What’s ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.
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Invisible foreign interests fueling debilitating conflict in DR Congo
The simmering conflict in the DRC has reached unprecedented levels. The nation is suffering on all fronts, with rebels ...
What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...
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In DRC, a durable solution means addressing justice
The South African National Defence Force confirmed on 27 January that three more soldiers had been killed in fighting near ...
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NDPC evaluates Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has commissioned a team of experts to lead the evaluation process for the implementation of the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework ...
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An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.
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Redefining GDP: Africa's Push for Natural Wealth Inclusion
African nations are advocating for the inclusion of natural wealth in GDP calculations to improve economic measures and ...
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Kanye West
In a video from a Grammys 2025 after-party, Kanye West explains why he didn't make an appearance at Donald Trump’s 2025 Inauguration. In a video from a Grammys 2025 after-party, Kanye West ...