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South Africa in talks with Zambia and Zimbabwe to run Grand Inga transmission line
South Africa's Minister for Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, reveals plans to engage Zambia and Zimbabwe in ...
Trump misidentified images from the Congo as farmer victims during meeting with Ramaphosa
Trump misidentified images of Congolese victims of fighting in the DRC with murdered South African farmers during a meeting ...
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Congo faces rising military costs, tax shortfall in revised ‘combat budget’
The IMF said the conflict is straining public finances, with revenue offices shut in M23-held areas and rising security costs ...
Congo votes to lift immunity of former president Kabila
Congo's senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of lifting former President Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution in a late ...
Trump Says the U.S. is Close to Brokering Peace Between Congo and Rwanda
After decades of conflict between two African countries, President Trump and an adviser said the two sides, with U.S. help, ...
Defence budget reduced by R2 billion due to SANDF withdrawal from DRC
The Department of Defence budget has been reduced by R2 billion due to the change in the deployment of South African National ...
Congo ex-prime minister convicted of embezzlement in huge failed farm project
A Congolese former prime minister was convicted of embezzling millions from a huge failed agriculture venture, in one of the ...
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SADC shoots down SA reports of troop neglect in DR Congo
Claims of troop “neglect” including ration shortages and no transport for Southern African Development Community Mission in ...