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Kinshasa, Urban Pulse of the Congo
We are in the quickening heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where metrics like per capita nutrition levels and water quality would suggest a near-death state ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Justin Makangara from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser6d
U.S. open to minerals partnerships with Congo
The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to ...
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Kinshasa moves to curb trade in ‘blood minerals’
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has protested alleged fuelling ... to fuel the energy and digital transformations. Kinshasa has accused United States smartphone giant- Apple of paying ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
The East African on MSN15d
Kinshasa lobbies against Rwanda, urges the West to tap vast minerals
DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting peace while stemming support to ...
AllAfrica.com1mon
Congo-Kinshasa: Over 700 Killed in Congo Since Sunday - UN
At least 700 people have been killed in eastern Congo since Sunday as fighting between the Congolese forces and the M23 rebel group rages on, according to the United Nations. The UN spokesperson ...
Reuters11d
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
This time, Kinshasa has sought help from Burundi, which dispatched thousands of its troops to try to defeat the rebellion. The position of Uganda, officially in Congo to help the government fight ...
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EAC-SADC summit sparks different reactions in Kigali and Kinshasa
During a mass at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Congo in Kinshasa on Sunday, February 9, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo called for a return to peace in the country. This ceremony was highly anticipated as ...
South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo
African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have kille ...