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Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:08:54 GMT
WHO Supports DR Congo Authorities As Ebola Resurges in Volatile East
[UN News] Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, citing authorities in the country.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:51:24 GMT
'A Playground for Colonial Forces' - Unpacking the Anti-UN Protests in DR Congo
[The New Humanitarian] Brussels -- If MONUSCO really wants to improve its image, it should start by listening to the population's genuine grievances.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:38:44 GMT
Congo's Oil Auction - Foiling Climate Colonialism or Filling the Coffers?
[African Arguments] The DRC has two main goals in selling oil blocks that overlap with the world's second largest rainforest. Neither involves developing oil.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:43:10 GMT
Over 200 KDF Troops Deployed to DR Congo Stabilization Mission
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has deployed personnel to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission.

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:59:55 GMT
At Least 21 Dead in Attack On Gold Mine in Bigaragara
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "Various armed groups led by former leaders of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) named Makanika, Sematama, Mitabu and their allies have carried out another massacre of civilians and miners in the Bigaragara gold mine. The...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:48:42 GMT
East African Regional Bloc Begins Deployment of Troops to DR Congo
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Burundi this week became the first country to send troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an East African regional force that aims to end decades of unrest in the eastern DRC. But few details have been relea...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 04:55:54 GMT
Why Activists Are Protesting Against UN Peacekeepers in DR Congo
[The New Humanitarian] Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo -- 'Who will come to save the Congo? Only us young people.'

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:03:39 GMT
Seychelles' President Meets Seychellois Community in DRC
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' President Wavel Ramkalawan is attending the 42nd summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo. State House said on W...

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:31:27 GMT
Aleph Hospitality Enters the Democratic Republic of the Congo
[New Dawn] The Kertel Suites in Kinshasa marks the company's first entry into the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:57:28 GMT
Blinken's Delicate Mediation Between Rwanda and DR Congo
[DW] While in Congo's capital Kinshasa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chose cautionary words to set the tone for the sensitive talks with President Paul Kagame on Thursday in neighboring Rwanda, the last stop on his trip. After meeting with hi...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:49:01 GMT
Authorities Hunt for Hundreds of Prisoners After Massive Jailbreak
[VOA] Nairobi -- Authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are searching for hundreds of inmates who escaped from Kakwanguru central prison when gunmen attacked the facility Tuesday night. Five people, including two policemen, were kill...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:43:12 GMT
What's Behind the Rising Conflict in Eastern DRC
[VOA] Rising violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has refocused attention on the long-running conflict in the region primarily between the Congolese army and the reconstituted rebel group M23. As part of a three-nation Africa visit, U.S. ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:58:48 GMT
Rwanda, DR Congo Leaders to Begin Talks, U.S. Secretary of State Says
[VOA] Kigali, Rwanda -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to begin talks to ease the tension over fighting in eastern Congo. Blinken, speaking in Rwanda Thursday, said he also raised human...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:12:20 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Rwanda to Discuss Tensions With DRC, Human Rights
[RFI] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame amid calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic o...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:43:27 GMT
Crisis Highlights UN's Shortcomings
[DW] After weeks of deadly protests against the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, Mathias Gillmann, the mission's spokesman, has been declared persona non grata in Congolese territory.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:20:15 GMT
U.S. Backs Regional Efforts to Address DR Congo Crisis
[New Times] The US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, has said his country supports regional mechanisms to find a lasting solution for the conflict-ridden eastern DR Congo, including the Nairobi Process and talks between Rwanda and DR Congo that ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:10:11 GMT
U.S. Highlights Angola's DRC and Rwanda Dispute Mediation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, highlighted in Kinshasa the role played by Angola and Kenya in the mediation of the dispute between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:29:37 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Visits DRC, Rwanda Amid Tensions Over M23 Rebels
[RFI] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second leg of his three-nation African tour that began in South Africa at the weekend, and is due to wrap in Rwanda this Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:22:02 GMT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Christian Lusakueno of Top Congo FM
[State Department] QUESTION: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of State, hello, welcome to the DRC. Thank you for granting this exclusive interview, our first network in the country. Many African countries abstained from condemning Russia. You were co-...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:20:19 GMT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to Press At an Election Transparency Hackathon Event
[State Department] Kinshasa Digital Academy, Kinshasa, DRC -- August 10, 2022

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:19:29 GMT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before Meeting With Civil Society Representatives From Eastern DRC
[State Department] Chief of Mission Residence, Kinshasa, Democratic R -- August 9, 2022

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:18:19 GMT
Secretary Blinken's Meeting With DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
[State Department] Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Democratic Republic of the Congo Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde in Kinshasa.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:17:58 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Remarks At a Jazz Cultural Event
[State Department] Villa Kilimandjaro, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic -- August 9, 2022

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:53:14 GMT
Blinken, in Kinshasa, Expresses Concern At DRC's Arrest of Opposition Leader
[VOA] Washington -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to have "free, fair, and on-time elections" while expressing concern over the detention of a Congolese opposition leader arrested soon as Bli...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:17:34 GMT
Administrator Samantha Power At The Swearing-In For John Dunlop, Mission Director For The DRC
[USAID] ADMINISTRATOR POWER: Thank you so much, Diana. Thanks to all of you who have joined here in person, especially John's family. Thanks to you who are out there on the big screen. If you're so inclined, it would be amazing if you could turn your...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:24:24 GMT
Sexual Exploitation By UN Peacekeepers - Fatherless Children Speak About the Pain of Being Abandoned
[The Conversation Africa] My father left my mother while she was pregnant - she gave birth when he had already left. People call me "daughter of a bitch". They disturb and hurt me so much. They say they will chase me because I am a foreigner. I am su...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:45:52 GMT
Rwanda and DRC's Turbulent Past Continues to Fuel Their Torrid Relationship
[The Conversation Africa] Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make for very unhappy neighbours. Both sides claim the other is set on bringing down their government, and violating past agreements and international norms.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:27:08 GMT
If Electric Cars Are the Future, Let's Make Them Responsibly
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] We need rules and incentives to ensure human rights are respected as mining for electric car components grows

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:47:24 GMT
Joint Press Briefing by Visiting U.S. Top Officials
[State Department] Kinshasa -- Cite de l'OUA

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:46:04 GMT
DRC Journalists Daniel Aloterembi and Fify Kibwana Attacked Outside Kinshasa Court
[CPJ] Kinshasa -- Congolese authorities should thoroughly investigate the recent attacks on journalists Daniel Aloterembi and Fify Kibwana and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.



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