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QMP expands meat, poultry distribution in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Food Business Africa Magazine
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August 14, 2025
DRC – Quality Meat Packers (QMP), a Kenyan-based meat processing company, is introducing its full range of meat, poultry, and processed products to the Democratic Republic of Congo through a partnership with retailer Kin Marché. The rollout begins...
Diplomacy without deterrence won’t bring peace in eastern DRC
Institute for Security Studies
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Diplomacy without deterrence won’t bring peace in eastern DRC No mediation effort has outlined the incentives required to move the conflict parties towards de-escalation, let alone peace. Published on 15 August 2025 in ISS Today By Paul-Simon...
Officials spark global backlash with dangerous proposal for massive forest area: 'Where is the logic?'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 16, 2025
"We will not remain silent." by Susan Elizabeth TurekAugust 16, 2025 The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved a new round of oil development, threatening to release billions of tons of carbon while upending the lives of millions. What's...
DR Congo 'The Leopards' chase historic third CHAN title
The Standard
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Harambee Stars player Sakari tackles DR Congo player on August 3, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] For over two decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo has endured wars, political instability, and economic hardship. Yet, through it all, the...
French dictionary sparks controversy over the true meaning of Congo’s iconic banana leaf dish, ‘liboke’
Malay Mail
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August 15, 2025
KINSHASA (DR Congo), Aug 15 — Diners flock to the terrace of Mother Antho Aembe’s restaurant in downtown Kinshasa to enjoy “liboke”, blissfully unaware of the linguistic brouhaha surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national dish. Made...
Sexual violence surged amid war in DRC’s North Kivu last year: UN
Al Jazeera
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August 14, 2025
A total of 22,000 cases registered in province in 2023; in first five months of 2024, figure had already reached 17,000. Healthcare providers in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) treated more than 17,000 victims of sexual...
Congo’s Catholic Church Mourns, Protests, and Perseveres After Brutal Attack
Zenit
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August 13, 2025
(ZENIT News / Kinshasa, 08.13.2025).- The quiet Sunday rhythms of the village parish of Blessed Anuarite were shattered on July 27 when militants stormed the church during worship. Armed with machetes and fire, they left behind not just burned...
DRC Accuses M23 of Violating Ceasefire
News Central TV
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August 13, 2025
The Congolese army has accused the Rwanda-backed M23 militia of launching multiple attacks on its positions in the volatile eastern region, threatening a recently brokered US-backed ceasefire deal. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world and funds Congo's rebels
GhanaWeb
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August 14, 2025
Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The labourers are hauling coltan ore, a mineral that...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world and funds DRC’s rebels
SABC News
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August 14, 2025
Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The labourers are hauling coltan...
M23 war : Imbonerakure returning from the DRC speak of betrayal
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 12, 2025 – Eight months after leaving to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, several young Imbonerakure say they have received neither the promised bonus nor the...
DR Congo’s Diamond Peace: Sustainable or Doomed?
The Organization for World Peace
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August 13, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on terms of economic co-operation in several sectors, as both nations progress towards signing a peace deal agreed in June. The deal involves a regional economic framework that...
DRC army accuses M23 of ‘multiple attacks’ despite ceasefire deal
African Insider
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August 13, 2025
Kinshasa – The Congolese army accused the Rwanda-backed M23 militia on Tuesday of “multiple attacks” on its positions in the east, where several days of fighting have threatened a US-brokered ceasefire deal. The eastern Democratic Republic of...
Reconsider Visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The U.S. Department of State today updated its travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Level 3 status. As of August 12, 2025, this U.S. government Reconsider Travel advisory also includes Level 4...
DRC Minister Faces New Pressure as Businesswoman’s Sequestration Case Reignites
This Day
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August 11, 2025
Nearly a year after accusing Patrick Muyaya of orchestrating her 45-day sequestration, a United States–Congolese entrepreneur Gisèle Busima, is pushing back against what she calls “a campaign of intimidation” as her family is summoned by...
Congo-Kinshasa: Sanctioning Critical Minerals Traffickers Stoking Armed Conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 13, 2025
Washington, DC — Today, the United States is sanctioning armed groups carrying out illegal mining and supply chain actors profiteering from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Department of the Treasury is...
Congo army and rebels trade blame over clashes, troop buildup
The Gazette - Colorado
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KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo's army on Tuesday accused Rwanda-backed rebels of carrying out multiple attacks in eastern Congo which it said violated agreements signed in Washington and Doha, and warned it reserved the right to respond to...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis RUBAYA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world, funds Congo’s rebels
BDNews24
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Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes. The labourers are hauling coltan ore, a mineral that...
Nearly 50 prisoners flee in southwest DRC jailbreak
African Insider
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August 13, 2025
Kikwit – Nearly 50 prisoners broke out from a jail in the southwest Democratic Republic of Congo in the night from Monday to Tuesday, according to local sources. Prison breaks are a feature of life in the DRC, where the majority of jails were...