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The government of Sudan formally requested assistance Monday from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, current African Union chairman, the US and the EU in settling a dispute over a dam on the Nile River. [read post]
28 Aug 2014, 6:46 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Ebola virus disease (Ebola or EVD) is a severe, often fatal disease that was first detected near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1976. [read post]
The justice minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba, announced on Saturday the release of 527 prisoners from the central prison of Makala, DRC on X (formerly Twitter). [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 10:00 am
., a financial institution which invests in debt and equity instruments issued by foreign governments, had secured a $56,911.991.47 money judgment against the Republic of Congo, and, in furtherance of executing that judgment, was seeking the testimony of Medard Mbemba, a citizen of France and Congo.Because of his dealings with the Congolese government, Mbemba was believed to be familiar with the location of the Republic's assets… [read post]
29 Dec 2010, 8:00 am by J Robert Brown Jr.
  The Republic of Congo (aka Zaire) is the third largest country in Africa (behind Sudan and Algeria) with a population of 67 million. [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 1:41 pm
Consequently, very little global attention is being paid to a rapidly deteriorating socio-political atmosphere in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a situation which may well be termed as Darfur - II. [read post]
29 Oct 2008, 2:29 am
She has returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where thousands of women and girls have been systematically raped during a 10-year war that some say has cost more lives than any other war since World War II. [read post]
25 Nov 2014, 12:31 pm by Stephen Knaster
” The term “Conflict Minerals” is defined in Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) and refers to certain minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”), or an adjoining country, that have been used by armed groups to help finance violent conflicts and human rights abuses in those countries. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 5:00 am by J Robert Brown Jr.
  The adjoining countries include the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Angola, and Tanzania. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 7:46 am by Miranda Bannister
” The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for the most individuals from a single country—six of the eighteen—sanctioned by OFAC on December 10th. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 7:46 am by Miranda Bannister
” The Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for the most individuals from a single country—six of the eighteen—sanctioned by OFAC on December 10th. [read post]
16 Oct 2023, 7:00 am by Kelly Buchanan
I was born and raised in Binga, in the north region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 7:47 am by Marcia Narine
At the same time, I became passionately interested in the struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”), a country the size of Western Europe and the fifth richest nation in the world in terms of minerals. [read post]
14 Apr 2022, 8:50 am by JURIST Staff
  On April 8th in Nairobi the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally joined the East African Community (EAC) bloc by signing the EAC Accession Treaty. [read post]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), the body that administers elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announced Wednesday that voting would extend into a second day on Thursday. [read post]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army on Sunday said it quashed a coup attempt comprising of Congolese and international fighters against President Felix Tshikedi in the country’s capital, Kinshasa. [read post]
Democratic Republic of Congo journalist Stanis Bujakera was freed from prison Tuesday after serving a six-month jail sentence for forgery and spreading false rumors for an article about a government intelligence agency’s involvement in the death of political opposition candidate Cherubin Okende. [read post]
A spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Matthew Saltmarsh, Friday expressed concern about the growing number of people fleeing their homes as a result of fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). [read post]
4 Jan 2024, 9:34 am by JURIST Staff
During his presidency, Donald Trump accepted millions of dollars from foreign states including China, Saudi Arabia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report released Thursday by Democratic lawmakers. [read post]