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Congo's government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
Newsday - New York
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DAKAR, Senegal — Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country's east including the M23 rebels have agreed to work toward a truce following peace talks in Qatar, a joint statement said Wednesday. The statement was posted online...
DRC hands over Americans jailed over failed coup
SABC News
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April 10, 2025
Three American citizens jailed over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were handed over to the United States (US) custody after high-level talks between the two countries on security and mining deals, the DRC...
From Kinshasa to Kariakoo: How Libanga reinvented Bongo Flava
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. What began as a lyrical gesture in the rumba clubs of Kinshasa has quietly transformed the sound and soul of Tanzanian popular music. Known as Libanga—a Congolese tradition of name-dropping influential people in songs—this musical...
Sunny days ahead for troubled DRC: Country stares at enormous revenue growth prospects
Zawya
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite its political and economic shocks, faces enormous revenue growth prospects in the next five years as the United Nations (UN) consider Kinshasa a major player and beneficiary in the global $250...
Dieudo Hamadi, from DR Congo trauma to Cannes film jury
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Congolese director Dieudo Hamadi sees his selection on the 2025 Cannes Film Festival jury as "recognition for a career" spent chronicling the traumas of his native Democratic Republic of Congo. Across his 15-year career, Hamadi has won acclaim for...
After the storm: An old virus, new Frontline
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 26, 2025
Ethiopia’s evolving battle against HIV enters a new phase In June 1981, a cryptic alarm began to echo from hospitals in Los Angeles and New York: young men, previously healthy, were succumbing to rare, aggressive illnesses that confounded doctors...
Kinshasa floods: deadly rainfall leaves city cut off, airport access severely affected
Aviation24.be
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April 7, 2025
A resident carries a woman as others wade through floodwaters in the Ndjili district of Kinshasa on April 6, 2025. Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa have left around 30 people dead while wrecking havoc in the...
Floods Leave Dozens Dead, Missing in DRC
MENAFN
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May 11, 2025
(MENAFN) About 62 individuals have been confirmed deceased and 50 others are still unaccounted for following destructive flooding that inundated villages along Lake Tanganyika in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu...
Chad’s struggle for democracy is far from over as it steadily takes an authoritarian turn
Daily Maverick
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July 31, 2025
Chad emerged from its political transition in January following presidential and parliamentary elections. The country underwent regime change in 2021 when Mahamat Déby took office after the death of his father and long-time president. The election...
ANALYSIS: Chad’s struggle for democracy is far from over
Premium Times
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July 31, 2025
Chad emerged from its political transition in January following presidential and parliamentary elections. The country underwent regime change in 2021 when Mahamat Déby took office after the death of his father and long-time president. The election...
DRC terminates $5M lobbying contract, prefers direct talks with Trump team
Business Insider Africa
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April 9, 2025
The DRC government has announced it will be suspending the $5 million lobbying contract, signed with lobbying firm, Earhart Turner to prioritize direct relations with the Trump administration through official channels. The firm had secured the...
Congo, now ready to do business with Trump, sacks American PR firm
Zawya
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The Congolese government has terminated a $5 million lobbying contract with an American public relations firm, opting for direct talks with the Donald Trump administration. Kinshasa announced this week the suspension of all efforts aimed at...
DRC: Nearly 3,000 killed after rebels seize key city
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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April 3, 2025
By Caroline Jaime, Alex Stambaugh and Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following...
Congo Transfers Americans Jailed Over Failed Coup Amid Mineral Talks
StratNews Global
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April 9, 2025
Home Africa Congo Transfers Americans Jailed Over Failed Coup Amid Mineral Talks The Congolese presidency said the Americans had been transferred to U.S. authorities after their sentences were commuted last week to serve their time at home. Three...
Chad’s struggle for democracy is far from over
Institute for Security Studies
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Chad’s struggle for democracy is far from over Barely a year after restoring constitutional order and dominating elections, Chad’s government is doubling down against opposition and free speech. Chad emerged from its political transition in...
Congo hands over Americans jailed over failed coup as talks on minerals progress
The Straits Times
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April 8, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi arrives to attend the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, France October 5, 2024. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo...
DRC gov’t condemns massacre of 52 civilians allegedly committed by M23 rebels
Independent (Uganda)
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April 13, 2025
M23 in charge of Goma KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday condemned the killing of 52 civilians during the night of Friday to Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, allegedly carried out...
In Congo, supporters of Cardinal Ambongo hope he will become pope
Africanews
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May 8, 2025
Viewers in the Democratic Republic of Congo gathered around their TV in Kinshasa to cheer for the possibility of an African pope. Patience Mudinda and her family were watching television in their small living room as the television showed the...
Congo commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup
CBS News
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country's capital Kinshasa last year, an official said...
Congo commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup
CBS News
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country's capital Kinshasa last year, an official said...