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DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal explained: Will Qatar, US efforts end the world's deadliest humanitarian crisis?
The Week
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a United States-brokered peace agreement on Friday. The deal signed by the countries’ foreign ministers at the State Department in Washington DC would end the year-long fighting between the two...
DR Congo: Denis Mukwege Slams Washington Peace Deal as Betrayal of National Sovereignty
The Rwandan
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June 28, 2025
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, 27 June 2025 – On the eve of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 65th Independence Day, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Denis Mukwege delivered a scathing criticism of the peace agreement signed a day earlier between Kinshasa...
Standard Bank First African Bank To Offer Access To China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System
Africa.com
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June 28, 2025
In a first for the continent, Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking is the first authorised bank to offer transactions through China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS). The bank was recently granted license to offer CIPS...
Rwanda And Congo Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Deal To End Conflict And Boost Investment
StratNews Global
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June 28, 2025
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo finalized a peace agreement on Friday with mediation from the United States, aiming to end a violent conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and uprooted hundreds of thousands in 2025. The agreement...
world Rwanda and Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting and attract investment
Asiaone
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June 28, 2025
WASHINGTON/PARIS/KINSHASA - Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday (June 27), raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The...
Rwanda, Congo sign peace agreement in US
BDNews24
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Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks...
DR Congo-Rwanda ceasefire deal still faces many challenges
BBC
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June 28, 2025
Both sides of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed to disarming and disengaging their alleged proxies. But there are dozens of non-state armed groups active in the region and it's not clear whether all of them will...
Rwanda, Congo ink deal to end decades long conflict
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have reached a peace agreement aimed at ending a conflict that has lasted for decades, with US President Donald Trump asserting that the deal grants the United States rights to...
Cobalt Prices Surge as DRC Extends Export Ban to September
Investing News Network
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June 25, 2025
Cobalt prices are surging after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest producer, extended its export ban by three months in a bid to address global oversupply and stabilize plunging prices. According to the Financial Times,...
Rwanda and DRC sign US-brokered peace deal in Washington
SABC News
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June 27, 2025
The United States has brokered a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Washington on Friday. Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungire and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting, attract investment
The Indian Express
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June 27, 2025
Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more this year.The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks...
Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting, attract investment
Yahoo News
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By Daphne Psaledakis, Sonia Rolley and Ange Kasongo WASHINGTON/PARIS/KINSHASA (Reuters) -Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and...
DR Congo and Rwanda on brink of historic US-brokered peace deal
Modern Ghana
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda plan to sign a landmark truce agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a potential turning point after decades of conflict in eastern Congo. The US-brokered deal aims to halt hostilities and pave...
Rwanda, DRC to ink peace deal in the US but questions remain
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 27, 2025
President Kagame meets with President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo Ahead of the 74th UNGA. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the...
Rwanda, DRC to ink peace deal in US but questions remain
Lebanon Democrat - Tennessee
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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. President Donald Trump has...
Félix Tshisekedi Champions Investment Drive for DRC at Luanda Summit
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 26, 2025
The US-Africa Summit opened on Monday, June 23, 2025, in Luanda, Angola, under the theme “Pathways to Prosperity: A Shared Vision for the US-Africa Partnership.” The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presented by President Félix Tshisekedi, who...
Congo, Rwanda to sign peace deal June 27
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 20, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement on June 27 in Washington that aims to end fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said. Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its...
Rwanda fails to block DRC case at African Court
The Citizen
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Arusha. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has dismissed preliminary objections raised by Rwanda in a landmark case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), paving the way for a full hearing into alleged human rights...
Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal on June 27
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
DAKAR (AP): Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to end fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the US State Department said. Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its mineral-rich...
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...