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DR Congo Rolls Out Urgent Polio Vaccination
(MENAFN) Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began the second phase of a large-scale polio immunization effort on Thursday, aiming to reach more than 10 million children across the country. The initiative comes in response to...

Electra Welcomes Ontario’s $500M Fund to Boost Critical Minerals Processing and Bolster North American Supply Chains
TORONTO, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra” or the “Company”) commends the Ontario government for its landmark C$500 million Critical Minerals Processing Fund, unveiled in...

Diplomats from 53 Nations Unite at U.S. Congress for High-Level Briefing on Diplomacy, Global Security and Cooperation
Global leaders reunite at Annual Congressional Briefing on “Diplomacy and Global Leadership: Strengthening Security and Cooperation in a Changing World." WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a rare and powerful...

MIT students turn vision to reality
Life is a little brighter in Kapiyo these days. For many in this rural Kenyan town, nightfall used to signal the end to schoolwork and other family activities. Now, however, the darkness is pierced by electric lights from newly solar-powered...

Mumena Mushinge Appointed to Baushi Royal Foundation, Signaling a New Era of Leadership and Wealth Creation in Luapula Province
CHARLOTTE, N.C. and LUSAKA, Zambia, May 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Terra Metals Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of its Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Mr. Mumena Mushinge, to the Baushi Royal Foundation (BRF)—a respected heritage...

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi attends high-level retreat on Kampala Amendments and International Criminal Justice in Ghana, 19 to 21 May
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will travel to the Republic of Ghana to participate in a high-level retreat on the Kampala Amendments and International Criminal Justice, scheduled to take place from 19 to 21...

Rwanda Supports M23 Rebel Withdrawal Decision
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Rwandan authorities expressed their approval of the M23 rebel group’s decision to pull back from the key mining city of Walikale and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) move to cease military actions in the current war in...

Alliance Fleuve Congo declares withdrawal from Walikale
(MENAFN) On Saturday, the Alliance Fleuve Congo, an armed coalition that includes M23 rebels, declared its withdrawal from the town of Walikale and its nearby areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. This move came after the...

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of 14 May 2025
A. Issues In The Environment 1. Economy 1.1 Operation Vulindlela Phase II 1.1.1 On 7 May 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase II of Operation Vulindlela (OV Phase II), the government reforms programme aimed at driving inclusive economic...

Statement on the Cabinet Meeting of Wednesday, 14 May 2025
A. Issues In The Environment 1. Economy 1.1 Operation Vulindlela Phase II 1.1.1 On 7 May 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase II of Operation Vulindlela (OV Phase II), the government reforms programme aimed at driving inclusive economic...

WTO to Support the DRC in Ratifying the Trade Facilitation Agreement and the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
The DRC lays the foundation for long-term economic transformation and asserts its role as a strategic player in international trade. KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, May 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will...

Cholera and Mpox cases increasing dangerously in DRC as aid cuts push health systems to near-collapse
Preventable diseases are sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cholera cases increased by 326, Mpox by 269, and measles by 95 people in North Kivu alone, during the last week of February, according to Oxfam’s partners on the ground. In...

Graphite Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Market Set to Reach $5.3 Billion by 2033
Driven by EV Boom and Battery Advancements VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, May 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The latest report titled Global Graphite Anode For Lib Market contains an in-depth analysis of the fundamental parameters...

Angola to facilitates Direct Negotiations Between DRC Government and M23
HUNTERSVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES, March 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Angola has announced a plan to facilitate direct negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and the rebel group M23, in an effort to bring an end...

ICRC President concludes first official visit to Rwanda
During her visit, President Spoljaric met with H.E. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes region and the critical role of international humanitarian law in protecting civilians and alleviating...

UK Investors Funding Energy Access to Families in the DRC Conflict Zone
OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM, March 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- UK-based impact investing platform Energise Africa has announced the launch of a new bond offer from solar solutions company, Altech to expand access to clean energy for off-grid...

Oxfam reaction to USAID funding cuts in DRC
Commenting on news today that the US has confirmed the termination of USAID funding for multiple life-saving projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxfam Country Director Manenji Mangundu said: “These USAID cuts will have an immediate and...

Joint Statement from ICRC President and IFRC President to mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
This World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we mourn our colleagues who were appallingly killed while trying to save lives. Their deaths demand far more than empty words of outrage—they demand action. The international community cannot continue to...

Lake Tanganyika Basin countries launch initiative to protect biodiversity, halt land degradation
Dar es Salaam, 26 February 2025 – The governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia have launched a five-year project to assess and address transboundary threats to the biodiversity of the Lake Tanganyika Basin. The...

Urgent Regulatory Measures Relating To The Cobalt Sector
KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, February 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Considering the need to determine urgent measures relating to the cobalt sector with a view, in particular, to accelerating its reorganisation and consequently adapting cobalt...