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.
Allied Democratic Forces, a Uganda group that pledges allegiance to Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, burnt dormitory & looted food, said the country's police.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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