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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...
DRC army and allied militias clash amid retreat from Bukavu
BusinessLIVE
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Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military sources and townspeople...
Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military...
DRC conflict: Pressure mounts on Rwanda as M23 seize Bukavu
Deutsche Welle
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February 17, 2025
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the fighting between the rebel coalition led by the M23 and the Congolese army continues unabated: the militias are gaining more and more territory in the province of South Kivu as they captured the...
Congo WHO Investigates Mysterious Illness Cluster Killing 60
New Kerala
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February 28, 2025
Kinshasa, Feb 28: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO), are investigating a new cluster of illnesses and community deaths in Equateur Province, where a total of...
DRC government directive triggers panic in ape sanctuaries amid ongoing conflict
Mongabay
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February 21, 2025
In January, the Congolese national authority in charge of the country’s protected areas issued a controversial directive asking its partner primate sanctuary to send juvenile chimpanzees to the Kinshasa zoo for a breeding program. Critics say the...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Youth from Bukavu appeal to major powers: “Stop provoking wars and massacres in Congo”
Fides
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April 5, 2025
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "You who have the power to provoke war, please stop fueling it in our country," is the appeal addressed to the major powers by 40 young people from Bukavu, the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu, which was...
Congo, WHO probe mysterious illness as death toll rises to 60
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- Kinshasa Kinshasa, Feb 28: Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO), are investigating a mysterious illness that has claimed 60 lives and...
Congo, WHO Investigate Mysterious Illness Cluster As Death Toll Reaches 60
MENAFN
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February 28, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, Feb 28 (IANS) health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO), are investigating a new cluster of illnesses and community deaths in Equateur...
Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
News Tribune - Missouri
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February 25, 2025
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister said Monday, as the European Union announced it...
Congo outbreak: Terrifying symptoms of mystery 'crying disease' that can kill in 48 hours
The Mirror US
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February 27, 2025
Health officials have been left concerned by the outbreak The terrifying symptoms of a mystery 'crying disease' that kills you in hours have emerged - as fears grow that it may spread. The illness - which has killed 53 people in northwestern Congo...
World News | Congo, Rwanda-backed Rebels Hold High-stakes Talks in Qatar in Renewed Push for Peace
Latestly
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April 10, 2025
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...
Congo news blackout on mystery killer viruses as 50 victims in hours
Daily Star
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February 25, 2025
Fears around a mystery illness that has killed 50 people in the Congo continue to grow exponentially. It comes as the Daily Star uncovered an apparent media blackout on the "worrying" disease with zero reports from local outlets on a viral...
Coup in Congo and Trump to the Rescue! Three Americans Freed in an Unexpected Twist
The Gateway Pundit
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April 11, 2025
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...
DR Congo: Tshisekedi discussed mining deal with Trump emissary
Ver Angola
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“We have taken note of the DR Congo proposal and I am pleased to announce that President [Félix Tshisekedi] and I have reached an agreement on the way forward for its elaboration,” said Donald Trump’s advisor, Massad Boulos, quoted in a press...
Congo faces deadly outbreak as mystery illness kills 53, WHO reports
The New Zealand Herald
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February 25, 2025
Investigators traced the outbreak’s origin to Boloko Village, where three children under the age of 5 died after reportedly eating a bat carcass, health officials said. In addition to the other symptoms reported with this disease, the three...
Armed groups covet cocoa in eastern DRC
African Insider
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March 27, 2025
Beni – 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...
Sourcemind Academy sponsored by Webb Fontaine, lays the groundwork for technology and skills transfer within the Guinea’s Single Window for Foreign Trade (GUCEG) framework: 15 young Guineans trained in software engineering
Africa.com
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April 3, 2025
As part of the skills and technology transfer process outlined by the commitments under the concession for Guinea’s Single Window for Foreign Trade (GUCEG), Webb Fontaine (www.WebbFontaine.com), in collaboration with Sourcemind Training Academy,...
How a Ghanaian Lab Is Changing the Future of Global Cancer Research
Africa.com
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April 3, 2025
Several years after losing his father to liver cancer, Ghanaian immunologist Yaw Bediako launched Yemaachi Biotech to close a critical gap in African cancer research. The company, situated in Accra, is building Africa’s largest cancer genomics...
DRC conflict: talks have failed to bring peace. Is it time t...
Modern Ghana
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The crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalated at the end of January 2025 when Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu, fell to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The civilian population is paying a heavy price as a result...