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Sonils Eyes Regional Growth, Steps Up as Champion Sponsor for Congo Energy & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025
Africa.com
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January 28, 2025
Angolan logistics provider Sonils has joined the upcoming Congo Energy&Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025 – taking place in Brazzaville from March 24-26 – as a Champion Sponsor. The inaugural CEIF conference will convene industry leaders, policymakers...
Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years?
Media Monitors Network
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February 4, 2025
DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the deployment of three peacekeeping missions. Here are four essential things to know: 1. A UN presence since independence The UN...
Orange and Vodacom partner to extend rural coverage in DRC
Mobile Europe
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January 14, 2025
Orange and Vodacom are forming a rural towerco partnership in Africa which they say is the first of its kind. Through this partnership, the operators will build, own and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - In North Kivu: heavy fighting between the army and the M23
Fides
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January 10, 2025
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 290,000 people were forced to flee in December due to fighting in the Lubero region of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is what the latest report of the UN Office for the...
Ruto acid test as EAC chair in face of DRC crisis
The Standard
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Alleged members of the Congolese military, Wazalendo (Patriots in Swahili) militiamen, and other Congolese forces walk in line while being escorted by members of the M23 armed group in Goma on January 28, 2025. [AFP] As the Eastern Democratic...
DR Congo conflict ‘catastrophic’: HRW
Kuwait Times
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January 26, 2025
NAIROBI: Civilians in eastern DR Congo face “increasing risks” as Rwandan-backed group M23 closes in on the key city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Friday saw intense clashes barely 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the provincial...
Rebels tighten grip on key DRC city amid fears conflict could spread
The Times
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Rebels backed by Rwanda moved to tighten their grip on the key Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday, including the airport, following days of battles that have filled hospitals with civilians caught in the crossfire. The president of the Democratic...
Rwanda, DRC in Goma crisis summit as Kagame agrees with US on ceasefire
News24
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Neighbours Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are due to meet on Wednesday about Goma. After talking to the US secretary of state, Kagame said he agrees on the need for a ceasefire. The African Union called on M23 to lay down arms, but did not...
Key DR Congo city close to falling to Rwanda-backed fighters
East Coast Radio
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The M23 armed group and Rwandan troops have seized the airport and most of the centre and neighbourhoods since marching into the eastern provincial capital on Sunday after a lightning offensive. The intense fighting has heightened a humanitarian...
Conflicts in DR Congo could trigger forced migration to Angola
Ver Angola
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Angola and DR Congo share a vast land, sea and river border, as analysts Tiago Armando and David Sambongo pointed out, also warning of implications from a health point of view with the possible mobility of Congolese citizens. "Every war has...
Human Rights Watch warns DR Congo conflict could have 'catastrophic' fallout
The Standard
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Displaced persons fleeing the combats in the area of Sake carry their belonging in the town of Mugunga, 10km north-west of Goma, on January 23, 2025. [AFP] Civilians in eastern DR Congo face "increasing risks" as Rwandan-backed group M23 closes in...
DR Congo conflict could have 'catastrophic' fallout: HRW
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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January 25, 2025
Civilians in eastern DR Congo face “increasing risks” as Rwandan-backed group M23 closes in on the key city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. Friday saw intense clashes barely 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the provincial capital of...
I left war-torn Congo at 12 without speaking any English and got bullied… but it turned me into a feared MMA star
The Sun
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February 6, 2025
AFTER Marc Diakiese left war-torn Congo at 12 for a better life in England he was mercilessly bullied - but it turned him into a feared fighter. Diakiese was born in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been in...
Rebels break truce to advance in Congo
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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February 6, 2025
GOMA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 60 miles from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society officials and...
Rwandan-backed M23 gain ground in eastern Congo despite calling a ceasefire
Morning Star
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February 5, 2025
RWANDAN-backed M23 rebels gained ground in eastern Democratic Rebublic of Congo (DRC) today, despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week. The M23 took control of Nyabibwe, a mining city 60 miles from the provincial capital of...
World News | Rwanda-backed Rebels Have Seized Another Town in Eastern Congo
Latestly
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February 5, 2025
Goma, Congo, Feb 6 (AP) Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu,...
Bishops try to unify Congo amid strife
The Pillar
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February 4, 2025
Congolese bishops are aiming to bring together divided politicians to discuss how to end a resurgent conflict in the east of the country. UN peacekeepers in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Jan. 10, 2025. MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Goma, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil...
Rwanda-backed rebels seize another town in eastern Congo
Guernsey Press and Star
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February 5, 2025
Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week. The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial...
Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Announced the Best African Women Researchers and African Young Researchers
Africa.com
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January 8, 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...