Category: Weekly News Summary
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Weekly News Summary: February 20-26, 2022
It was a relatively quiet week in the news for the DRC, despite plenty of developments in world news. Speaking of developments in world news, the planned visit to the country by UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres to the DRC was substituted at the last minute by a visit from the Assistant Secretary General Jean-Pierre…
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Weekly News Summary: February 6-12
Below are a few critical stories from this week’s news in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Félix Tshisekedi’s former security chief, François Beya, arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup d’état. Others suspect he may simply have been too close to former President Joseph Kabila. He is being replaced by an ally of the current…
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Weekly News Summary: January 30-February 5
Below are the five most important stories from this week’s news coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo. High tension powerline collapses in Kinshasa’s Matadi Kabila Market, killing 26 people Dozens killed in DR Congo market by high-voltage cable (Al-Jazeera – English) RDC: une vingtaine de morts dans la chute d’un câble haute tension sur…
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