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Africa’s Trade Corridors Offers Chances of Investment

(MENAFN) Trade routes across Africa present remarkable prospects for investors by integrating capital, skilled labor, expertise, and technological advancement. These corridors serve as crucial hubs where various resources converge to stimulate...

Militia Attack on Displaced Camp Kills Fourteen in DRC

(MENAFN) At least 14 people were killed Thursday morning when militias launched a brutal assault on a camp for displaced persons in the Djugu territory of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, according to local media reports. The...

DR Congo, M23 Rebels Reach Deal on Ceasefire Monitoring in Doha

(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebel group M23, part of the AFC/M23 coalition, reached a critical agreement Tuesday in Doha to establish a mechanism for monitoring the ongoing ceasefire, according to a government...

DR Congo, M23 ink truce agreement in effort to end violence

(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and rebel factions, including the M23 (AFC/M23), signed an agreement on Tuesday in Doha aimed at setting up a mechanism to monitor the ceasefire, marking the latest attempt to curb violence in...

Congo, M23 Rebels Agree on Ceasefire Monitoring

(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo and rebel factions, including M23 (AFC/M23), finalized an agreement on Tuesday in Doha to create a mechanism for overseeing the ceasefire, the government declared. This move represents the most recent...

National Treasury on South African Presidency G20 Finance Track

South African Presidency G20 Finance Track – Building a Better Africa, Washington, D.C. 15-16 October 2025 Since December 2024, when President Ramaphosa launched South Africa’s G20 Presidency with a commitment to building a better Africa and...

CDC issues advisory on new Ebola outbreak in DRC 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 18 issued a health advisory on a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are currently no suspected, probable or confirmed Ebola cases reported in the U.S. or...

Tshisekedi Urges Kagame to Pursue Peace

(MENAFN) Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has appealed to Rwandan President Paul Kagame to foster peace as violence involving M23 insurgents intensifies in eastern Congo. During his speech at the EU’s Global Gateway Forum...

Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds

Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure...

Nickel Market Size to Cross USD 84.49 Billion by 2034

Ottawa, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global nickel market size was valued at USD 41.88 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 84.49 billion by 2034, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.27 % over the...

Namib Minerals Reaffirms and Expands Collaboration with WSP for Feasibility Studies to Advance Expansion Plans

NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Namib Minerals (“Namib Minerals” or “the Company”), (Nasdaq: NAMM), an established African Gold producer with a portfolio of mining and exploration assets in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of...

DR Congo Sees Decline in Ebola Cases: WHO

(MENAFN) The Ebola outbreak in southern Democratic Republic of Congo is exhibiting “signs of a notable decline in transmission,” the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday. In its latest situation update, the WHO Regional Office for...

A Symbol of Healing, Heritage and Hope

Victor Mooney’s Mission to Repatriate Congo Free State Artwork NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Victor Mooney, the Goree Challenge rower who has retraced one of the harrowing routes of the transatlantic...

Education Above All Foundation Tackles Climate Challenges Through Environmental Education Initiatives in Kenya

DOHA, QATAR, October 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the world prepares for COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference set to take place in Belém, Brazil, there is a renewed global urgency to empower young people with the...

25 years on from UN pledge, local women’s rights organisations and peacebuilders get just 0.1% of aid as donors pour billions into arms

The same governments that pledged support in 2000 to the UN’s flagship resolution on “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) have since spent 25 years paying it lip-service, according to a new Oxfam report today that reviews its progress. The report...

DR Congo Refuses to “Auction” Minerals

(MENAFN) Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi stated that his administration will not “auction” the nation’s mineral resources to the US, as part of Washington’s attempts to resolve the long-standing violence in the eastern...

DR Congo’s leader calls on Rwandan counterpart to end tensions

(MENAFN) Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has appealed to his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, to de-escalate tensions and work together toward peace, urging him to rein in the M23 rebels whose actions have...

WHO Reports Over 4,200 Cholera Deaths Across Africa in 2025

(MENAFN) The toll of cholera infections is climbing sharply in Africa this year, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting over 4,200 fatalities linked to the disease in 2025 alone. Patrick Abok, the acting regional emergencies director...

US Changemakers and Canadian Indigenous Women Leaders Join Global Peace Summit – Oct 29

Global summit unites 26 speakers from 17 countries to explore how peace begins at home and how cycles of violence can be broken. NY, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On 29 October 2025, the inaugural Peace Begins at Home...

Conflict among Wazalendo groups ends eight lives

(MENAFN) There has been a conflict happening between 2 groups of Wazalendo militiamen in Mwenga in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which have been fighting for control over the strategic region, since the 17th of September,...