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Sat, 05 Mar 2022 09:14:27 GMT
Uganda-DRC Reparations Verdict Raises Questions About the Price of Justice
[The Conversation Africa] In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:23:27 GMT
Protecting Wildlife and Indigenous Peoples' Livelihoods in DRC #AfricaClimateCrisis
[FAO] The Mbuti people at the heart of wildlife management

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:33:06 GMT
Meet Congolese Man Who Married Three Sisters Same Day
[Premium Times] Mr Luwizo met one of the sisters on social media.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:05:29 GMT
Govt Pushes for Early Fish Quota Auction
[Namibian] The Namibian government is pushing to conduct the annual fish quota auction earlier than usual, after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) failed to utilise their allocation last year, due to time constraints.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:55:55 GMT
Attack In Beni Region Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction
[allAfrica] The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) has said that suspected forces from the rebel group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched an attack in Watalinga.

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:35:27 GMT
150 People Killed in DRC Banditry
[CAJ News] ARMED groups have killed no less than 150 people since the beginning of the year in one of the hotspots of banditry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:02:18 GMT
Congolese President Makes Koffi Olomide Ambassador of Culture
[This Day] Recently, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) appointed multi-award-winning music veteran, Koffi Olomide who bagged the Legend Awards at the 2021 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), the country's ambassador o...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:17:05 GMT
Small-Scale Gold Miners in DRC Challenge the View That They Can't Cut It
[The Conversation Africa] Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, the estimated number of African miners engaged in this sector increased from two million to 10 million. Typically, ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:15 GMT
UN Pledges More Support for Internally Displaced Persons in Ituri Province
[UN News] The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's top peacekeeping of...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:23:47 GMT
Ituri - Jean-Pierre Lacroix Arrives in Bunia, the First Stop on a Three-Day Visit to the DR Congo
[Monusco] The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived on Tuesday, February 22 in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is the first stop on hi...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:06:57 GMT
National Railways of Zimbabwe, DR Congo in Bulk Cargo Deal
[The Herald] A batch of 200 wagons being refurbished by the National Railways of Zimbabwe under a partnership with Societe Nationale des chemins de fer Congo of the Democratic Republic of Congo will be used to carry coal from Hwange to Kolwezi in the...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:58:02 GMT
National Convention's Decisions Could Herald New Era for Journalists in DR Congo
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the main conclusions of a five-day "national convention on communication and the media" in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urges the authorities to lose no time in implementing the proposed major re...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:44 GMT
Locals Hail Army as Allied Democratic Forces Rebels Flee Bombed DR Congo Hideouts
[Nile Post] Locals in DRC towns have hailed UPDF for Operation Shuja carried out jointly with FADRC forces that they said has seen peace return to the areas following years of terror by ADF rebels.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:50:32 GMT
UN Agency Condemns Rising Militia Violence in Northeastern DRC
[VOA] Geneva -- UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, is condemning the rise of militia group attacks on displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:50:48 GMT
Journey to Heart of Camp for The Internally Displaced in Djugu
[Monusco] The red soil and dust raised by the backfiring motorcycles and MONUSCO's trucks remind us that the dry season has returned to Roe, a town located 120 km away from Bunia in the territory of Djugu, Ituri. It is 10 a.m. A few minutes past, the...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:16:56 GMT
Afrima Awards - DRC President Fetes Koffi Olomide, Presents Him With Diplomatic Passport
[Vanguard] President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has praised the multiple award-winning musician, Koffi Olomide, for bagging the Legend Awards at the 2021 All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:33:00 GMT
DP Ruto Swallows His 'No Singe Cow in DR Congo' Remarks After Local and International Outrage
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto has apologized to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following his remarks that the country has "no single cow", in what has sparked outrage, including from there.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:11:05 GMT
It's Time to Exploit Yawning DR Congo Market
[Times of Zambia] Listening to Lusaka Avocado Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (LAMCS) board chairperson Bernard Chiwala discuss the potential of Zambia agriculture sector and the ready market last Sunday, underscored the long-held thought.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:20:48 GMT
Kenya - Tanzania to Build Grain Silos in Mombasa After Juba, Lubumbashi
[The Exchange] Tanzania is envisioning the construction of giant grain storage facilities and distribution centres in Mombasa to assist in selling surplus food crops from the country.

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 10:45:15 GMT
Lessons From the DRC's 10th Ebola Epidemic - the People May Know Best
[The Conversation Africa] The tenth Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared in North Kivu on 1 August 2018. The international response to the epidemic was significant. More than half a billion dollars of internationa...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:29 GMT
Museveni, DRC, Congo, Togo Leaders Discuss Security, Coups in Africa
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday joined his counterparts from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazaville, and Togo to discuss among others coups and security in Africa.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:17:11 GMT
Uganda - DRC Trade Forum Set for Feb 22
[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, Uganda -- The Government of Uganda represented by the Embassy of Uganda in Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) together with the DRC - Uganda Business Association (DUBA) represented by KTA Advocates intend ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:17:22 GMT
Uganda - ICJ Decision On DRC Unfair and Wrong
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda has rejected findings of wrongdoing by the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) in DRC, and said it considers yesterday's judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) "unfair and wrong."

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:09:28 GMT
Uganda Rejects UN Court Ruling It Must Compensate DRC for Invasion
[VOA] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda has rejected a ruling from the U.N.'s International Court of Justice ordering it to pay war reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Analysts say Uganda could have avoided the $325 million fine if it had agreed...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:16:44 GMT
Uganda to Pay U.S.$325 Million in Reparations to DR Congo, Top UN Court Rules
[DW] The International Court of Justice previously ordered Uganda to pay reparations to DR Congo, but this is the final decision on the exact amount the country has to pay for the effects of a brutal 1998-2003 war.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:44:07 GMT
White Malice - How the CIA Strangled African Independence At Birth
[The Conversation Africa] Historian Susan Williams grew up in Zambia. Like other scholars of her generation raised in former settler societies of southern Africa, she empathises with the continent's people.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:59:35 GMT
ICJ Orders Uganda to Pay U.S.$325 Million in DRC Case
[Independent (Kampala)] The total amount of compensation awarded to the DRC is US$325,000,000. This global sum includes US$225,000,000 for damage to persons, US$40,000,000 for damage to property, and US$60,000,000 for damage related to natural resour...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:34:54 GMT
UN Rights Office Warns of Risk of Further Attacks On Displaced Camps in DR Congo
[UN News] Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:00:52 GMT
Security Problems in DR Congo Affect the Whole Region - Kagame
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has called for collective efforts by regional leaders towards the end of security challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly associated to armed militia groups based in the country.

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:41:47 GMT
UN Warns of More Ethnic Violence in Eastern DRC
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. human rights office says it fears heightened tension between Hema herders and Lendu farmers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may erupt into more violence following last week's deadly attacks.



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