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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...
Malawi highlights US visa concerns
The Nation Malawi
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July 9, 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has highlighted the tendency to overstay in the US and use of forged documents in visa applications as major threats to future issuance of American visas to Malawians. The issues emerged during discussions between...
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...
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...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the chances of its success?
The Conversation
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June 30, 2025
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...
Trump amazed by African president’s ‘good English,’ gleefully accepts praise for Nobel Peace Prize
TheGrio
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump welcomed five African presidents to the White House on Wednesday for a multilateral mini-summit to discuss areas of mutual interest in trade and other kinds of economic partnerships. “My administration is committed to...
Rwanda is running M23 rebels in DRC, says UN
BusinessLIVE
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New York, US — Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a...
Deep Dive: Delayed Justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Inkstick Media
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June 13, 2025
Amnesty International released a report on Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Kisangani, a strategic city, and the 25-year delay in justice after the city saw a brutal military confrontation between Rwandan and Ugandan forces on June 5, 2000....
Holding the Line: The Humanitarian Crisis in the DRC
Borgen Magazine
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July 3, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom — In January 2025, the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) escalated when the armed group M23 began advancing in North Kivu. Charities in the region are facing mounting difficulties in delivering aid,...
UN report reaffirms Rwanda’s support for rebels in DRC
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 3, 2025
The report, published by media outlets such as Actualité.CD, explains that the AFC/M23 military and political leaders continue to receive instructions and support from Kigali, which also provides military training, weapons, and technology,...
Amnesty International is concerned about DRC-Rwanda deal failure
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Amnesty International has voiced strong concerns over the recently signed peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, stating that the deal fails to ensure justice for victims of serious crimes committed in...
Trump succeeds, but challenges lie ahead
Politicsweb
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Wednesday, 09 July 2025 09/07/25 OPINION Trump succeeds, but challenges lie ahead Jaco Kleynhans | 08 July 2025 Jaco Kleynhans says the first six months of President’s second term can, in all fairness, be considered as a successful start American...
UN peacekeepers in DRC welcome truce signed in Ituri by several armed groups
Panapress
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July 2, 2025
02 july 2025 - 07:54:32 MA 347 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Following the signing of a bilateral peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, six armed groups reached a truce in northeastern DRC...
Amnesty International says DRC-Rwanda peace deal fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC
Panapress
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July 2, 2025
02 july 2025 - 09:21:29 MA 77 Views Panafrican News Agency London, UK (PANA) - Last week's 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...
DRC Secures Strategic Stake in Nation’s First Copper-Cobalt Refinery Project
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 29, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has acquired a 10% stake in Buenassa Resources SA, the company spearheading the development of the country’s first copper and cobalt refinery. The agreement was formalized on June 25 through a memorandum of...
The impact of the DRC conflict on Indigenous lands & people
Climate Diplomacy
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Many Indigenous groups have been forced to flee from armed groups that have invaded their territories and are carrying out extractive activities in eastern DR Congo. Human rights organizations, including Minority Rights Group (MRG), have...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA COMMISSIONS CHIEF MONZE’S PALACE BUILT AT K4 MILLION
Zambian Observer
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July 9, 2025
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA COMMISSIONS CHIEF MONZE’S PALACE BUILT AT K4 MILLION PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has commissioned Chief Monze’s Palace, a Conference Hall and Two Retainers Houses built at a total cost of K4.1 million. The infrastructure was...
Fighting resumes in DRC after 3 days of peace agreement
Independent (Uganda)
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July 2, 2025
Some of M23 figthters on Duty in North Kivu province. FILE PHOTO URN Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied...