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Trial of former Congolese rebel leader Lumbala over wartime atrocities opens in Paris

The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War

The Independent UK

Congo-Brazzaville returns to global stock markets after almost 20 years

The Republic of the Congo this week entered the international bond market for the first time since 2007, signalling a new confidence in its economic reforms and fiscal management.

Radio France Internationale

Away from Brazil’s ‘forest’ Cop30 – the fate of the Congo Rainforest hangs in the balance

IN FOCUS: The Democratic Republic of Congo government has opened bids for oil and gas drilling across huge swathes of the country, raising fears that the world’s last great rainforest carbon sink could be destroyed, Nick Ferris reports

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NGOs urge humanitarian push at Great Lakes conference in Paris

France and Togo are co-hosting a conference in Paris on Thursday to support peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region of Africa. A coalition of international NGOs will urge participants to step up their financial response to the "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring…

Radio France Internationale

'Fake Activist': SZA Faces Backlash for Using iPhone After Congo Child Labour Warning

SZA faces backlash after criticising Apple's iPhone 17 for exploiting child labour in Congo, with fans calling her a 'fake activist' while others praise her for speaking out on a global issue.

International Business Times UK

World's biggest hydro site can produce as much electricity as 88 nuclear reactors - and now wants to attract more AI data centres

Congo seeks to expand the Inga hydro complex to power AI tools and data centers amid ongoing funding and governance hurdles.

TechRadar

DRC and Rwanda hold fresh talks in Washington to revive fragile peace deal

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are back in Washington this week, hoping to revive stalled efforts to end the conflict in eastern DRC.

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Congo and M23 rebels agree to form ceasefire monitoring body

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to create a joint body to monitor a future permanent ceasefire – a step seen as crucial to ending years of violence in the country’s east.

Radio France Internationale

Congo and M23 rebels agree to create body to oversee potential ceasefire

Congo and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 have agreed to establish an oversight mechanism for a potential permanent ceasefire

The Independent UK

River Boat Users Pay Heavy Price For DR Congo's Dearth Of Roads

The cemetery in Mbandaka, a river port city in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the final resting place of many victims of the country's repeated river boat accidents.

International Business Times

Congo pushes back against U.S. pressure on critical minerals {Business Africa}

Congo Resists U.S. Push for Minerals, Demands Local Value and Development in Global Clean Energy Race while Tunisian Biotech Startup Turns 5,000 Tonnes of Invasive Blue Crab Waste into Sustainable, Pharmaceutical-Grade Chitosan.

Euronews

Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in southern Congo is starting to be contained

The Independent UK

More than 80% of health facilities in eastern Congo are out of medicine, Red Cross says

The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding

The Independent UK

Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, Audrey Azoulay, on Monday, Congolese veteran Firmin Édouard Matoko tells RFI that his three decades inside the organisation are an asset…

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Duchess of Edinburgh speaks out against sexual violence after secret DR Congo visit

Sophie visited Congo to ‘shine a light’ on the “weaponisation of rape” and recognise the work being done to support those who survive horrific war-related sexual violence

Radio France Internationale

Former Congolese president Kabila sentenced to death for war crimes

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court in Kinshasa. The court found him guilty of treason, war crimes and organising an armed insurrection over his alleged collaboration with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

The Independent UK

At the UN, African leaders did not draw attention to home conflicts, analysts say

They had a lot to say about global affairs

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Health authorities sound the alarm as 35 deaths linked to new Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organisation says 57 cases have been reported since the outbreak was declared on September 4

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DR Congo Prepares A New Cobalt Export System After Export Ban Recovers The Market

The cobalt export suspension from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will expire on October 15. The restriction, imposed in February, extended in June and again on Sunday, had a profound impact on the market price of battery metal, which recovered over 60% since February.

The Independent UK

Photos of an orthopedic center in Congo that helps amputees regain mobility

Fighting has long battered Congo’s mineral-rich east, displacing some 7 million people in the conflict that is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Many have lost their limbs.

The Independent UK

On the front line of Congo’s conflict, a trauma center tells a story of horror and survival

In eastern Congo, Jerome Jean Claude Amani stands on a prosthetic leg and talks of a new future after being badly wounded in a rebel attack

Euronews

Congo sees 31 deaths from Ebola amid outbreak, WHO says

The latest figures show the casualty rate has nearly doubled since last week.

The Conversation

Soil erosion is tearing DRC cities apart: what’s causing urban gullies, and how to prevent them

In fast-growing cities like some in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heavy rains are carving huge scars into the land. Known as urban gullies, these deep erosion channels can swallow homes, destroy roads and displace entire communities.

The Independent UK

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Congo parade new recruits, raising questions over peace deal

A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and Rwanda

The Independent UK

Ebola vaccination begins in southern Congo

The World Health Organization says vaccination has begun for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers in southern Kasai province

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