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DRC: 1,359 disarmed members of government forces and their families have arrived safe and well in Kinshasa, with the support of the ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
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May 15, 2025
“This operation shows how important and irreplaceable the role of neutral intermediary is during armed conflicts, whether in Africa or elsewhere,” said Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC president. “I hope that this operation will lead to other humanitarian...
Society Artisanal Achieves Major Milestone in Exporting Conflict-Free Gold from Democratic Republic of Congo
EIN Presswire
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November 18, 2024
Society Artisanal has successfully exported the first third-party validated, artisanal, conflict-free gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, November 18, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Society Artisanal, in...
Competing African countries want to implement US-mediated peace agreement
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have initiated steps to implement a bilateral peace deal signed in Washington on June 27. Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the progress following the first meeting of a...
Kinshasa Hosts 16th AfCFTA Ministerial: Africa Deepens Economic Integration as DRC Strengthens Its Business Climate
EIN Presswire
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April 15, 2025
His Excellency Julien Paluku Kahongya chairs the 16th AfCFTA Ministerial Conference. KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, April 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is proudly hosting the 16th Meeting of Foreign Trade...
Response of Minister Julien Paluku to the Presence of Joseph Kabila in Goma and Alleged Support to M23
EIN Presswire
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May 28, 2025
KINSHASA, KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, May 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- During the press briefing held this Tuesday, May 27, at the national television alongside with the Minister of Communication, the Minister of External Trade, His Excellency...
WTO to Support the DRC in Ratifying the Trade Facilitation Agreement and the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
EIN Presswire
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May 22, 2025
The DRC lays the foundation for long-term economic transformation and asserts its role as a strategic player in international trade. KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will...
Floods Leave Dozens Dead, Missing in DRC
MENAFN
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May 11, 2025
(MENAFN) About 62 individuals have been confirmed deceased and 50 others are still unaccounted for following destructive flooding that inundated villages along Lake Tanganyika in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu...
Severe Floods Devastate DRC Villages, Claiming Over 62 Lives
MENAFN
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May 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in the eastern South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed that at least 62 people died and another 50 are still missing after severe flooding ravaged villages along Lake Tanganyika. The disaster struck...
DRC: ICRC helps transport hundreds of disarmed members of government forces from Goma to Kinshasa
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 8, 2025
All of them have been in Goma at the military base of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO). Once they arrive in Kinshasa, the authorities will take responsibility for them. The operation will take place over...
ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo
International Committee of the Red Cross
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May 12, 2025
Ms Spoljaric met the prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, the deputy prime minister and minister of defence, Guy Kabombo Mwadiamvita, and the minister for foreign affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the...
Minister Ronald Lamola holds consultations with his DRC counterpart, 27 Mar
South African Government
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March 27, 2025
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, will hold Political and Diplomatic Consultations with his counterpart, Ms Thérèse Kayiwamba Wagner, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie...
ICRC President concludes first official visit to Rwanda
International Committee of the Red Cross
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May 6, 2025
During her visit, President Spoljaric met with H.E. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes region and the critical role of international humanitarian law in protecting civilians and alleviating...
ICRC President: Respect for international humanitarian law key to breaking vicious cycle of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
International Committee of the Red Cross
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May 9, 2025
At the end of a three-day visit to Rwanda and the DRC she said: “Now is the moment to break the vicious cycle of conflict that has condemned generations of civilians to endless suffering, loss, and displacement. Humanitarian steps taken now to...
Fatal floods kill over 30 in DR Congo Capital Kinshasa
MENAFN
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April 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Over 33 individuals have died in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a result of torrential rains and subsequent flooding, officials have confirmed. President Félix Tshisekedi addressed the victims on Monday,...
Defendants Charged Following Armed Coup Attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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April 8, 2025
Note: View the criminal complaint. A criminal complaint was unsealed today in the District of Utah charging Marcel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson, 22, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, 37, and Joseph Peter Moesser, 67, all U.S. citizens, with conspiring to...
Fatal floods claim over 30 lives in DR Congo's capital
MENAFN
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April 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe flooding in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has resulted in the confirmed deaths of more than 33 individuals, authorities announced on Monday mroning. The catastrophic flooding followed...
Deadly Flooding Causes Destruction in DR Congo
MENAFN
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April 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Nearly 22 individuals have been reported deceased in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a river's overflow that led to catastrophic flooding after heavy rains over the weekend. This tragic event was...
Strategic DR Congo mining city collapses to retaliators
MENAFN
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March 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Rebels from the M23 group have taken control of the strategic mining town of Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking their furthest westward advance in the ongoing conflict. Nestor Mavudisa, spokesperson for...
UN Condemns Mass Killings by M23 Rebels
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 319 non-combatants lost their lives in a wave of assaults carried out by M23 militants across four communities in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province last month, according to the UN...
DRC's Logging Industry Marred by Systemic Illegalities, New Findings Show
EIN Presswire
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October 14, 2024
Possible Lifting of Moratorium on New Forest Concessions and Lack of Enforced Log Export Ban Threaten the Future of World’s Second Largest Tropical Forest KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, October 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- An unprecedented body of...