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International Committee of the Red Cross

Kinshasa (ICRC) – Armed clashes in several parts of South Kivu continue to cause deaths and to force thousands of families to flee, leaving everything behind.

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the rebel March 23 Movement (M23) signed a peace framework in Doha on Saturday, facilitated by mediation from Qatar and the United States.

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(MENAFN) M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have claimed the capture of hundreds of Burundian soldiers during fighting near the border town of Uvira, signaling a major escalation in a conflict that has persisted...

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(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have finalized a peace accord that US President Donald Trump described as an “historic” conclusion to three decades of armed hostilities in eastern Congo.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump celebrated a breakthrough peace accord between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, declaring it ends 30 years of devastating bloodshed in Congo's volatile eastern territories.

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(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have finalized a peace deal that US President Donald Trump described as an “historic” conclusion to three decades of armed hostilities in eastern Congo.

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(MENAFN) An EU official on Wednesday called on all parties involved in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to establish a humanitarian corridor and allow humanitarian flights to resume.

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(MENAFN) M23 insurgents announced Wednesday they had taken control of Uvira, a critical trade center positioned along the Burundi frontier that functioned as South Kivu province's provisional administrative seat, marking a dramatic turn in the...

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(MENAFN) The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 insurgents have traded accusations of breaching a delicate ceasefire, just 48 hours before a peace accord is scheduled to be signed in Washington.

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(MENAFN) Two officers and 36 fighters from the M23 rebel group have surrendered amid ongoing clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military confirmed Monday.

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(MENAFN) Russia has praised a new peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) government and rebel groups aimed at ending years of deadly fighting in the country’s eastern provinces.

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(MENAFN) Approximately 70 people remain missing after a boat capsized Monday on the Sankuru River in Kasai Province, central Democratic Republic of the Congo, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) Russia has expressed approval for a newly reached peace pact between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) government and rebel forces, designed to halt a protracted conflict in the nation’s eastern region that has claimed...

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(MENAFN) Around 70 people remain unaccounted for after a passenger vessel overturned on a river in Kasai Province in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to reports from local media on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Roughly 70 individuals remain unaccounted for after a vessel overturned on a river in Kasai Province, situated in the heart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local media reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebel group M23, part of the AFC/M23 coalition, reached a critical agreement Tuesday in Doha to establish a mechanism for monitoring the ongoing ceasefire, according to a government...

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and China have vowed to strengthen their all-encompassing strategic partnership and broaden collaboration across various sectors, following high-level discussions between DRC officials and a...

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dramatic rise in cholera infections, now affecting 17 out of its 36 provinces.

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(MENAFN) Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi stated that his administration will not “auction” the nation’s mineral resources to the US, as part of Washington’s attempts to resolve the long-standing violence in the eastern...

EIN Presswire

Green Globe has awarded the Pullman Kinshasa Grand Hotel in the Democratic Republic of Congo its inaugural certification.