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Congo’s Goma under siege as M23, Rwandan forces intensify assault
Firstpost
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January 27, 2025
Heavy artillery fire rocked the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Monday as France warned the capital of the mineral-rich region was on the brink of falling to militia fighters and Rwandan troops. Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before...
Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC’s Historic Case Against Apple Over Blood Minerals in Its Supply Chain
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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January 5, 2025
The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of war crimes, forgery and deception by using illegally extracted and smuggled minerals in its products. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed criminal cases against Apple,...
Concern as mystery disease kills over 50 people in DRC
The Standard
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Grungy photo of feet with toe tag on a morgue table.[Courtesy] For the past eight weeks, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been more than just a war zone. Amid ongoing violence, where civilians are being killed and women and children...
After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
The New Humanitarian
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March 20, 2025
After a rapid advance saw Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize the two largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, uncertainty now looms over whether they will push on to the capital, and how much more the war will entangle the wider...
US Open to Critical Minerals Partnership with Congo as Security Talks Progress
Arise News
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March 11, 2025
The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday, after a Congolese senator contacted US officials to pitch a minerals-for-security deal. Democratic...
US open to minerals deal with Congo
Miningmx
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March 10, 2025
THE US was open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday. This was after a Congolese senator contacted US officials to pitch a minerals-for-security deal. Democratic...
U.S. open to minerals partnerships with Congo
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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March 9, 2025
REUTERS/JONNY HOGG / 2013 A view of processing facilities at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo’s copper-producing south. The United States is open to exploring critical minerals...
US open to minerals partnerships with the DRC
Mining Weekly
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The US is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday, after a Congolese senator contacted US officials to pitch a minerals-for-security deal. Democratic Republic of...
Trump sees Africa deal as key to reviving peacemaker claims as he pursues Nobel prize
The Globe and Mail
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June 26, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Members of the M23 rebel group in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in April. U.S. pressure helped halt an M23 offensive earlier this year.Arlette Bashizi/Reuters After orchestrating a bombing operation against...
Postcards from Congo is an artful graphic history
Peak
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February 27, 2025
By: Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief Content warning: brief mentions of slavery, child soldiers, and war. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa, yet its rich, enduring history is often overlooked. Postcards...
Another mystery disease outbreak in DR Congo: What we know
Deutsche Welle
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February 28, 2025
Another mystery disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged in recent weeks, resulting in at least 60 deaths, officials say. It follows a similar event in September 2024, referred to as "Disease X" before the World Health...
DR Congo: negotiations in Luanda will take place despite the absence of the M23
Ver Angola
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Both the Angolan and DR Congo presidencies reaffirmed that the meeting would take place, despite the M23 declaring, at the end of the day on Monday, that it was cancelling its presence, attributing its absence to "international institutions",...
Amid conflict, why does the DRC want a minerals deal with Trump?
St. Kitts Gazette
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March 17, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having “daily exchanges” with the United States government with the aim of securing a minerals-for-security deal, Congolese officials have told the media. The move comes amid escalating violence in the...
Why does the DRC want a minerals deal with Trump, amid M23 conflict?
Al Jazeera
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March 17, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having “daily exchanges” with the United States government with the aim of securing a minerals-for-security deal, Congolese officials have told the media. The move comes amid escalating violence in the...
What we know about mysterious illness quickly killing people in the Congo
National Post
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February 27, 2025
Within five weeks, an unknown illness has killed 53 people in northwestern Congo, which has been traced back to three children who ate a bat. The illness first appeared on Jan. 21 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 431 recorded cases and...
Mystery illness in Congo kills more than 50, health officials investigate
Straight Arrow News
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February 26, 2025
A mysterious illness has killed at least 53 people in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting urgent investigations by health officials. The outbreak began in January and has spread rapidly across multiple villages with symptoms...
The human dimension of the conflict in the DRC, By Jideofor Adibe
Premium Times
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February 25, 2025
The almost eternal cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fuelling a widespread violence, mass displacement and extreme human suffering in the country and its neighbours like Burundi. With violence surging in Eastern DRC,...
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, according to the World Health Organization, which...
Deadly new illness claims 53 lives in Congo
Israel Hayom
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February 25, 2025
A mysterious illness that can kill within 48 hours has claimed 53 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northwest region, The Washington Post reported, creating what health officials describe as "a significant public health threat" to the...
Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in DRC
Sky News
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February 25, 2025
An unknown disease has killed more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to doctors. The World Health Organisation's (WHO) Africa office said the first outbreak was discovered in the town of Boloko, in the northwest...