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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...
DRC Launches Next Phase of Ambitious Biodiversity Protection Plan
News Ghana
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April 10, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has initiated the second phase of its national “30×30 Strategy,” aiming to secure climate financing and advance efforts to protect 30% of its terrestrial, coastal, and marine areas by 2030. The launch...
SADC forces begin formal withdrawal from eastern Congo
The East African
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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced the official start of the withdrawal of its regional force from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking the end of an ill-fated mission to halt one of the most brutal wars...
Could a new wave of urgent theatre hold the key to tackling climate change?
The Guardian
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May 8, 2025
Climate stories are typically defined by despair. The future we are told of is such a tragic, barren dystopia, it’s hard to look at head-on. But a flood of theatre-makers are writing their way past fear into something more useful, inspiring action...
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree to ceasefire following Qatar-mediated talks
Peoples Dispatch
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April 28, 2025
In a major diplomatic breakthrough for the conflict-ridden eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Congolese government and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels agreed to a ceasefire bringing a halt to nearly four months of intense fighting that...
International company news in brief: Starlink gets DRC licence
BusinessLIVE
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Apple, Anthropic in AI ‘vibe coding’ deal BENGALURU — Apple is partnering with Amazon-backed start-up Anthropic on a new “vibe-coding” software platform that will use artificial intelligence to write, edit and test code on behalf of programmers,...
HH Celebrates Friendship with DRC and Calls for Peace
Open Zambia
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President Hichilema signalled his desire this week to pursue a deepening of bilateral ties with Zambia’s neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These words came following the President’s meeting with Isabelle Kibassa Maliba and her...
DRC CRISIS: Summit steps up peace efforts
Daily News Tanzania
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March 26, 2025
AFRICA: THE second joint summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has appointed an expanded panel to lead peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following Angola’s recent...
Congo: Where the tail is still wagging the dog
Bangkok Post
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March 25, 2025
'Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC," said President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo last October, and lo! It is coming to pass just as he predicted. But you can't tell...
Responding To Increased Threats, High Security Travel Embraces Hi-Tech
Forbes
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As instability increases worldwide, diplomatic travel leads the way in high-security hi-tech travel ... More to meet the multiplying threats (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP PHOTO via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images As instability proliferates across...
Congo commutes death sentences of three Americans convicted in failed coup
The Sunday News
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April 2, 2025
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 Wednesday. A presidential order...
Congo's leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot
Newsday - New York
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KINSHASA, Congo — 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 Wednesday. A...
Democratic Republic of the Congo needs a sustained ceasefire
British Medical Journal
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Faraan O Rahim, global health researcher1, Ketan Tamirisa, global health researcher2, Patrick Ndeba, medical doctor3, Michée Kanda Sanza, public health expert4 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 2Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA...
Democratic Republic of Congo enhances operational meteorological capabilities guided by Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile (EAMAC)
World Meteorological Organization
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September 6, 2024
With the support of the Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile (EAMAC), CREWS Democratic Republic of the Congo and CREWS Central Africa, and guided by the WMO Education and Training Programme (ETRP), a course focusing on...
DR Congo steps up anthrax outbreak response with WHO support
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), have intensified emergency measures in response to an outbreak of anthrax in the eastern...
Congo president meets US lawmaker amid talk of mineral deal
The Gazette - Colorado
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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has met U.S. lawmaker Ronny Jackson to discuss fighting in the east of the country and opportunities for U.S. investment, Congo's presidency said. The meeting took...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest data centre goes live
Mobile Europe
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August 23, 2024
A new data centre has gone live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Limete, southeast of the capital city, Kinshasa. It is the country’s largest so far, built and operated by the Raxio Group, which invested $30 million in the project (pictured...
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding — and why it’s not just about the rain
Down to Earth
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The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban...
IOM Deputy Chief: Escalating Displacement Crisis in DRC Demands Urgent Collective Solutions
IOM - UN Migration
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May 1, 2025
Geneva/ Kinshasa, 1 May 2025 – During a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Management and Reform SungAh Lee called for urgent and sustained action to...
DRC: Mass violence against women during prison escapes, victims of freed criminals at risk across the country
International Federation for Human Rights
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March 25, 2025
Kinshasa, Kisangani, Paris, 25 March 2025. In the midst of the March 23 Movement’s (M23) push into North and South Kivu in eastern DRC, by the end of January 2025, thousands of prisoners escaped from prisons due to the disintegration of local...