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DR Congo voting operations successful- observer mission


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Initial results from a presidential poll in DR Congo were expected Friday after shambolic elections spread over several days which the authorities deemed successful. That assessment however is one that many in the country may dispute and…

DR Congo: Voters hope for peaceful elections


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Whether they are in favor of change or continuity, whether they are full of hope or without any illusions, many in Kinshasa, the capital, Goma or Lubumbashi in the east, want to believe that the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Investors praise DR Congo’s improved business climate


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The second edition of the DRC Country Risk Conference was well attended by investors and senior Congolese officials. The DRC's Finance Ministry organised the conference to help investors understand the risks and opportunities in the…

Rwanda to stop backing M23 rebels in DRC- EU


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The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in North Kivu province in neighbouring (DRC). The DRC along with the United States and several European countries has…

UN security council relaxes arms embargo on DRC


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The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday relaxing the embargo on arms exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a decision hailed by Kinshasa as an "injustice repaired”. The resolution removes language that previously…

DR Congo: floods hit capital Kinshasa


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Over 55 people have been killed and dozens injured by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congo's capital, Kinshasa. Kinshasa's 24 neighbourhoods were affected according to local officials. Some 12 million people…

New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo


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A new case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in the north-western Democratic Republic of Congo. The case was detected in a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city, the capital of Congo’s Equateur province. The World Health…