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Rwanda fails to block DRC case at African Court
The Citizen
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Arusha. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has dismissed preliminary objections raised by Rwanda in a landmark case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), paving the way for a full hearing into alleged human rights...
After Years of Violence, DRC and Rwanda Sign Peace Accord
Global Press Journal
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June 27, 2025
After more than a decade of Rwandan support for armed conflict in DRC, the governments of the two countries signed a peace deal in Washington, D.C. on Friday aimed at ending ongoing brutality in one of the most violent corners of the world....
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...
He was killed in the DRC for standing up to corruption. Now this young martyr is on the path to sainthood.
America Magazine
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June 25, 2025
You may not have heard the name of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, who was beatified on Sunday, June 15, in Rome, but it is likely you can identify with his struggle. At the Sant’Egidio African Easter Congress in 2002, he said: Prayer is...
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...
Kigali Declaration Fuels Africa’s Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Africa.com
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June 23, 2025
Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is gaining ground, with over 80 countries and organizations uniting under the Kigali Declaration to tackle these debilitating conditions. Marking its third anniversary on June 23, 2025, the...
UNICEF seeks urgent funding as over 136,000 flee DRC to Burundi, Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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June 24, 2025
Refugees in Uganda KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children’s...
Health system "on brink of collapse" in eastern DR Congo, warns Red Cross
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The health system in the Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "on the brink of collapse," the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Tuesday, citing the combined impact...
UNICEF seeks urgent funding as over 136,000 flee DR Congo to Burundi, Uganda
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
UNICEF Seeks Urgent Funding As Over 136,000 Flee Congo To Burundi And Uganda
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, June 23 (IANS) More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighbouring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children's...
UK restores diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus
The National News
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Britain said it was re-establishing diplomatic relations with Syria on Saturday as Foreign Secretary David Lammy visited Damascus. “There is renewed hope for the Syrian people,” said Mr Lammy. “It is in our interests to support the new government...
Defusing The Next Carbon Bomb: The Fight to Stop Big Oil In Congo
Resilience
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June 19, 2025
A young climate and human rights defender from the Democratic Republic of Congo discusses how a growing coalition is working to prevent the detonation of a massive carbon bomb and the plunder of communities – and how you can help. The Democratic...
The forgotten lifeline: How music can help reimagine HE
University World News
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GLOBAL In the aftermath of war, displacement and disaster, global humanitarian efforts often focus rightly on shelter, food, health and basic education. But one powerful tool for healing and rebuilding remains strikingly absent from most policy...
DRC: Honouring courage and honesty: The beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui
Vatican News
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June 9, 2025
On 15 June, the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, will witness the beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a young Congolese member of the Community of Sant’Egidio, a martyr who stood up against corruption. The...
Mahama (Rwanda): Congolese Refugees Quietly Return to Rebel-Controlled DRC
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, June 18, 2025 — Since the M23 rebel group and its affiliated politico-military coalition, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), seized control of key cities in North and South Kivu in eastern DRC, a discreet yet growing wave...
Over 130,000 newly displaced in DR Congo's North Kivu Province in May: UN
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Ongoing armed violence in North Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) displaced more than 130,000 people in May, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)...
Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...
Beatification of ‘Martyr of Honesty’ brings pride to DR Congo
Crux Now
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June 14, 2025
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the planned beatification of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi is a thing of pride for the people of the country. Ngengele was speaking at a...
China Grants 500 Health Scholarships to Kenya in Landmark Medical Pact
Africa.com
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June 11, 2025
China has pledged over 500 scholarships and 20 annual exchange programs to Kenyan students as part of a landmark health partnership aimed at strengthening Kenya’s healthcare system. Announced by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale following a...
Remembering Patrice Lumumba, African anti-colonial leader assassinated by Belgium and CIA
People's World
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July 3, 2025
Patrice Lumumba in Leopoldville, which later became Kinshasa, 1960 July 2 marked the centenary of the birth of the Congolese independence leader Patrice Emery Lumumba, the first democratically-elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of...