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Congo president seeks review of mining contracts with China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], September 12 (ANI): Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with Bejing in 2008 by the previous administration, in a bid to get fairer deals from China.
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2 injured in church blast in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were injured on Sunday morning in an explosion at a Catholic church in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to multiple local media.
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Congo seeks cobalt mine deals review, jeopardises China's aim of leading g
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi said that he wants to review a number of deals struck with foreign mining companies in a move that could have an impact on China's ambitions to become the world's leading manufacturer of elec
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DR Congo President interruping stay in Europe amid Nyiragongo volcano erup
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi en route to the country from Europe to oversee the relief efforts amid the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano.
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DRC authorities require notification before foreign diplomats travel acros
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], February 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now requires accredited diplomats to notify the relevant authorities in advance before travelling through the country's provinces.
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3 dead, over 150 missing after boat capsizes in Congo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Goma [Congo], Apr 18 (ANI): Out of the 150 people declared missing, at least three people lost their lives and 37 were rescued after an overcrowded boat capsized in Lake Kivu, according to Vital Muhini, the national Deputy from South Kivu province.
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Court announces Felix Tshisekedi as the new President of Congo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 20 (ANI): A Constitutional Court here on Sunday declared Felix Tshisekedi, leader of the main opposition party, as the newly elected President of the country, rejecting claims of rigging and fraud by runner-up candidate Martin Fayulu, who declared himself to be the c
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