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JUBA-KINSHASA strengthen ties
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 28, 2025
By Alan Clement Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi has sent his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir Mayardit, a special message on July 25, 2025 bilateral relations. The diplomatic engagement is aimed at reinforcing relations between...
Congo-Kinshasa: ex-leader Joseph Kabila goes on trial for treason
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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July 26, 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo’s ex-leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over alleged support for Rwanda-backed militants, an AFP reporter at the court said. He stands accused at a military court in...
How Trump wants the US to cash in on mineral-rich DR Congo's peace deal
BBC
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ShareSave The Trump administration is spearheading an ambitious, but controversial, peace initiative aimed at ending the long-running conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has also drawn in neighbouring Rwanda. Its mediation...
China faces off against US for domination of DR Congo’s critical minerals
South China Morning Post
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July 28, 2025
After years of largely unchallenged control over the DR Congo’s critical minerals, China now faces growing US competition – a battle that Beijing is determined to win. Now, a US consortium – including firms led by ex-military executives – has bid...
Congo-Kinshasa: Soaring Demand for Electric Vehicles, Lithium-Ion Batteries Creates Environmental Crisis in DRC
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 26, 2025
United Nations — Electric vehicles contribute to an ongoing environmental and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mining operations cause deforestation, pollution, food insecurity and exploitative labor practices....
More than 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast DRC
African Insider
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July 28, 2025
Bunia – More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DRC, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said. The ADF, which pledged allegiance to...
Congo journalist Rosie Pioth sent death threats for anniversary report on 1982 airport bombing
Modern Ghana
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Kinshasa, July 24, 2025—Authorities in the Republic of the Congo must ensure the safety of journalist Rosie Pioth following death threats for her reporting on the anniversary of the 1982 bombing of the Maya-Maya International Airport in the...
Cameroon’s electoral body bars president’s main rival from standing
Abuja Inquirer
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July 27, 2025
Cameroon’s electoral commission, ELECAM, on Saturday announced that opposition politician Maurice Kamto was barred from contesting the 12 October presidential polls. The renowned university professor and former government minister was widely seen...
More than 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast DR Congo
Eye Witness News
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BUNIA - More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said. The ADF, which pledged allegiance to...
All Set for 20th Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Africa with Focus on “hope, reconciliation, peace”
ACI Africa
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July 31, 2025
One of the highlights of July 30 was the collective visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial by Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Women and Men Religious, and lay delegates. “It was a moment of deep emotion,” said the SEACM Communications Officer, adding,...
Over 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast DR Congo, ending brief regional calm
Firstpost
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July 28, 2025
More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said. The ADF, which pledged allegiance to Islamic...
More than 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast Congo
Korea Herald
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July 28, 2025
BUNIA, Congo (AFP) -- More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern Congo, ending a monthslong period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said. The ADF, which pledged...
Kinshasa slum battles deadly cholera outbreak
Modern Ghana
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Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Pakadjuma has struggled to end a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year. Some 20...
DR Congo accord with M23: fragile step towards peace
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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DR Congo accord with M23: fragile step towards peace KINSHASA, July 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A recent ceasefire agreed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, set to take effect this week, ranks as a tentative step...
DRC military court adjourns case against ex-president Kabila to July 31
Independent (Uganda)
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July 26, 2025
Joseph Kabila KINSHASA,DRC | Xinhua | The High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday postponed the case involving former President Joseph Kabila to July 31, following an initial hearing held the same day. Kabila...
Congo Journalist Rosie Pioth Sent Death Threats For Anniversary Report On 1982 A
The Nigerian Voice
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By Committee to Protect Journalists Kinshasa, July 24, 2025—Authorities in the Republic of the Congo must ensure the safety of journalist Rosie Pioth following death threats for her reporting on the anniversary of the 1982 bombing of the Maya-Maya...
Military court in DR Congo tries former president Joseph Kabila for high treason
TASS
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July 25, 2025
PRETORIA, July 25. /TASS/. The trial of Joseph Kabila, the former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (2001 - 2019), who is accused of high treason, has started in the capital city of Kinshasa, the Congolese Actualite news...
35 killed DR Congo rebel attack
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse. Bunia, DR Congo 27 July, 2025, 21:58 At least 35 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, local sources said. The ADF,...
DRC : an agreement in Doha, chaos in the East
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 21, 2025 – While Kinshasa and the M23 had just signed an agreement of principles in Doha for a ceasefire, violent fighting resumed less than 24 hours after the signing in eastern Congo. This renewed tension raises...
DR Congo accord with M23: fragile step toward peace
Taipei Times
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July 27, 2025
A recent ceasefire agreed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, set to take effect this week, ranks as a tentative step toward peace in the country’s conflict-wracked east. Signed on July 19 in Doha,...