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The DRC-Rwanda peace deal and Trump's ulterior motive
The Standard
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US President Donald Trump meets with unseen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025. [AFP] Before running for the office of President of the United States, Donald Trump had...
Reflexions on the African Commission’s Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
EJIL: Talk!
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July 7, 2025
Introduction This article offers a critical analysis of the uniqueness, legal significance, and silences in Resolution 627 on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) adopted by the African Commission on Human and...
New report tackles sexual violence, mining, child labour in Democratic Republic of Congo
Australasian Lawyer
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July 7, 2025
Dill urged the UK to adopt holistic peacebuilding measures, with women at the table for peace processes, post-conflict rebuilding, and transitional justice. She also wanted the European and African Unions to develop a joint initiative supporting...
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Insight News - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
Minneapolis, MN (55411) Today Showers likely along with a possible rumble of thunder early, then partly cloudy after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 66F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.. Tonight Showers likely along with a...
Samb'a Assurances Gabon to expand into Cameroon and the DRC
Atlas Magazine
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Samb'a Assurances Gabon, Central Africa’s first CIMA-accredited micro-insurance provider, is set to expand into Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a major milestone less than a year after its launch. The decision was...
Data Highlights Deadly Threat Posed by Islamic State in DRC
International Christian Concern
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July 7, 2025
7/7/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Analysis by ACLED, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data group, indicates that the recent focus on the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has...
Kamoa Copper and CMA & BTP team up to boost vocational training in DRC
Mining Review
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July 7, 2025
Kamoa Copper has recently launched engineering training courses at the Kamoa Centre of Excellence (KCE), with the first intake of 87 electricians already enrolled. The initiative aims to strengthen local skills and build a qualified workforce in...
Tshisekedi family faces mine looting complaint in Brussels
Belga News Agency
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July 8, 2025
A complaint was filed in Brussels on Tuesday against nine family members of Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, La Libre reports. They stand accused of looting mines in the southern provinces of Lualaba and Upper...
Media reports ‘drunken’ Congolese soldier kills colleagues in altercation
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) A soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces, reportedly intoxicated, fatally shot at least five comrades, local media report. The incident took place Tuesday morning in Mungazi, North Kivu province, a region long troubled...
West Pokot launches vetting of foreign nationals amid cannibalism probe
TV47
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July 8, 2025
The West Pokot County Security Committee has announced commencement of a thorough vetting process for foreign nationals from Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Wagisu community of Uganda, following chilling revelations...
Salt ‘made in Angola’ to start being exported to the DRC next week
Ver Angola
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The signing of this agreement – which took place last Friday in Mbanza Kongo (Zaire) –, according to Nercia Tailer, commercial director of Salinas Calombolo, will allow the company to increase its production of table salt in order to supply the...
Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace?
Institute for Security Studies
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Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace? Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult negotiations with M23. Published on 07 July 2025 in ISS Today By Bram...
FP-ICGLR praises US peace deal for DRC
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
DR CONGO: THE Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FPICGLR) has applauded the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda for signing a US-brokered peace agreement...
ANALYSIS: Will US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave way for peace?
Premium Times
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July 7, 2025
Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East African Community–Southern African Development...
Liberia: Mpox Cases Declining Across Africa, But Cholera Surges, Says Africa CDC Official
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
The Deputy Incident Manager of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Prof. Yap Boum, has reported a significant decline in Mpox cases in Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the Democratic...
Nigeria ease to victory over Tunisia in Wafcon, Senegal see off DRC
Times LIVE
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The nine-time African champions’ dominance continued into the second half, with Esther Okoronkwo and Ashleigh Plumptre going close. Tunisia showed resilience and nearly pulled one back when Salma Zemzem struck the crossbar in the closing minutes....
IMF Approves $261.9 Million Disbursement to DRC Following First Review of Credit Program
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
IMF Disburses $261.9M to DRC After ECF Review, Backing Economic Stability and Reform On July 2, 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the first review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program for the...
Fleeing the DRC and Haunted by Loss, a Mother is Left Asking What Comes Next
Modern Ghana
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Cibitoke, Burundi – The last thing Elizabeth Uwimana remembered before the Rusizi River swallowed her two eldest children is the fear in their eyes as a violent surge of water tore them from her grasp. “The river took them from me,” she whispers,...
The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates the centenary of Patrice Lumumba's birth
Africanews
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July 3, 2025
He was a revolutionary and a national hero whose assassination shocked the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday celebrated the 100th anniversary of Patrice Lumumba’s birth. An official ceremony was held to honour his memory, at the...
Fears of Exploitation Resurface as U.S. President Touts Minerals Deal as Part of Democratic Republic of Congo & Rwanda Peace Deal
OkayAfrica
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July 2, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly expressed his excitement over the signing of a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, saying his administration has secured “a lot of the mineral rights from the Congo.” This has...