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Mercuria and TechMet plan tantalum project in Congo war zone – with US mediation
10 Nov 2025 20:15 GMT
Geneva-based Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. is in talks with US-backed investment firm TechMet Ltd. regarding a joint project to extract tantalum in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The initiative is being considered on the condition that …
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Somalia Cancels UAE Agreements; Sudan-Pakistan Arms Deal: Africa File, January 15, 2026
15 Jan 2026 20:34 GMT
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Congo: A Tragedy in Many Parts Over Many Decades
14 Jan 2026 07:23 GMT
… armed groups made the second Congo war one of the largest … groups made the second Congo war one of the largest … minerals in Congo. Contemporary Congo wars resulting from the rush to … During the First and Second Congo Wars, the Congolese and Rwandan armies …
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Ex-President Kabila faces death penalty demand in Congo war crimes trial
23 Aug 2025 17:52 GMT
FILE — Former Congo President Joseph Kabila arrives to meet religious leaders at his residence in M23-controlled Goma, Eastern Congo, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
Congo’s public prosecutor on Friday requested the death penalty for …
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US-DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal—A Beginning, Not an End: Congo War Security Review Special Edition
27 Jun 2025 23:14 GMT
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UN Congo War Crimes Probe Stalled by Cash Crunch
25 Jun 2025 11:38 GMT
The United Nations(UN) has announced that critical investigations into suspected human rights violations and potential war crimes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are currently stalled due to a severe funding crisis.
In a letter reviewed …
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UN: Both sides of Congo civil war commit executions, rapes
01 Feb 2025 10:59 GMT
… accused both sides of the Congo civil war of mass executions and rapes …
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This week in history: January 12-18
12 Jan 2026 05:09 GMT
… and regional conflagration, the Second Congo War. In this bloody conflict, Rwanda …
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Kapinga’s basketball success story borne out of family’s daring escape from First Congo War
17 May 2025 00:43 GMT
… dark days of the First Congo war EDMONTON – Just over the age …
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Catholic Bishops in Rwanda, Burundi Appeal for Normalcy amid Fears of DR Congo War Spillover
03 Apr 2025 11:50 GMT
Burundi has closed the land border with Rwanda, accusing the country of supporting Burundian rebels in the east of DRC.
Burundi, which had stationed its own military units in the Congolese province of South Kivu, withdrew them shortly before the M23 and …