadly floods following heavy, but not unusual rainfall
PreventionWeb
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April 17, 2025
High vulnerability and exposure main driver behind Kinshasa's deadly floods following heavy, but not unusual rainfall. Since April 4, heavy rainfall has been impacting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, triggering widespread flooding,...
A Biotech Firm Says Its Genetic Tweaks of a Wolf Amount to ‘De-Extinction.’ What Does This Mean For Living Species?
Inside Climate News
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April 11, 2025
Since time immemorial, animal and plant species have performed an evolutionary dance with the environment around them, developing adaptations to respond to shifts in the climate and landscape. But there is one factor that can permanently halt this...
DRC desertion trials highlight weaknesses of a force in tatters
BusinessLIVE
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Kinshasa — Democratic Republic of the Congo soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes including rape and murder allegedly committed as they fled in the face of a lightning rebel...
DR Congo president urges African unity at AfCFTA ministerial meeting
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The 16th Meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Council of Ministers officially opened Tuesday in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a strong call from...
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Announces Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit (MARS) Awards 2024 Winners: 5 Outstanding Researchers from 5 African Countries Honored
Africa.com
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April 3, 2025
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...
Washington tries a new push in Kinshasa
Africa Confidential
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18th April 2025 PREVIEW Washington’s latest intervention in Kinshasa, led by Massad Fares Boulos, senior advisor to United States President Donald Trump, is disrupting the calculations of Congolese politicians and warlords. Boulos, a Francophone...
DRC: 'This is our war, not some distant, irrational outbreak of violence in Africa'
Le Monde
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Residents of Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, watch the arrival of the M23 rebels on February 16 AMANI ALIMASI / AFP We live in a time when international law is being torn to shreds. After multiple rounds of sanctions,...
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Partners Launch Phase 2 of National Program to Improve Management and Protection of 30% of Territory by 2030
Newswise
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April 9, 2025
See photos HERE See FRENCH below. En FRANÇAIS ci-dessous Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 9, 2025 - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, through the National Designated Authority of the Green Climate Fund...