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Islamic state-backed rebels massacre 52 civilians in eastern congo
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network - Kinshasa Kinshasa, Aug 19: At least 52 civilians, including women and children, were brutally killed by Islamic State-backed Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the Beni and Lubero regions of eastern Democratic...
Roundup: Eastern DR Congo peace efforts falter, yet silver lining remains
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writer Shi Yu KINSHASA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- A deadline for a peace deal in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) came and went on Monday with no accord in sight, with the DRC government and M23 rebels trading blame for the...
ADF Militants Kill 9 in Brutal Cinema Attack in Eastern DRC
South Africa Today
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August 17, 2025
At least nine people were killed in a brutal attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in Oicha, North Kivu, on Saturday night. The rebels targeted a local cinema where football fans had gathered, opening fire before setting...
Goals and Highlights: DR Congo 1-3 Morocco in the African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 17, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for our live coverage of the Democratic Republic of Congo vs. Morocco match, corresponding to matchday 5 of the African Nations Championship. We wish you a pleasant evening and encourage you...
Does Donald Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?
BNE Intellinews
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When US President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for a peace summit on August 8, the statement issued by the White House not only highlighted Trump’s role as peacemaker in the bitter decades-long conflict, but also...
Inside the DRC and Ukraine
Independent (Uganda)
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August 16, 2025
Global powers have expressed interest in the affairs of strategically located Ukraine in Europe, and similarly, DRC in Africa How international involvement in the affairs of these two countries has complicated internal conflict resolution THE LAST...
Diplomacy without deterrence won’t bring peace in eastern DRC
Institute for Security Studies
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Diplomacy without deterrence won’t bring peace in eastern DRC No mediation effort has outlined the incentives required to move the conflict parties towards de-escalation, let alone peace. Published on 15 August 2025 in ISS Today By Paul-Simon...
Africa perfected the safari. Now travellers want to go deeper
The Age
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August 19, 2025
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Congo to Norway: Animal puppets complete 20,000km journey
CGTN
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August 9, 2025
01:08 Life-sized wooden puppets of giraffes, lions, and several other animals completed a 20,000km journey from Congo to Norway in August, symbolizing the animals fleeing from the effects of climate change. In the last leg of their...
Congolese army battles convicted war criminal’s militia
BusinessLIVE
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Kinshasa — Heavy clashes erupted over the past week between the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a militia founded by a war criminal convicted at the International Criminal Court (ICC) but later released, both sides said. One...
DRC-M23 Peace Prospects: Africa File, August 7, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaways: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC, Rwanda, and Rwandan-backed M23...
Is Trump's new peacemaking model working in DR Congo?
The Week Magazine
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August 10, 2025
Donald Trump, the self-declared "president of peace", says he deserves a Nobel Prize for his efforts to end the world's wars. And actually, when it comes to one conflict in particular, he is "more than deserving", said Jarrett Stepman in The Daily...
Kinshasa Sets the Stage: “The Rumba Route for Peace” Connects Tourism and Culture
Hospitality Net
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August 4, 2025
UN Tourism and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo successfully cast a global spotlight on music and tourism as dynamic engines for diplomacy, youth empowerment, and inclusive growth. Held under the High Patronage of His...
Kinshasa and Kigali reach an agreement to create a regional economic bloc
Portugal Pulse
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August 2, 2025
The signing of the principles of this agreement paves the way to unlock the “incredible economic potential of the Great Lakes region and achieve greater prosperity and lasting peace,” stated the U.S. State Department’s Africa Bureau in a message...
The RN1 road project: Building pathways for development in Congo
Zawya
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Modeste Mafangala, a road haulier, makes no secret of his satisfaction with a recent major change in his daily life: the repair of the Kinshasa–N'Djili–Batshamba section of the RN1 In Kikwit, in Kwilu province in the south-west of the Democratic...
DRC, Rwanda hold 1st peace talks after decades of bloodshed
Daily Sabah
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August 1, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda convened their first talks Friday following the signing of a landmark peace agreement aimed at ending decades of deadly conflict in eastern Congo’s mineral-rich region. The eastern DRC, which shares...
Challenges to Sustainable DRC-M23 Peace: Africa File Special Edition
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Key Takeaway: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), M23, and Rwanda will likely remain...
In Drc, Radio Nsenda Muana Sus
The Nigerian Voice
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By Committee to Protect Journalists Kinshasa, August 5, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the reopening of the privately owned Radio Nsenda Muana in the city of Mwene-Ditu, in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for...
Rwanda, DR Congo to enact peace deal brokered by US
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have launched the first steps toward enacting a peace deal brokered by the United States, following its signing in Washington on June 27. According to statements released by Rwanda’s...
DR Congo and Rwanda hold first talks after peace deal
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 1, 2025
DRC and Rwanda have met for the first time since signing a peace deal aimed at ending decades of deadly conflict. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have held their first talks after signing a peace deal to end decades of deadly conflict...