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Oman Observer9h
DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal
DOHA: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)10h
Congo and M23 rebels sign declaration of principles for permanent ceasefire
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting and commit ...
Tribune Online16h
DR Congo, M23 rebels to sign ‘immediate’ ceasefire deal in Qatar
The agreement proposes a roadmap for restoring state authority across the conflict-affected territories, once a final peace ...
Freshwater ecosystems depend on little creatures like insects and snails: Study maps overlooked species
Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally ...
Inside the Congolese mine vital to mobile phones, as rebels give BBC rare access
M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recently allowed the BBC to visit a huge mining site under their control which is vital to the production of the world's mobile phones - and over its ...
Congo Braces for HIV Surge After U.S. Funding Stops
U.S. funded treatments in the country have helped reduce deaths from HIV/AIDS to around 14,000 a year, from as high as ...
The Print16d
Major Rwandan coltan exporter bought smuggled Congolese minerals, UN report says
By Reade Levinson, David Lewis and Sonia Rolley , REUTERS -Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals smuggled from rebel-held areas of neighboring Congo, helping fund an insurgency in that ...