The World Health Organization said 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have been delivered to Bulape, which is the outbreak’s epicentre, the first such outbreak in 3 years.
President Félix Tshisekedi has proposed a ‘partnership that would provide US with a strategic advantage’. DRC’s negotiations come at a time of escalating violence in region.
For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs secure and fair access to Congo's minerals.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson called the occupation an 'unacceptable breach of DRC's sovereignty and the UN Charter'.
These advances, said UNSC, represent a serious violation of the cease-fire, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Most of these countries are located in sub-Saharan Africa & have an annual per capita income of less than $1,145. Two-thirds of these are stuck in conflict or institutional fragility.
The humanitarian crisis in Congo has displaced millions, which increases the risk of the infection spreading to other African countries that are ill-prepared to contain an outbreak.
Ties are ‘extractive’ given vast cobalt reserves in DRC and China’s bid to leverage its ability to fund infra in one of world’s least developed countries, says analyst.
On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.
The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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