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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwanda has accused South Africa of siding with genocidal forces in the DRC after [...] Full text...
US Secretary of State condemns assault on DR Congo city by M23 rebels
28 january 2025 - 04:57:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday condemned the assault on Goma by the Rwanda-backed [...] Full text...
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Kenya ignites diplomatic moves to halt fighting in Eastern DRC
27 january 2025 - 21:17:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Civilians at risk as M23 approaches Goma, says rights group
26 january 2025 - 05:23:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 [...] Full text...
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Rights group appeals to DRC president to halt plans to execute some 170 people
08 january 2025 - 14:30:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has appealed to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State discusses eastern DCR crisis with DRC President Tshisekedi
29 december 2024 - 05:55:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group
23 august 2024 - 12:59:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi honoured by the people of Chad
11 june 2024 - 18:48:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has been honoured by the people of Chad for his involvement in [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken calls DR Congo President Tshisekedi to condemn coup attempt
23 may 2024 - 06:00:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday condemned the attack on political leaders and institutions [...] Full text...
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Attempted putsch in DR Congo: leader of assailants killed
20 may 2024 - 19:07:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of the assailants who attempted a coup in Kinshasa on Sunday has been [...] Full text...
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Several DR Congo army, police officers arrested for treason
16 april 2024 - 11:36:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Several army and police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been [...] Full text...
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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’
28 march 2024 - 05:28:11New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State urges DR Congo president to address concerns of election observation missions
22 january 2024 - 20:33:04Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday encouraged President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo [...] Full text...
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US stresses national cohesion in DR Congo after disputed presidential vote
12 january 2024 - 06:27:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - With the Constitutional Court in DR Congo validating the results of last month's elections that [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Tinubu Congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo on re-election
07 january 2024 - 07:44:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for peaceful, inclusive elections in DRC
20 december 2023 - 06:07:21New York, US (PANA) - As polls opened in the Democratoc Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in presidential, legislative, [...] Full text...
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US urges parties to conflict in eastern DRC to respect 72-hour ceasefire, facilitate troop withdrawal
14 december 2023 - 07:32:32Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has urged all parties to the conflict in eastern DR Congo to [...] Full text...
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US urges DRC, Rwanda to de-escalate 'volatile situation' on common border
07 november 2023 - 07:15:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is asking the leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to [...] Full text...
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East African leaders extend mandate of regional force in eastern DRC
06 september 2023 - 09:02:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday agreed to extend the duration [...] Full text...
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French, DR Congo Senates revitalise cooperation
05 september 2023 - 12:15:31Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Senates of the Democratic Republic of Congo and France are committed to revitalising their [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president Ramaphosa attends Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's inauguration
04 september 2023 - 11:39:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa attended Monday’s inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Emmerson Mnangagwa at [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC
22 august 2023 - 19:16:04Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State speaks with Rwanda President on tension with DRC
16 august 2023 - 05:38:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Rwandan President Paul Kagame as [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to co-chair commission in Kinshasa
05 july 2023 - 07:56:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – At the invitation of President Félix Tshisekedi, President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Kinshasa [...] Full text...
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World Bank holds talks on support for universal health coverage in DR Congo
08 june 2023 - 19:36:15Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Minister for Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Dr. Roger Samuel Kamba, and the World [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken expresses concern about violence in eastern DRC
25 may 2023 - 06:10:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the President of the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Regional Summit on DR Congo opens in Bujumbura
06 may 2023 - 15:47:05Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A summit of the follow-up mechanism of the framework agreement on peace, security and cooperation for [...] Full text...
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DRC President reiterates to Security Council Rwanda's aggression against his country
11 march 2023 - 18:29:21Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council visiting Kinshasa were on Friday reminded by President Felix [...] Full text...
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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says
10 march 2023 - 15:27:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Pope Francis ends DR congo visit; flies to South Sudan
03 february 2023 - 10:25:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Friday left DR Congo at the end of his four-day official visit [...] Full text...
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Pope to end DR Congo visit on Friday
03 february 2023 - 08:34:10Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis ends his four-day visit to DR Congo on Friday during which he decried [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis to celebrate open-air mass in Kinshasa
01 february 2023 - 08:07:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis will on Wednesday celebrate an open-air mass in Kinshasa on the second day [...] Full text...
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Pope decries conflicts, economic exploitation in DR Congo
31 january 2023 - 19:46:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Tuesday decried conflicts that continue to ravage the DR Congo, and the [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis arrives in Kinshasa
31 january 2023 - 17:19:05Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday at the start of his [...] Full text...
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Insecurity in Eastern DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda again in Davos
18 january 2023 - 19:37:38Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The head of state of the DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, once again singled out Rwanda [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Félix Tshisekedi appoints new private adviser to cabinet
16 january 2023 - 20:01:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, has readjusted his cabinet and appointed a new [...] Full text...
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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold
14 january 2023 - 18:33:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Evaluation of joint actions between government, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force
07 january 2023 - 19:03:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo, MONUSCO and the Kenyan force have jointly assessed their joint [...] Full text...
