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Just 3 Left: The World's Active Douglas DC-8s In 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...

Tshisekedi: DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal Heralds ‘New Era of Stability’
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said Monday that a new peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) opened the door for “a new era of stability,” which aims to end decades of fighting in the eastern DRC. The...

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Peace agreement between the Democratic Party and Rwanda: another mockery
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The impression created by the people of Bukavu, exhausted by more than four months of occupation, is one of perplexity and the feeling of being deceived again and again, even if they do not give up hope that something...

Peace deal with Rwanda opens way to 'new era', says DRC's Tshisekedi
Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi arrives to attend the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, France October 5, 2024. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS A peace deal between...

Peace Deal With Rwanda Opens Way To 'New Era', Says DR Congo President
A peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern DRC paves the way for "a new era of stability", Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said Monday. Rich in natural resources, especially...

Regional subsidiaries boost profits for Kenyan banks
Virtually every aspect of lend- ing for the big banks, says Ronny Chokaa, a senior ana- lyst at Nairobi-based Capital A Investment Bank, “was almost flat in Kenya [over the last year and more], but in the subsidiaries, it went up. Most of the...

DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal signed but truce faces challenges
Ceasefire Signed Between DR Congo and Rwanda, but Armed Militias and Resource Tensions Cast Doubt Washington D.C. – The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending years of deadly conflict in the...

Kinshasa: Youth Commit To Peace And The Fight Against Disinformation
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 23, 2025/APO Group/ -- Around one hundred young people, including thirty-seven women from Kinshasa's four districts, took part on 14 June in a series of...

DRC and M23 to continue negotiations in Qatar
Experts from the DRC and Rwanda signed the text of a possible peace agreement last week, which is to be analyzed this week by ministerial delegations for its signing on June 27, in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. However, among...

Congo Extends Cobalt Export Ban by Three Months
Reuters file photo An artisanal miner carries raw ore at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 11, 2016. Reuters...

DRC and Rwanda peace agreement in diplomatic breakthrough
GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA KINSHASA — In a significant step toward peace in the Great Lakes region, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda have initialled the text of a landmark Peace Agreement. The agreement, signed on...
Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
Cape Town, South Africa – Five months ago, with a single social media post, United States President Donald Trump put half a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at risk when he announced the closure of USAID – the...

Congo considers extending cobalt export ban as it weighs quotas, sources say
JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering extending a ban on exports of cobalt, as it explores how to implement quotas for shipments of the electric vehicle battery material, four sources familiar with the...

Rwanda, Congo sign US-brokered peace deal to end fighting that killed thousands
Rwanda and the 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 displaced hundreds of thousands more this year. The agreement marks a breakthrough in...

Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting
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...

Delegation Of Namibian Traditional Leaders Visit South Africa To Explore Rural Socio-Economic Blueprint
Bakgatla Development Model Gains International Traction Moruleng: A high-level delegation of traditional leaders from Namibia has arrived in the Northwest province to study a rural development model pioneered by Kgosi Nyalala Pilane of the...

DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal explained: Will Qatar, US efforts end the world's deadliest humanitarian crisis?
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
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
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
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...