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DRC and Rwanda announce deescalation amid ongoing conflict

Jurist 21 Mar 2026
The agreement comes amidst an ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, where fighting between DRC government forces and the M23 rebel group has continued despite a US-brokered peace agreement�signed last year.
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DRC/Rwanda : The behind‑the‑scenes manoeuvring in talks between Kagame and Tshisekedi envoys in Washington

Africa Intelligence 20 Mar 2026
Invited to Washington on 17 and 18 March by the Trump administration, the Congolese and Rwandan delegations agreed, at the ....
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Ama Qamata transforms into DRC-born boxer Safi in new film

Sowetan Live 20 Mar 2026
Ama Qamata recently made her mark at the premiere of Fight Like a Girl in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the film inspired by real events follows her character Safi, a young woman escaping forced labour in an illegal mineral mine ... .
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LISTEN | Ama Qamata transforms into DRC-born boxer Safi in new film

Sowetan Live 20 Mar 2026
Ama Qamata recently made her mark at the premiere of Fight Like a Girl in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the film inspired by real events follows her character Safi, a young woman ...
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Belgian court orders trial of ex-diplomat for aiding murder of first Congo prime minister

Jurist 20 Mar 2026
A Belgian court on Tuesday ordered 93-year-old former diplomat Etienne Davignon to stand trial for his role in the 1961 assassination of Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) first elected prime minister Patrice Lumumba.
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Investigation links DRC air pollution concerns to major copper-cobalt plant

Mongabay 19 Mar 2026
In 2024, the mother of a 6-month-old baby described to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) what happened to her son after one of Africa’s largest copper and cobalt processing complexes was built just a few hundred meters from their home.
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Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell

The Observer 19 Mar 2026
In the DRC, terrorism-related deaths rose by nearly 28% in 2025, increasing from 365 to 467 and pushing the central African state to eighth place on the index, its worst ranking ... The rise in Nigeria and the DRC contrasts with the rest of the world ... .
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DRC launches a joint project to strengthen social protection and promote access to decent work (ILO - International Labour Organization)

Public Technologies 19 Mar 2026
Press release DRC launches a joint project to strengthen social protection and promote access to decent work ... Today in the DRC, nearly 86% of jobs are in the informal economy, whilst only 5% of the ...
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China-DRC media forum champions mutual benefit, win-win cooperation

China.dot.org 18 Mar 2026
KINSHASA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The China-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Media Forum was held on Wednesday in Kinshasa, the DRC capital. Under the theme of "Chinese Modernization and the DRC's Development Path.
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DRC : How US firm Virtus finally broke through to acquire mining jewel Chemaf

Africa Intelligence 17 Mar 2026
The outlook is brightening for the sale of Congolese mining ...
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SA mining exploration hits seven-year low

Moneyweb 16 Mar 2026
The country is losing its appeal for exploration funding compared with other African nations ... .
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