Congo-Brazzaville
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:27:30 GMTCongo Brazzaville Officially Backs Egypt's Unesco Top Post Candidate
[Egypt Online] The Republic of the Congo announced on Thursday its official support for Khaled El-Enany, Egypt's nominee for the position of Director-General of UNESCO (2025-2029), as part of President Denis Sassou Nguesso's appreciation for Egyptian...
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:10:31 GMTRwanda Accuses Canada of 'Blatantly Ignoring' Security Concerns - Statement
[Nile Post] Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned Canada's recent statement on the ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo, accusing the North American country of overlooking Rwanda's security concerns and unfairly blaming it for t...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:06:44 GMTMadagascar and Congo-Brazzaville Team Up to Protect Vanishing Forests
[RFI] Congo-Brazzaville and Madagascar are combining efforts to protect their primary forests, which support rich ecosystems and rare wildlife but face increasing threats from deforestation. The countries marked the launch of their conservation drive...
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:00:51 GMTRebel Movement M23 Is Said to Be Responsible for the Attack in Bukavu
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tells Fides.
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:29:19 GMTBrazzaville Hosts a Key Ministerial Meeting On Durable Solutions for Forcibly Displaced Central Africans
[UNHCR] The governments of the signatory countries of the Yaoundé Declaration and the European Union met in Brazzaville last Friday for the second ministerial meeting of the Steering Committee of the Support Platform for Solutions in the context...
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:46:13 GMTThe Minerals Beneath Africa's Soil Are The Building Blocks of a Brighter Future
[allAfrica] Nairobi/Cape Town -- Writing about the minerals beneath Africa's soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We've all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes". While somet...
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:38:55 GMTM23 Demands Withdrawal of Burundian Forces From Congolese Territory
[New Times] The M23, in a communique issued on Saturday, February 15, demanded the immediate withdrawal of Burundian forces from DR Congo territory, saying their presence is "unjustified."
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:25:12 GMTSoundtrack to a Coup d'État - Neocolonialism and Resistance
[People's Dispatch] Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader and author of Mutiny.