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Demand for cobalt is exploding due to its use in the rechargeable batteries that power mobile phones and electric cars.

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Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted people from their homes and farmland.

14/09/2023

A voodoo wrestler whispers incantations over his opponent during a fight in a schoolyard in Selemenbao district in Kinshasa, on July 29, 2023.

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WATCH: Voodoo wrestlers in DRC summon spirits during the fight

A huge draw in impoverished neighbourhoods of the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, voodoo wrestling features men and women of all sizes, who use various degrees of magic in the ring.

02/08/2023

The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to attract new investors

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The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to attract new investors

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RDC - MINISTÈRE DES FINANCES

Kinshasa hosted the DRC's Country Risk Conference for the second year in a row to guide investors in examining the country's strengths and weaknesses. The goal is to diversify the economy with a focus on reforms and greater transparency so that it becomes more attractive internationally

06/07/2023

Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi in March 2018

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Euroviews. DRC's racist election law threatens to push the country over the brink

If the legislation barring anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency existed in Europe, it would make a number of the continent's leaders unelectable, Duggan Flanakin writes.

31/05/2023

Families mourn the victims of the devastating floods in the Democractic Republic of Congo's South Kivu region

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WATCH: Floods and landslides devastate South Kivu in DRC

Authorities say some 400 people have been killed by the natural disaster since Thursday.

07/05/2023

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Euroviews. A resurrected conflict is raging in the DRC. Europe should take notice

If things continue along the current trajectory, the situation in the DRC could deteriorate rapidly, spreading further instability and greater suffering across the region, Moïse Katumbi writes.

05/04/2023

Researchers climb the trees to collect data in the Congo rainforest

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Carbon sink: Where is the world’s most important rainforest?

During the process of photosynthesis, trees naturally absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Rainforests act as important 'carbon sinks' stemming global heating.

31/03/2023

Emmanuel Macron and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi

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EU pledges humanitarian assistance for eastern DRC

French president, Emmanuel Macron, is on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brussels announced it was setting up a 'humanitarian air bridge' to deliver aid to the troubled east of the country.

04/03/2023

Goma residents protest against the scheduled arrival of South Sudanese troops set to join Kenyan forces deployed to assist the Congolese army.

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Watch: Police fire tear gas at demonstration in Goma

Police fired tear gas at protesters in the eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after dozens of people took part in an unauthorised demonstration in Goma against the presence of foreign troops.

19/01/2023

Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami with a collection of his portraits of D.R.C. politicians.

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Watch this artist make political portraits from a mountain of plastic

Congolese artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami is using plastic waste to create shame portraits of politicians ‘responsible for the destruction of the environment’.

16/01/2023

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Church bomb attack in DRC kills at least 10 people

The government has urged people to avoid crowds and be vigilant while investigations are underway.

16/01/2023

Helpers hand out food and drinks to displaced children in eastern DRC

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Watch: Charity hosts Christmas event in Congo for displaced children

Congolese organisation "Un Jour Nouveau" (A New Day) is celebrating Christmas with children forced to flee war.

25/12/2022

Goma residents join in a protest called by the civil society against the United Nations peacekeeping force and fighting factions, Goma, Dec. 1, 2022.

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France condemns DR Congo massacre that left at least 131 dead

Local residents have said that M23 rebels forced them to dig mass graves to bury the victims.

08/12/2022

Children with plastic cups and containers waiting to receive food

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DR Congo volunteers try to help displaced children

Some 237,000 people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo since March, says the United Nations, since clashes broke out in March. Some 60% are children.

11/11/2022

Maximising the Democratic Republic of Congo's economic potential

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Maximising the Democratic Republic of Congo's economic potential

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINISTRY OF FINANCES OF DRC

The DRC has one of the strongest growth rates in the sub-Saharan region. To attract investors, Kinshasa hosted an unprecedented conference designed to explore the country's economic potential.

10/10/2022

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MONUSCO facilities vandalised by protesters in Goma

Hundreds of young people in Goma took to the streets to protest against MONUSCO.

25/07/2022

King Philippe greets 100-year-old corporal Albert Kunyuku, the last surviving Congolese veteran of World War II, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 2022.

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Belgian king expresses 'deepest regrets' for wounds inflicted in Congo

Philippe also offered a traditional mask of the Suku people to Congo's national museum that has been held for decades by Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa.

08/06/2022

Image shows Sister Alphonsine Ciza inspecting the mini hydeo-electric plant that she built herself to combat power outages.

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Sisters doing it for themselves: this nun built her own power plant

Sister Ciza’s innovation now lights up a church, convent, two schools and a local clinic.

16/05/2022

Poachers are claiming as much as six million tonnes of bushmeat annually from the Congo Basin alone

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Inside the gorilla sanctuary: Congo’s haven for wounded animals

A refuge hidden among the trees of a Congolese national park is providing hope for some of the world’s most endangered primates

24/02/2022

A river meanders through trees in the Congo Basin

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Scientists discover unique greenhouse gas effect in the Congo Basin

The Congo Basin is home to one of the world’s largest rainforests, so why do we know so little about it?

17/02/2022

Carabinieri officers stand by the coffin of Luca Attanasio in Limbiate last February.

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DR Congo arrests two suspects over killing of Italian ambassador

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the main suspect is still at large.

19/01/2022

Police officers inspect the scene of a bomb explosion in Beni, eastern Congo

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Authorities in DR Congo fear more attacks after suicide bomber kills 5

After a suicide bomber killed five people in a thwarted attack on a packed restaurant in Beni, in the east of the country, concerns grow of further attempts by extremists.

26/12/2021

The smooth grooves of Congolese rumba was added to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list

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Congolese rumba dances into UNESCO's cultural heritage list

The Democratic Republic of Congo has delighted in the addition of its traditional dance to the United Nations' cultural summit's list of intangible cultural heritage list, made for expressions, knowledge, and skills.

15/12/2021

Family of mountain gorillas, baby, mother and father, in Virunga National Park, DRC, Africa

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The European Union at the forefront of biodiversity in the DRC

PARTNER CONTENT PRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Hidden in the thick primary rainforest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are a few silverbacks and a host of small, fiery eyes.

19/11/2021

Rainforests in the DRC: "a solution" for climate change

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Rainforests in the DRC: "a solution" for climate change

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

The Congo Basin is home to the second-largest tropical forest on the planet. We take a look at how the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the help of the EU is helping to fight climate change and restore biodiversity there.

08/11/2021

Opposition demonstration banned by authorities in Kinshasa suppressed by police

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Opposition demonstration banned by authorities in Kinshasa suppressed by police

An opposition demonstration, banned by the authorities, is quickly supressed by the police in Kinshasa who proceed to arrest people. Local leader of the opposition party Martin Fayulu also becomes embroiled with the police during the demonstration.

15/09/2021