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DR Congo rejects Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s peace dialogue invitation amid bias concerns
Zambian Observer
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September 1, 2025
DRC rejects Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s peace dialogue invitation amid bias concerns The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has declined an invitation to participate in a peace and security dialogue hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation,...
Tanzania invites SADC observers as it prepares free, fair, transparent elections
Daily News Tanzania
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September 1, 2025
ANTANANARIVO: THE Tanzanian Vice President, Dr. Philip Mpango, has assured the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states that his country has made strong progress in its preparations to hold free, fair, and transparent General...
DRC: tensions and refugees’ repatriation under the watchful eye of the M23 in the east of the country
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 27, 2025 – The Rutshuru territory in North Kivu and the city of Goma, the provincial capital, are experiencing new tensions linked to the operations of the M23 armed group. This former Tutsi rebel group, which took...
Morocco among African hopefuls ready to seal 2026 World Cup berth
The Straits Times
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September 1, 2025
CAPE TOWN – Africa could deliver the first of its nine guaranteed representatives at the 2026 World Cup when qualifying resumes this week, with Morocco among several familiar protagonists standing on the cusp of winning their groups. They set a...
Why ‘Local Data’ Matters Now
TechEconomy
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September 1, 2025
Advertisements As Africa’s digital economy hurtles toward a cloud-first future, a new kind of infrastructure challenge is emerging, where data lives, who controls it, and how enterprises comply with fast-evolving national policies. On September...
Who could Anthony Joshua face in ‘carefully’ chosen comeback fight?
The Independent
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September 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UN refugee agency to reduce spending by a fifth as cuts bite
Cyprus Mail
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September 1, 2025
The U.N. refugee agency plans to scale back its budget by nearly a fifth next year due to “financial constraints”, even as the war in Sudan and other crises cause a surge in people fleeing their homes, its projected budget showed. The UNHCR agency...
Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC): Warring Factions In Eastern DRC Commit Horrific Abuses Including Gang Rapes, Summary Executions And Abductions
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses...
ADF Militants Pose as Church Leaders, Kill Three in DRC
International Christian Concern
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August 30, 2025
8/29/2025 Democratic Republic of the Congo (International Christian Concern) -In a chilling new tactic, alleged Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels disguised themselves as church officials and choristers before launching a recent fatal attack on...
KoBold Metals receives seven permits for lithium exploration in DRC
Investment Monitor
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August 29, 2025
KoBold Metals, a California-based company supported by prominent figures such as Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has been granted seven exploration permits in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a Reuters report. These permits will...
DRC: ‘You can’t declare yourself a solution to the climate crisis while handing your ecosystems…
CIVICUS
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Interviews 27 August 2025 CIVICUS discusses oil expansion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Emmanuel Musuyu, national coordinator of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Monitoring Reforms and Public Action (CORAP), a...
Human rights group condemns attacks on civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo
Vatican News
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August 20, 2025
International NGO Human Rights Watch accuses the M23 rebel group of massacring civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. By Christopher Wells A humanitarian organization has accused Rwandan-backed rebels of massacring...
Ghana ranks 5th in Africa with outstanding debt to IMF
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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September 1, 2025
Ghana has been ranked the fifth most indebted African country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of August 2025, with its position unchanged from the previous month. Data from the IMF shows that Ghana’s outstanding credit stands at...
DRC and Rwanda Launch UN-Backed Refugee Repatriation Amid Ongoing Tensions
teleSUR
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August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025 Hour: 2:17 pm The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed on a United Nations–supervised plan to repatriate refugees displaced by recent fighting in eastern DRC. The historic arrangement was announced Tuesday in...
A Critical Point: How Trump’s Foreign Policy Reshapes Diplomacy Into a Tool for Profit
McGill International Review
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September 1, 2025
Over the past decade, the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have remained a hotspot for violence, with clashes primarily between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and Rwandan-backed rebel...
UN refugee agency plans to reduce spending by a fifth as cuts bite
Yahoo News
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. refugee agency plans to scale back its budget by nearly a fifth next year due to "financial constraints", even as the war in Sudan and other crises cause a surge in people fleeing their homes, its projected...
M23 rebels reaffirm commitment to Doha mediation despite rift with DR Congo government
Xinhua News Agency
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GOMA, DR Congo, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to pursue the peace process under Qatari mediation, despite ongoing differences with the government of the Democratic Republic of the...
Billionaire-backed KoBold Metals Secures DRC Licenses in Push for Manono Lithium
Investing News Network
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August 28, 2025
KoBold Metals, a US-backed mining firm supported by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has received seven new permits to explore for lithium in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC mining registry confirmed on Wednesday (August 27)...
Peace for Minerals, War for Power: The Collapse of the USA–DRC–Rwanda Deal
Business Ghana
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Introduction: A Deal Signed in Washington, Broken in Kivu After repeated, unsuccessful mediation efforts between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, President Félix Tshisekedi sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, offering...
Host or Volunteer at a DRC
Southeast Examiner - Oregon
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August 29, 2025
Multnomah County Emergency Management (MCEM) has an ongoing need for additional facilities to host Disaster Resource Centers (DRC). These sites offer life-saving services to the most vulnerable members of our community during events like...