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DR Congo: Little hope for robust truce with M23 rebel group
Deutsche Welle
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July 24, 2025
The US, UN and the African Union (AU) were among the first to welcome the July 19 truce between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group which had been championed by the US and Qatar. The Doha Declaration of Principles , building...
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Independent
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July 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Rwandan Rebels Complicate Trump’s Vision For Resource-Rich Congo
StratNews Global
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July 23, 2025
Home Africa Rwandan Rebels Complicate Trump’s Vision For Resource-Rich Congo A U.S.-brokered peace deal signed last month by Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers aimed to halt escalating violence driven by M23 rebels’ rapid advance. Efforts to...
Rwandan rebels' fate clouds Trump's vision for mineral-rich Congo
The Straits Times
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July 23, 2025
Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel group has emerged as one of the major...
Analysis-Rwandan rebels’ fate clouds Trump’s vision for mineral-rich Congo
WHTC - Michigan
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July 23, 2025
By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel group has emerged...
DRCongo, Rwanda outline deal on mining, economic cooperation: US
The Standard
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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (L) during the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh on Apr. 8, 2024 and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi, Apr. 29, 2024. [AFP] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...
The Fraudulent Peace Accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed in Washington DC, June 2025
Black Agenda Report
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Campbell interrogates the recent DRC-Rwanda peace accord brokered in the US which he terms fraudulent; and poses the question: can the US and Qatar support peace in Africa amidst the militarization of the continent? Originally published in...
DRC’s maiden “World Music and Tourism Festival” officially opened by President Tshisekedi
Graphic
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July 17, 2025
Fally Ipupa headlines electrifying first night as Congo takes centre stage in global celebration of music and culture. The rhythm of Congolese Rumba echoed through the capital on Wednesday as President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo officially...
Efforts to end DRC chaos tied to US mining hopes face rebel wall
Sabah
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July 23, 2025
Efforts to end the conflict in eastern Congo – a key step in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to unlock a mining boom – are set to begin by Sunday, but the fate of a small rebel faction is proving a major sticking point. A U.S.-brokered peace...
Entrepreneur Ankitha Rajendran Captures Her Travels In Her Memoir ‘Why Not?
Femina
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At a time when everyone is just seeking ‘Insta-worthy’ pictures (so much so that cafes are designed with this in mind, not the food) and where each person has become a blogger thanks to a phone camera, what if someone says travel does not have to...
Travel + Leisure Readers Rank Minor Hotels Among the World’s Best in 2025 Awards
Africa.com
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July 14, 2025
African excellence recognised: Kilindi Zanzibar named continent’s top resort JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 14 July 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Minor Hotels, a global hotel owner and operator with more than 560 properties across six...
EAC’s plan to ease cost of air travel
Zawya
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High taxes, fees and charges on airlines in Africa have been cited among the measures keeping air transport development on the continent aground. Air transport in Africa is still considered a luxury service, as governments tend to overtax the...
All the countries on the UK’s ‘do not travel’ list for summer 2025
Time Out
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Travelling abroad this summer? As well as all the essentials you definitely need (in-date passport, sun cream, ear plugs if you’re travelling with a snorer), it’s also advised you check the ‘do not travel’ lists, just in case a warning has been...
Beyond the Beat: Congo’s World Music Festival Charts New Course for Culture and Tourism
Graphic
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July 19, 2025
This week, the city of Kinshasa saw and witnessed a pulsating blend of rhythm, colour and celebration. The forecourt of the National Assembly, known affectionately as the People’s Palace, was transformed into a musical arena for three nights of...
Barca strike tourism deal with war-torn DRC amid financial squeeze
Sabah
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July 18, 2025
Barcelona have struck a landmark four-year sponsorship agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at promoting the country’s tourism industry and boosting the war-torn nation’s global image. The deal, finalized June 29, is reported to...
Soccer-Barcelona agree sponsorship deal with DR Congo to promote tourism
The Malaysian Star
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July 17, 2025
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros ($46.37 million) in a sponsorship deal with Spanish soccer club Barcelona that would see a logo promoting tourism appear on some team apparel, according...
Barcelona agree sponsorship deal with DR Congo to promote tourism
Channel News Asia
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July 17, 2025
KINSHASA :Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros ($46.37 million) in a sponsorship deal with Spanish soccer club Barcelona that would see a logo promoting tourism appear on some team apparel, according to a...
Kinshasa To Host Inaugural World Music And Tourism Festival Celebrating Music And Tourism As Drivers Of Dialogue And Development
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Under the High Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa will host the first-ever World Music and Tourism Festival. UN Tourism joins the...
Koffi Olomide closes Congo’s World Music Festival with a bang
Joy FM
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July 19, 2025
The sprawling forecourt of the People’s Palace in Kinshasa lit up on Friday night as Koffi Olomide, the legendary Congolese musician, took to the stage as the grand closing act of the first-ever World Music and Tourism Festival. The crowd had...
Cabinet Endorses Rwanda–DR Congo Peace Deal
KT Press Rwanda
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July 16, 2025
1 President Kagame chairing the Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday afternoon The Government of Rwanda has formally endorsed a landmark peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a critical step toward restoring calm in the...