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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
The Zimbabwe Mail
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June 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies...
New DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal Sparks Regional Hope After Decades of Conflict
Africa.com
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July 3, 2025
The signing of the DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal this week has been hailed as a breakthrough moment for a region long scarred by violence. UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the agreement as “a significant step towards de-escalation, peace,...
DRC-Rwanda : a historic peace agreement signed in Washington under the US mediation
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Goma, June 28, 2025 – The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda officially signed a peace agreement on Friday in Washington, D.C., aimed at restoring bilateral relations between the two countries. This commitment, brokered by...
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...
Eastern DRC tensions: UN points to Rwanda's role in AFC/M23 conflict
Africanews
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July 3, 2025
The latest report from the United Nations expert group regarding the conflict in eastern DRC, made public on Wednesday, July 2, reignites accusations against Rwanda. The document, indicates a significant presence of Rwandan soldiers – up to 6,000...
Heavy Rains Kill 29 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Nepal News
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June 16, 2025
KINSHASA: At least 29 people were killed over the weekend by heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during what is supposed to be the dry season, in an unusual weather event that caused widespread destruction....
New oxygen therapy training center offers hope in DRC
PATH
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PATH has also supported the development of a national oxygen therapy strategy, the integration of oxygen therapy into curricula at UNIKIN and other institutions in the Central African nation, and the introduction of a biomedical equipment...
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-Rwanda Peace Pact Sparks Hope and Skepticism
Global Press Journal
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June 29, 2025
LUBERO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — In a historic peace deal signed Friday, leaders of DRC and Rwanda agreed to end a yearslong war that largely played out in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces along the eastern edge of DRC. But people here...
Fearing Explosives, Farmers in War-Torn DRC Burn Their Own Land
Global Press Journal
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July 2, 2025
LUBERO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — In February, Stino Muhindo Sivyaghendera lit a match and held it to the grass in the field of eucalyptus trees he’d planted three years earlier. In the months before, the army had set up a position there, and...
US brokers peace deal between DRC and Rwanda
PRI - The World
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July 2, 2025
Last Friday, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a peace deal that was brokered by the Trump administration and signed in Washington. If it succeeds, the agreement could help bring an end to a long and deadly conflict between the two...
Rwanda-DRC Peace Deal “Mainly Targets M23” – Trump Advisor Massad Boulos
The Rwandan
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July 2, 2025
In an exclusive interview with BBC News, Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump for African Affairs, stated that the recent peace agreement signed between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “primarily targets...