Several African National Oil Companies (NOC) have inked multiple agreements to enhance collaboration on the expansion of the energy industry as well as oil and gas development and capacity building. The agreements were facilitated by the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), with all NOCs as members. The agreements – signed in the Republic of Congo …
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The UN stabilization mission (MONUSCO) signed an agreement this Tuesday to withdraw 15,000 peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after almost two decades. The agreements were signed by the Congolese Foreign Minister and the head of MONUSCO, reports Africanews. According to Christophe Lutundula, these documents mark the end of a collaboration “that proved …
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The former Prime Minister (2012-2016) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Augustin Matata Ponyo, one of the candidates in the presidential elections on December 20, announced his withdrawal in favor of Moïse Katumbi. The announcement, released in a recording published on his Facebook account, follows negotiations held from 13 to 17 November, in South …
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At least 37 young Congolese people died on Monday night in a stampede during a recruitment operation by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army in the capital, Brazzaville, local authorities announced this Tuesday. “The provisional balance established by the emergency services is 37 dead and many injured”, according to a statement from the crisis …
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The Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo said there has been intense lava lake activity in the central crater since November 4. The scientific institute responsible for monitoring the Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira volcanoes observed that the situation is not critical, according to Africanews, which provides the information. According to a statement, …
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COMESA’s trade globally and within the region has recorded a significant increase with the total exports to the world gaining by 15% from US$179bn in 2021 to US$205bn in 2022. The largest exporting countries in the COMESA region were Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan. These had a combined market of 98% in exported fuels in …
Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Malawi are among the African countries most at risk of cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. According to the annual cholera report, published in September, cited this Wednesday by Lusa, there is an unprecedented number of outbreaks and a shortage of vaccines to mitigate …
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The extraordinary and elective general assembly of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) took place in Cancun, Mexico. It was the outgoing president, the American Davîd Haggerty who was re-elected with 72.94% or 318 votes ahead of the German Dietlof Von Armin. The American will begin his 3rd term which will take him until 2027, he …
Angola, Zambia and the DRC’s plan to develop a railway line that will connect the three countries will supported by the EU and US. The Lobito Corridor will connect the southern DRC and northwestern Zambia to regional and global trade markets via the Port of Lobito in Angola. The three countries signed the Lobito Corridor …
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From September 7th to 9th, François Nkuna Balumuene, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to China, visited Zijin Mining’s headquarters. On the 7th, he met with Chen Jinghe, Executive Chairman of the company, in Xiamen. Ambassador Balumuene praised Zijin Mining for its rapid growth and congratulated the company for its various feats …