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Why the Congo plays a critical role in saving the world's biodiversity

A landmark biodiversity deal cliched at the Cop15 summit offers a mixed bag for nature-rich developing countries – namely the Democratic Republic of Congo – which now supports the text despite earlier protests over funding for conservation efforts.

Radio France Internationale

Cop15 summit: DRC drops objections to seal deal on historic action on biodiversity

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, and its objections raised the prospect of legal challenges

The Guardian - UK

‘We didn’t accept it’: DRC minister laments forcing through of Cop15 deal

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister says country has not agreed to ‘30 by 30’ deal

The Guardian - UK

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‘Crucial’ Cop15 deal includes target to protect 30% of nature on Earth by 2030

Environmental groups and ministers have praised the ambition of the agreement, which also places emphasis on Indigenous rights

The Guardian - UK

Countries seal deal to protect nature despite DRC objection

As part of the agreement, countries committed to protect 30 percent of land and water considered ecologically vital.

Al Jazeera

Australia’s disability royal commission has faced near media silence – and left politicians unaccountable

Ending violence against people with disability requires a detailed plan on how we make housing, education, health and transport equal for us

The Guardian - AU

Nobel prize winner criticises western ‘neglect’ and urges action over DRC violence

Denis Mukwege has demanded sanctions be imposed on Rwanda to ease the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Guardian - UK

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Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict

Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

EU sanctions Belgian trader, M23 rebel, others over DRC fighting

Eight people were added to the sanctions list, including rebels, a politician, an army member and a foreign businessman.

Al Jazeera

East African troops hope to bring peace in the DRC but there may be stumbling blocks

The East African Community decided to deploy troops in one of its member states for the first time in June 2022. The deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will test the regional body’s ability to respond to complex conflicts.

The Conversation

Stop China from undermining the electric car revolution

City Voices: Electric vehicle battery prices have risen for the first time in more than a decade as China tightens its grip on supply of key metal cobalt

Evening Standard

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says

Victims ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in villages in North Kivu in late November, investigation has found.

Al Jazeera

M23 says ready to ‘withdraw’ in eastern DRC, yet clashes reported

The armed group, which was absent from peace talks, has requested meeting with regional mediators over conflict.

Al Jazeera

Peace talks between DR Congo and armed groups end in Kenya

Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta says progress has been made after peace talks between the DR Congo and armed rebel groups. The talks, hosted by Nairobi, have just wrapped up. Also, Chanel holds a fashion show in Dakar, its first ever catwalk in sub-Saharan Africa. We meet some of Senegal's…

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Swiss mining giant Glencore to pay $180 million to DRC over graft claims

Glencore said Monday it has agreed to pay $180 million (€170 million) to the Democratic Republic of Congo to cover corruption allegations, the latest payment in a series of graft cases it has faced worldwide.

Radio France Internationale

M23 rebels accused of civilian massacre as ceasefire collapses in eastern DRC

The Congolese armed forces have accused the M23 rebel group of breaching a recent ceasefire, claiming that they killed at least 50 people in a massacre earlier this week and warning that the army would defend civilians from attacks.

Radio France Internationale

Pope Francis to visit DRC and South Sudan in February 2023

Pope Francis I has rescheduled his long-delayed trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for 31 January to 5 February 2023 – cutting out a stop over in the troubled eastern DRC, but fulfilling a long-held wish to accompany other Christian leaders to South Sudan.

Al Jazeera

Pope’s visit to DRC, South Sudan back on for early 2023

The Vatican had previously announced that scheduled trips to both countries in July were postponed.

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Inter-Congolese dialogue opens as East Africa Community seeks to end DRC rebel activity

A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without, however, the presence of the M23 Tutsi rebel group that Kinshasa says is being supported by Kigali.

France 24

DR Congo: East African countries meet in bid to end violence

There's hope for peace in the DRC as high-profile talks kick off in Nairobi. Leaders of the East African Community are meeting to plot a path towards the end of a decade-long conflict between rebel groups and Congolese government forces.

Al Jazeera

DRC schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023 amid M23 unrest

The election, expected to cost $600m, comes amid ongoing violence by M23 rebels in the restive eastern region.

Al Jazeera

M23 accept conditional ceasefire, want talks with DRC government

The armed group was warned that if they did not cease fire after the deadline, force would be used to push them out.

Al Jazeera

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them

Congolese government has rejected any direct talks with M23, while the armed group says it has no plans to withdraw.

The Conversation

Conflict in the DRC: 5 articles that explain what's gone wrong

For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed, and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border conflicts.

Radio France Internationale

East African leaders demand 'immediate ceasefire' in eastern DRC

Leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and other countries in East Africa have called for a ceasefire in the eastern DRC from Friday evening, as well as the immediate withdrawal of the M23 rebel group.

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