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DRC reports over 1000 Mpox cases as virus spreads outside borders

August 22, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported more than 1000 new mpox cases within a week as the new strain of the virus spreads to […]

‘Rwandans not afraid to fight and die,’ Kagame warns DRC’s Tshisekedi against invasion

August 17, 2024 Pawla Nibramich 0

Rwanda’s president has once again warned his Congolese counterpart, who last year threatened to invade the neighboring Rwanda, that he and his people were not […]

Zambia-DRC border reopens after several days of closures

August 14, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The Zambian border at Kasumbalesa, closed since Saturday August 10, 2024, reopened on Tuesday morning. This border crossing is the second most important in the […]

AfDB grants $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector in DRC

July 22, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $260.4 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help […]

South Kivu Governor Halts Mining Operations to Address Regional Unrest

July 22, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

The governor of South Kivu, an eastern Congolese province rich in minerals, has ordered an immediate suspension of all mining activities. This decision aims to […]

Uganda and Rwanda back proxies, plunder resources in eastern DRC — UN experts

July 10, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Ugandan army has supported the M23 rebels operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside them, […]

DRC Military Court Imposes Death Sentences on Soldiers for Desertion

July 5, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

In a stark display of military justice, a tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 25 soldiers to death for fleeing combat […]