Zawya16d
Seychelles: Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Denmark pays courtesy call on Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism - Foreign Affairs Department, Republic of Seychelles. Disclaimer: The contents of this press release was provided from an ...
Forbes17d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...
Mongabay20d
Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits in the Sangha region, despite the area being officially designated for a ...
BBC21d
Rebels edging closer to taking key DR Congo city
Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following reports that they had captured its airport. The Congolese ...
The Independent21d
Dead bodies on the streets and hospitals overwhelmed as rebels battle government in DR Congo city of Goma
The pair agree on the need for a ceasefire. The M23 rebels, who have fought a number of rebellions in the east against the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central government, have ignored calls ...
The Hindu21d
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
Congo’s security forces were fighting on ... succumbed to injuries sustained in fighting days ago, the South African Department of Defense said Tuesday. That makes 17 peacekeepers and foreign ...
CNN21d
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed that “at least 150 tons of coltan were fraudulently exported to Rwanda and mixed with ...
CNN21d
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
The Hill21d
What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?
Most of Congo’s mineral resources, estimated to be worth $24 trillion, remain untapped, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce last year, which called the country the world’s leading ...
Newsweek21d
M23 Rebellion in DR Congo: Protesters Light Fires Near US Embassy
The United States Embassy in the Democratic Republic ... citizens in DR Congo to shelter in place and limit unnecessary movements around the capital. U.S. State Department said in a statement ...
The Straits Times21d
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
JOHANNESBURG - Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic ... in Congo as part of U.N. and Southern African missions. The Department ...