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Congo Kinshasa

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:45:48 GMT
Tshisekedi Needs to Clean Up His Inner Circle
[ISS] This could help remedy the lack of international investment in the DRC - a country brimming with potential.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:25:10 GMT
President Akufo-Addo Assures of Ghana's Readiness to Strengthen Security Relations With DR Congo
[GhanaToday] Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral relations, particularly in areas of security and trade.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:52:05 GMT
Food Is Scarce These Days, and the Refugees Keep Coming
[Global Press Journal] Isingiro, Uganda -- At Africa's oldest refugee settlement, cuts to monthly stipends lead to hunger -- and conflicts with Ugandan farmers.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:55:11 GMT
Army Backed Rebel Groups That Abused Civilians, Says Rights Group
[RFI] Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during fighting with rebels in the east of the country.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:10:17 GMT
Army Units Aided Abusive Armed Groups, Human Rights Watch Says
[HRW] Goma -- Vetting, Demobilization Program Needed

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:20:28 GMT
Ituri - Population in Fataki Appreciative of Improved Security Situation in Their Area
[Monusco] JEAN-TOBI OKALA

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 06:10:14 GMT
Retired NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Battles Brain Cancer
[DW] NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defenders in league history, is being treated for a brain tumor. The 56-year-old from Congo is notoriously politically engaged on his wartorn home country's behalf.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:50:57 GMT
Army to Deploy Additional Troops to the Peace Keeping Mission in DR Congo
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Signals Company (KENSIG) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is set to deploy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DRC (MONUSCO).

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:36:23 GMT
Solutions to DR Congo Problems Cannot Be Outsourced - Rwandan Diplomat at UN
[New Times] Rwanda's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura, has said that whenever DR Congo is headed for presidential elections, a pile of accusations against Rwanda crop up and later disappear after polls.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:09:41 GMT
Wanted Ex-Intelligence Chief Returns to Congo
[HRW] Last week Kalev Mutond, the former director of the Democratic Republic of Congo's National Intelligence Agency (Agence nationale de renseignements, ANR), emerged from the shadows. Fearing arrest, Mutond had fled the country in March 2021, just ...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:13:59 GMT
In a Vital River Basin, Chinese Mine Dredges With Impunity
[Global Press Journal] Basoko, Democratic Republic of Congo -- In January, officials ordered Xiang Jiang Mining to cease operations near the Congo River. Nine months later, the mine is still open - and residents are still protesting.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 06:35:09 GMT
Surge in Intercommunal Violence Leaves Scores Dead - United Nations
[UN News] More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, briefing journalists in Geneva, that some victims had been be...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:07:10 GMT
Fresh Boost to Inga Dam
[The Exchange] The US$80 billion Grand Inga Dam project, including transmission lines to send electricity across Africa and Europe, is touted as having the potential to supply green electricity to the entire sub-Saharan region.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:32:08 GMT
The UN Is Preparing to Leave Eastern DRC By Putting African Initiatives Back On the Agenda
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "We are ready and willing to withdraw". Thus, the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, affirmed to the United Nations Security Council his willingness to work closely with the...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:38:12 GMT
Torture Is 'Widespread' and Likely Underestimated in DR Congo - UN Report
[UN News] Torture is "widespread" and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the abuse involves armed groups and State forces, UN investigators said on Wednesday.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:04:36 GMT
DRC Refugees to Uganda Expected to Double As Conflict Rages
[VOA] Kampala -- The government of Uganda and the U.N. Refugee Agency say a surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid resources.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 04:50:02 GMT
DR Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks Amid Appeals to Wealthy Nations
[DW] UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the international community to reach a "quantum level compromise" on dealing with climate change. Delegates from over 50 countries are at the informal summit in Kinshasa.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:40:42 GMT
Rampant Violence Decimates Women's Health Care
[Global Press Journal] Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo -- In just three months, armed groups in the country's northeast killed nearly 500 civilians. The statistics fail to capture the full scale of the suffering, as limited health care access als...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:57:57 GMT
Environment Ministers Gather for Climate Summit in DR Congo
[RFI] Environment ministers from 50 countries will gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for a "pre-Cop27" climate summit, with rich nations likely to come under pressure to raise spending to combat climate change.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:27:05 GMT
Massacre Offers Window Into the Past and Future of the DRC Conflict
[The Conversation Africa] For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border c...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:22:32 GMT
Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant - the Tshisekedi Touch in DRC
[The Exchange] The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the country of its peace.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:55:32 GMT
Peace and Politics - Can Congo Achieve Economic Stability?
[The Exchange] The underlying structural drivers of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have evolved. Motivations not only based on long-standing grievances rooted in political and economic exclusion but also the exploitation and trafficking...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:48:17 GMT
Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant - the Tshisekedi Touch
[The Exchange] The scramble for, partition and exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast natural resources by both regional and international players, have for centuries robbed the country of its peace.

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:37:10 GMT
Rare Earth Minerals to Accelerate Economic Growth
[The Exchange] The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community (EAC) in March 2022 in a development that has been largely feted as positive.

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:29:09 GMT
Humanitarian Situation Worsens, UN Mission Continues to Battle Armed Militias
[UN News] The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent violence against the Organization's stabilization mission in the country, which has been the target of "manipulation and stigmatization".

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:39:35 GMT
ICRC Activities From January to June 2022
[ICRC] The International Committee of the Red Cross in DR Congo promotes respect for international humanitarian law and helps people affected by conflict and violence to meet their needs, often in collaboration with the DRC Red Cross.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:38:48 GMT
Report Documents Congolese Communities' Pledge to Resist Oil and Gas Auction
[Greenpeace] Kinshasa -- The giant oil and gas auction launched in July 2022 by the Democratic Republic of Congo was done without the knowledge - much less consent - of local communities, who vow to resist it. A report released today by Greenpeace Af...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:50:11 GMT
Clashes Between Ethnic Groups - Desire for Material Goods Generates Conflicts, Says Cardinal
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "I was in Kwamouth, from September 23 to 26, to comfort our brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times of violence and suffering. The images bear witness to my closeness to these wounded populations who hav...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:38:32 GMT
Report - Million of Livelihoods in DRC Threatened By Planned Oil and Gas Exploration
[VOA] Nairobi -- The environmental group Greenpeace Africa has released a report saying planned oil and gas exploration in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could expose more than 1 million people to pollution and disease.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:28:20 GMT
Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia.



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