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DRC, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
African Insider
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February 4, 2025
Kinshasa – DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed group advances in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. M23 fighters and Rwandan soldiers have made...
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...
Congo’s stylish sapeur movement goes beyond fashion – 5 deeper insights
The Conversation
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February 6, 2025
In the two Congos, there’s a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as “sapeurs”, who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
DRC Crisis: Start of a Wider Regional Conflict
Modern Diplomacy
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February 13, 2025
27th January, 2025. For the second time in the last ten years, rebels from the March 23 Movement, or M23, captured Goma– the provincial capital of North Kivu. This marked a significant increase in the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
M23 Resurgence in Eastern DRC About Power, History, Resources
Africa Defense Forum
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April 8, 2025
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...
'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...
Kinshasa’s traffic cops run an extortion scheme generating f...
Modern Ghana
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Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents. Massive traffic jams and unsafe driving cause chaos on the roads, leading to long delays. The chaos has become a pressing...
Kinshasa’s traffic cops run an extortion scheme generating five times more revenue than fines
The Conversation
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February 3, 2025
Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents. Massive traffic jams and unsafe driving cause chaos on the roads, leading to long delays. The chaos has become a pressing...
Vaccination Coverage Covid-19 and Self-Reported Adverse Post-Vaccination Events in Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo
Dove Medical Press
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April 2, 2025
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...
DRC conflict: A geopolitical powder keg
MMEGI
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February 17, 2025
The Congo River Alliance (AFC), officially established in December 2023 under the leadership of Corneille Nangaa, marks a troubling evolution in the DRC’s conflict. This heterogeneous coalition unites the March 23 Movement (M23), widely regarded...
Death toll from flooding in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to support victims
The Independent
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April 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Little light on DRC truce terms shed after surprise summit
African Insider
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March 20, 2025
Kinshasa – Few details on a possible ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo had come to light on Wednesday, the day after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame held surprise talks in Doha....
Leader of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo meets Trump Africa advisor
African Insider
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April 4, 2025
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...
Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
The Globe and Mail
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February 16, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, on Feb. 16.Janvier Barhahiga/The Associated Press Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s...
Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
The Straits Times
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January 29, 2025
‹‹ 1 of 3 Romanian mercenaries queue to undergo screening as they are evacuated from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid a conflict between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), at...
DRC: Rebel-held territory expands with capture of Bukavu
Africanews
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February 17, 2025
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses, stood in front of the South Kivu governor’s office in Bukavu and told residents they have been living in a “jungle." “We are...
DRC/Rwanda: Kagame, Tshisekedi to attend crisis summit as Goma’s fate hangs in the balance
Africa Report
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The M23 armed group took control of Goma’s airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a security source said, following days of intense clashes that killed more than 100 people and wounded nearly 1,000, according to an AFP tally of...
Kenya Unveils Blood Automation Plan at Africa Technology Day
Africa.com
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March 28, 2025
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...
Technology-Enabled Operations As A Model For High-quality Reforestation In West Africa
Africa.com
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February 5, 2025
As the world faces a growing climate crisis, Africa’s forests play a vital role in combating environmental degradation. Restoring tropical forests is the most readily available and scalable solution the world has now to capture large amounts of...
Rapid Spread of Infectious Disease in the Congo Could be From Contaminated Water
Discover Magazine
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It sounded like the plot of a disaster movie: a mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) appeared to jump from a bat to three children who ate it. They died within two days of developing symptoms. Those symptoms included...