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Kinshasa To Host Inaugural World Music And Tourism Festival Celebrating Music And Tourism As Drivers Of Dialogue And Development
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Under the High Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa will host the first-ever World Music and Tourism Festival. UN Tourism joins the...
How Did a Pair of Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo? By Greg Donahue
New York Mag
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July 11, 2025
Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...
Cholera Outbreak In Congo Reaches Acute Phase With Rising Cases
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, July 11 (IANS) The cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached an "acute phase," with infections still rising, Health Minister Roger Kamba said.Since January 2025, over 33,000 cases and a...
Prospects for peace and World Cup lift mood in DR Congo
Deutsche Welle
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July 10, 2025
These are busy times for football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The women's team played in the African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2012 while the men are currently top of their qualification group for the 2026 World...
Potential peace and World Cup spot offers hope for DR Congo
Deutsche Welle
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These are busy times for football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The women's team are playing in the African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2012 while the men are currently top of their qualification group for the 2026...
Congo set to honour its music legends with maiden World Music and Tourism Festival
Graphic
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July 8, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing to pay a historic tribute to the voices, rhythms and legacies that have defined its cultural identity. From 16 to 18 July 2025, the country will host the first-ever World Music and Tourism Festival...
Congo gets $262mln from IMF on treasury reforms
Zawya
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received the second instalment of a $1.7 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Credit Facility, totalling $261.9 million. This is the result of progress on financial...
Double Burden of Malnutrition and Validity of Overweight/Obesity Indicators Among Students in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross Sectional Study From the University of Kinshasa
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Jean-Robert Makulo,1 Trésor Tshiswaka Mutombo,2 Ramsès Kamitalu Kabongo,3 Audace Kilolo Tunda,4 Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili,1 Christian Kisoka Lusunsi,2 Beni Beni Kasangwala,3 Christian Mulundu Lakwon,3 Benit Boluta,3 Guvanie Lubamba Mubiala,3 Tatiana...
DRC-Rwanda peace deal "only a beginning": DR Congo FM
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda "is only a beginning; the real work starts now," DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said late Thursday at a...
Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal 'Only A Beginning': FM Wagner
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, July 4 (IANS) The peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda "is only a beginning; the real work starts now," DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said at a...
Cholera Emergency Declared in DR Congo Capital
Sada Elbalad
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July 5, 2025
Sat 05 Jul 2025 | 06:30 PM The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of maximum alert in the capital, Kinshasa, following a significant surge in cholera infections, placing nearly 15 million people at risk. President Félix Tshisekedi...
The Dr Congo-rwanda Deal: Now Comes The Hard Part
The Nigerian Voice
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A new peace agreement offers hope of quelling hostilities between Kinshasa and Kigali in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Richard Moncrieff assesses the tough road ahead as diplomats seek to ensure that...
Navigating the future: The significance of World Population Day in a changing world
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
Every year on July 11th, the global community observes World Population Day, a United Nations initiative established in 1989 to draw attention to the urgency and importance of population issues. As we step into the third decade of the 21st...
Heavy Rains Kill 29 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Nepal News
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June 16, 2025
KINSHASA: At least 29 people were killed over the weekend by heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during what is supposed to be the dry season, in an unusual weather event that caused widespread destruction....
African Development Bank, & Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Renew Partnership For Africa’s Sustainable Growth
Africa.com
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July 4, 2025
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed an agreement strengthening their collaboration on sustainable economic development, designed to boost infrastructure development and...
Paul Kagame casts doubt on peace agreement with DRC, questions regional leadership and avoids domestic accountability
The Rwandan
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July 4, 2025
KIGALI, July 4, 2025 — Speaking to the press for the first time in weeks, Rwandan President Paul Kagame used the 31st anniversary of the Rwandan Patriotic Front’s (RPF) rise to power to deliver a calculated message: his government will comply with...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal
The Citizen
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the c...
Modern Ghana
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The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. The agreement aims to foster long-term peace, and increased economic trade and security. The...
IMF Greenlights $262 Million Boost for Congo Amid Reform Drive
Arabian Post
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July 3, 2025
The International Monetary Fund has cleared the initial review of its Extended Credit Facility arrangement with the Democratic Republic of Congo, triggering an immediate disbursement of US$ 262 million. That sum bolsters the Kinshasa government’s...
DRC-Rwanda Peace Pact Sparks Hope and Skepticism
Global Press Journal
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June 29, 2025
LUBERO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — In a historic peace deal signed Friday, leaders of DRC and Rwanda agreed to end a yearslong war that largely played out in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces along the eastern edge of DRC. But people here...