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Kinshasa cement prices fall 52%
International Cement Review
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July 16, 2025
The price of cement in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has dropped by 52.3 per cent from US$21 to US$11/bag three weeks after the end of the strike by tractor-trailer drivers, according to a press release by the Ministry of...
Capital gains: inside Kinshasa’s flagship five-star hotel
The European Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Overlooking one of the world’s great rivers, the Fleuve Congo Hotel stands as Kinshasa’s only five-star property — a striking symbol of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s transformation. Once known locally as the “White Elephant”, it has been...
China Dismisses Accusations of Exploiting DR Congo Without Helping End Raging Conflict
KT Press Rwanda
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July 15, 2025
1 DR Congo and Chinese flags China has pushed back against growing criticism suggesting it is reaping the benefits of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) vast resources while failing to support peace efforts amid continued instability in the...
Peace for Profit? What the DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal Leaves Unsaid
OkayAfrica
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July 15, 2025
On June 28, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a U.S.- and Qatar-brokered peace deal in Washington, seen as a diplomatic breakthrough but quickly criticized after President Donald Trump stated that the United States would get "a...
Just 3 Left: The World's Active Douglas DC-8s In 2025
Simple Flying
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July 17, 2025
The Douglas DC-8, often referred to as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8, is an early long-range commercial aircraft. The narrowbody aircraft was one of the first jet-powered aircraft to be used for commercial service. Originally, it was designed to be...
DR Congo, China pledge to enhance comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and China have pledged to enhance their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and deepen bilateral cooperation across multiple fields during high-level meetings...
Uganda Reopens Border with M23-Held Eastern DRC Amid Peace Efforts
South Africa Today
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July 14, 2025
Six months after closing key border crossings due to rebel advances, Uganda has reopened its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The decision follows the seizure of Goma by the M23 rebel group, which had previously prompted the...
The 2025 Africa Business Tourism And Mice Masterclass To Cultivate A Thriving Mice Industry Across Africa
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
Africa Tourism Partners is once again calling upon all tourism stakeholders to gather in Johannesburg for the 8th and 2025 edition of the Africa Business Tourism and MICE Masterclass. The MICE Masterclass is scheduled for Wednesday 27 and 28...
Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
Kinshasa To Host Inaugural World Music And Tourism Festival Celebrating Music And Tourism As Drivers Of Dialogue And Development
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Under the High Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa will host the first-ever World Music and Tourism Festival. UN Tourism joins the...
Double Burden of Malnutrition and Validity of Overweight/Obesity Indicators Among Students in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross Sectional Study From the University of Kinshasa
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Jean-Robert Makulo,1 Trésor Tshiswaka Mutombo,2 Ramsès Kamitalu Kabongo,3 Audace Kilolo Tunda,4 Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili,1 Christian Kisoka Lusunsi,2 Beni Beni Kasangwala,3 Christian Mulundu Lakwon,3 Benit Boluta,3 Guvanie Lubamba Mubiala,3 Tatiana...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace agreement in Washington
Fides
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June 27, 2025
Friday, 27 June 2025 peace Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A peace agreement to end the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scheduled to be signed today, June 27, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda....
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace agreement in Washington
Anglican Ink - Florida
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June 27, 2025
Kinshasa – A peace agreement to end the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scheduled to be signed today, June 27, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The agreement is based on a Declaration of...
How a US mission to Congo to release prisoners, aided by an Israeli, unraveled
The Times of Israel
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July 11, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal, (Reuters) — An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump...
Carbon Markets Africa Summit Reveals Packed Programme Featuring Continent’s Entire Carbon Markets Value Chain
Africa.com
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July 16, 2025
The upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) programme features the continent’s entire carbon markets value chain in what is a compelling combination of successful early carbon market movers, climate-finance-ready projects, regulatory bodies...
How a US mission to push a Trump deal in Congo unravelled
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Jessica Donati DAKAR (Reuters) -An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump...
Elon Musk is bringing broadband to Congo — right after ravaging its health care
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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I’d appreciate this all the more if Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency hadn’t also consigned many Congolese to needless deaths through Musk’s campaign to eliminate US foreign aid. The Democratic Republic of Congo is as large as all of...
The DRC-Rwanda peace deal
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump with foreign affairs ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House after the signing of a US-brokered peace deal on 27 June 2025. US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts...
US Eyes Rubaya Mine in Congo for Coltan Reserves
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 11, 2025
In a recent move, the Democratic Republic of Congo is discussing the rights for the Rubaya Coltan mine along with a consortium that is led by Gentry Beach, who happens to be a Trump associate. With this it can be very well ascertained that the US...
Congo set to honour its music legends with maiden World Music and Tourism Festival
Graphic
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July 8, 2025
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing to pay a historic tribute to the voices, rhythms and legacies that have defined its cultural identity. From 16 to 18 July 2025, the country will host the first-ever World Music and Tourism Festival...