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Rwanda escorts Southern Africa troops from Congo to Tanzania, army spokesperson says
Rwanda escorted the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania on Tuesday as they pulled out ...
Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...
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Congo’s Hydrocarbons Minister to Advance Licensing Round, Gas Agenda at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025
The Republic of Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua, will speak at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies, taking place in Cape Town from September 29 to ...
Belgium open to bigger role in Congo minerals sector, foreign minister says
Belgium is open to deeper involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo's minerals sector, its foreign minister said on a visit ...
US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to access critical minerals
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...
Congo Reverses Course and Agrees to Cease ‘Hostilities’ With M23
Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint ...
Mining group backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos expands into DR Congo
A mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a bet that the resource-rich nation will be crucial to US efforts to compete with China for ...
Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says
A new study shows female bonobos team up to fend off males in the wild. Scientists have long wondered why bonobos live in ...
War-hit Congo park turns to chocolate gorillas in conservation push
Threatened by armed conflict, volcanic activity and rampant deforestation, Africa's oldest national park is turning to a new ...