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US ‘not satisfied’ with M23 withdrawal from Congo town, official says
The Trump administration is not satisfied with the Rwanda-backed M23's withdrawal from a strategic town in eastern Congo, a senior...
Read moreDetailsUS agency, consortium sign $553 million loan for Angola railway revamp
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation signed a $553 million loan with a consortium of firms on Wednesday for the...
Read moreDetailsRwanda-backed M23 group says it has begun leaving seized Congo town
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have begun withdrawing from the eastern Congolese town of Uvira in an effort to support U.S.-backed peace...
Read moreDetailsMass layoffs overshadow Guinea’s Simandou mega mine as output accelerates
Guinea's Simandou mega mining project, promoted by the military government as a symbol of the country's economic transformation, is laying...
Read moreDetailsRwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they would withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Uvira at the request of the...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast miners start paying higher royalties after failed resistance, sources say
Gold mining companies in Ivory Coast have begun paying a new 8% royalty on revenue, backdated to January, after months...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo’s top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump’s peace push
Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister has called on the Trump administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to "restore...
Read moreDetailsRwanda-backed M23 rebels enter east Congo town of Uvira, sources say
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, an important base for the Congolese army near the...
Read moreDetailsUN sounds alarm as violence in northern Mozambique forces over 100,000 to flee
The UN Refugee Agency is expressing grave concern as escalating attacks in northern Mozambique force tens of thousands from their...
Read moreDetailsMali recovers $1.2 billion in arrears from miners, eyes annual windfall under new code
Mali has recovered 761 billion CFA francs ($1.2 billion) in arrears from mining companies following a sweeping audit, its finance...
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