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Wagner: DRC-Rwanda peace deal “only a beginning”
Independent (Uganda)
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July 4, 2025
KINSHASA, DRC | 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...
DRC and Rwanda sign a US-brokered peace deal: what are the chances of its success?
The Conversation
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June 30, 2025
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...
How Charities Are Adapting to Congo’s New Reality
ImpACT International
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to endure one of the most protracted and complex humanitarian crises in the world. In January 2025, the situation sharply deteriorated when the armed group M23 launched an offensive in North...
Congo Christian leaders submit peace plan draft to President amid Security Crisis
Crux Now
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June 28, 2025
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops and Protestant pastors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) submitted what they call a “Social Pact for Peace and Living Together in the Democratic Republic of Congo” to President Felix Tshisekedi in the...
Fighting resumes in DRC after 3 days of peace agreement
Independent (Uganda)
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July 2, 2025
Some of M23 figthters on Duty in North Kivu province. FILE PHOTO URN Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied...
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Agreement Signing Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Rwanda
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 27, 2025
Washington, DC — On June 27, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos hosted the Ministerial signing of the Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Kinshasa to host first World Music and Tourism Festival, celebrating rumba
Joy FM
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June 27, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take centre stage on the global cultural calendar this July, as it hosts the First World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa from 16 to 18 July 2025. Organised under the Patronage of His...
Cardinals from Global South deliver urgent climate appeal at Vatican
Religion News Service
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July 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Warning of “irreversible impacts” if the world stays on its current course, three influential cardinals from the Global South presented a document at the Vatican on Tuesday (July 1) calling for bold international action on...
Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Cape Town, South Africa – Five months ago, with a single social media post, United States President Donald Trump put half a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at risk when he announced the closure of USAID – the...
Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa, Latin America demand climate justice
Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops from Asia, Africa and Latin America demanded climate justice for the parts of the world most affected by rising temperatures and rejected what they said were the “false solutions” promoted by wealthy countries....
Sustainable Homes, Sustainable Futures: The Green Evolution Of Homeownership
Africa.com
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June 23, 2025
Co-authored by Eva August (CEO) and Frank Haupt (Co-owner) of Century21 South Africa As South Africa’s property sector faces growing pressure to evolve, the conversation around sustainable homeownership has never been more urgent or more...
Kinshasa: Youth Commit To Peace And The Fight Against Disinformation
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 23, 2025/APO Group/ -- Around one hundred young people, including thirty-seven women from Kinshasa's four districts, took part on 14 June in a series of...
Félix Tshisekedi Champions Investment Drive for DRC at Luanda Summit
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 26, 2025
The US-Africa Summit opened on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Luanda, Angola, under the theme “Pathways to Prosperity: A Shared Vision for the US-Africa Partnership.” The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presented by President Félix Tshisekedi, who...
Roundup: DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal to end regional bloody turmoil
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a turning point in efforts to end years of armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in...
DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal to end regional bloody turmoil
Xinhua News Agency
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United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher (4th L) meets with leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group and the Congo River Alliance in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic...
Congo bishops denounce claim by political leader Church involved in conspiracy
Crux Now
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June 19, 2025
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are pushing back at allegations that they are complicit in a cynical plot to either oust President Felix Tshisekedi, or to physically eliminate him. During a June 9...
Rwanda, Congo Sign Historic Peace Deal
Foreign Policy
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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Rwanda-Congo peace deal, U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal win, and anti-LGBTQ+ policies in Hungary. ‘Turning Point’ Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a landmark...
How huge migrating animal puppets captivate in ways that climate news can’t
The Conversation
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June 26, 2025
A herd of puppet animals is migrating north from Africa. This 12,000 mile journey represents wildlife’s response to the climate crisis as species are forced to move north due to rising temperatures. As The Herds travels through the UK en route to...
A Giant Animal Puppet Stampede Stormed Through Manchester Last Night – Here’s Where You Can Catch Them Around Greater Manchester This Weekend
Secret Manchester
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June 25, 2025
Credit: Emmeline Banks/Secret Manchester Manchester welcomed an extraordinary spectacle last night (3rd July) as a gigantic herd of life-sized puppet animals made its way through the city in the form of The Herds, and it continues on to other...
La Prospérité Failed To Critique New Congo Opposition’s Pledges
Media Observer
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June 23, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in a general state of flux. Battered by a buffet of challenges, including a long history of weak central governments, wanton poverty amidst plenty, and attacks from various rebel groups – especially in the...