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Paul Kagame casts doubt on peace agreement with DRC, questions regional leadership and avoids domestic accountability
The Rwandan
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July 4, 2025
KIGALI, July 4, 2025 — Speaking to the press for the first time in weeks, Rwandan President Paul Kagame used the 31st anniversary of the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s (RPF) rise to power to deliver a calculated message: his government will comply with...
Relief operation of DRC Uruguayan blue helmets underway
MercoPress
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Friday, July 4th 2025 - 09:45 UTC Some 200 troops are arriving at Carrasco on a chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight from Rwanda (Pic Ejercito de Uruguay) Uruguay is carrying out on Friday a troop relief operation for its United Nations...
DRC celebrates National Ice Cream Month
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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The DRC will host a pair of Ice Cream days to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. On July 12, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Warren Riverview Park (321 W. Market St.), ice cream floats will be available. The second Ice Cream Day will be held in...
State Senator Jay Block comments on global cease-fires and local politics
Sandoval News - New Mexico
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July 8, 2025
Jay C. Block, New Mexico State Senator from 12th District | www.nmlegis.govJay C. Block, New Mexico State Senator from 12th District | www.nmlegis.gov State Senator Jay Block has taken to social media to express his views on international...
M23 Rebels Demand Own Deal Despite DRC-Rwanda Peace Pact
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
The M23 rebel group said on Thursday it intends to continue negotiations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arguing that key issues were left unaddressed in the recent peace deal signed in Washington between Kinshasa and Kigali. Last...
How Trump’s citizenship policy affects Nigeria (3)
The Sun Nigeria
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July 9, 2025
Introduction Last week, we dealt with suspension of foreign assistance programmes as a feature of President Donald Trump’s new policy, in the context of crucible of birthright citizenship. Today’s feature continues with same and later examines the...
Trafigura prepays US$200 million to snap up Ivanhoe’s Congo copper
African Mining Market
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July 8, 2025
Trafigura Group agreed to pay US$200 million for copper anodes from an Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo that’s due to start up in September. Trafigura signed the prepayment agreement last month, Ivanhoe said Tuesday...
DRC : a military drone shoots down a humanitarian plane in Minembwe – AFC denounces a “war crime” against the Banyamulenge
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 1, 2025 — A civilian plane carrying medicines was shot down by a Congolese military drone as it approached the Kiziba airstrip (Minembwe), in Fizi territory, South Kivu province. The incident, which occurred on...
DRC: Peace deal with Rwanda fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC
Amnesty International
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July 1, 2025
The recent peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda fails to address justice for the victims of serious crimes by not including any provisions aimed at holding their perpetrators to account, Amnesty...
Rwanda president unsure if DRC peace deal will hold, warns against ‘tricks’
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has cautiously welcomed a United States-brokered peace deal with the Democratic Republic of the...
Minerals, Like Oil, Will Drive the Wars and Conflict this Century
Occupy.com
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July 8, 2025
This century, minerals will have the same power to drive wars, social and ecological conflicts as oil did last century. This was predicted in an internal Canadian Defence Department document from 2022. Three years on, it seems no exaggeration....
100 Best Movies of 2010, Ranked by Tomatometer
Rotten Tomatoes
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July 9, 2025
(Photo by Fox Searchlight/ Courtesy Everett Collection. BLACK SWAN.) 2010 included unforgettable award-winning movies, iconic animation, visual effects delights, gritty action, and unconventional comedy in its motion picture roster. The list of...
DRC Signs MoU for Public-Private Partnership with Burundi’s East African General Trade Company
European Gaming
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July 1, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Sports and Leisure announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for a public-private partnership with Burundi’s East African General Trade Company (EAGT). This...
DP World’s Banana Port Project In The DRC On Track For 2027
Africa.com
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July 3, 2025
The development of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) first deep-water port at Banana is progressing on schedule, with completion of the first phase slated for early-2027. The project is set to become a major milestone in the country’s drive...
Wagner: DRC-Rwanda peace deal “only a beginning”
Independent (Uganda)
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July 4, 2025
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda “is only a beginning; the real work starts now,” DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said late Thursday at a...
IMF to provide DRC with $262m after review
Times LIVE
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The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that it has completed the first review under its Extended Credit Facility for the Democratic Republic of Congo, unlocking an immediate disbursement of $261.9m (R4.58bn). Reuters
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal
The Citizen
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
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...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the c...
Modern Ghana
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
DRC to Sign Mining Deal with U.S. Following Peace Agreement with Rwanda
teleSUR
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June 30, 2025 Hour: 2:43 pm President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced the imminent signing of a “strategic and unprecedented agreement” with the United States in the mining sector, just days after a...