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France defends sovereignty, territorial integrity of DR Congo
22 december 2022 - 16:43:54Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - France Wednesday defended the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DR Congo, Kinshasa, on the [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths amid floods in DR Congo
15 december 2022 - 05:16:28New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State meets DRC President Tshisekedi
14 december 2022 - 06:08:24Washington, DC., US (PANA) - US Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday met with Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President [...] Full text...
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Congolese rebel Commanders meet in Nairobi
28 november 2022 - 22:15:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...
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Congolese rebel factions meet for Nairobi peace talks
28 november 2022 - 21:50:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Warring factions in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off the third session of their [...] Full text...
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Burundi to host regional summit on DR Congo crisis
24 november 2022 - 12:09:22Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The leaders of Angola, DR Congo and Burundi are to meet "soon" in Bujumbura to assess the implementation [...] Full text...
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US calls for immediate cessation of fighting by M23 rebels in eastern DRC
01 november 2022 - 05:44:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has joined calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by the M23 rebel group [...] Full text...
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AU expresses concern at deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC
31 october 2022 - 07:43:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has expressed extreme concern at the deteriorating security situation in eastern [...] Full text...
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UN chief speaks with Angolan President on renewed fighting in DRC
30 october 2022 - 05:25:37New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday spoke to President João Lourenço of Angola to discuss [...] Full text...
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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch
19 october 2022 - 05:34:00Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...
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DR Congo's humanitarian situation worsens: UN envoy
01 october 2022 - 14:06:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday denounced the recent [...] Full text...
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French President Macron meets DCR, Rwanda leaders in effort to end tension between them
22 september 2022 - 07:39:01New York, US (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday began efforts to resolve the tension between the Democratic [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
21 september 2022 - 13:50:47New York, US (PANA) - The major challenges facing humanity are “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of [...] Full text...
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Kenya's new President begins implementing election campaign pledges
13 september 2022 - 17:29:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's newly-elected President William Ruto rode a ceremonial military Landover on Tuesday shortly after taking oath [...] Full text...
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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights
09 august 2022 - 11:20:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says DR Congo-Rwanda military escalation devastating for civilians
22 june 2022 - 05:54:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called for the protection of civilians in the fighting between the Movement [...] Full text...
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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks
12 june 2022 - 05:20:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi expected in Burundi on Saturday
20 may 2022 - 15:40:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Congolese head of state, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected this Saturday on a two-day [...] Full text...
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DRC combatants wng to lay down arms to embrace peace talks
29 april 2022 - 17:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The majority of representatives of over 30 armed groups taking part in talks to end the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan president urges DRC armed groups to lay down arms
28 april 2022 - 17:48:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on different armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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East African leaders to deploy regional force to DRC
22 april 2022 - 09:51:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – East African leaders have ended a Summit on the armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Presidents Kenyatta, Tshisekedi sign treaty of accession of DR Congo into EAC
09 april 2022 - 01:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Felix Tshisekedi have signed, at State House, Nairobi, the treaty of accession [...] Full text...
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DRC President Tshisekedi arrives in Nairobi to complete country's entry into EAC
08 april 2022 - 10:25:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) arrived in Kenya on Friday [...] Full text...
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DRC military court sends 13 activists to prison : Amnesty International
01 april 2022 - 22:36:38Beni, DRC (PANA) - A military Court has sentenced 13 activists arrested during a peaceful protest in Beni, in the [...] Full text...
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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC
22 march 2022 - 09:25:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement
25 february 2022 - 14:22:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...
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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa
05 february 2022 - 16:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...
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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa
04 february 2022 - 18:56:21Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] Full text...
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Kenya to host African Union's infrastructure Summit
03 february 2022 - 16:50:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host the seventh session of a major African Union (AU) Summit dedicated to the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya's heads AU Bureau and Regional Economic Group meeting on pandemic
16 january 2022 - 19:02:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, in its capacity as current chair of the Arab Maghreb Union, Saturday led a virtual [...] Full text...
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President Tshisekedi to strengthen DR Congo's environmental leadership
15 january 2022 - 18:01:30Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, on Friday expressed the need to propose projects [...] Full text...
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Senate authorizes extension of state of siege in provinces of Ituri and North Kivu in DR Congo
18 december 2021 - 19:36:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Senators adopted here Saturday in a second reading the bill extending, for the 14th time, [...] Full text...
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Tshisekedi satisfied in putting AU at the service of the people
14 december 2021 - 19:15:00Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of DR Congo and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Felix Tshisekedi, [...] Full text...
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IMF Managing Director praises leadership of President Félix Tshisekedi
09 december 2021 - 14:30:12Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, on a working visit [...] Full text...
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Lasting solution to DRC violence requires broader political commitment, says UN mission chief
07 december 2021 - 05:56:54New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security [...] Full text...
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Sudan coup: Ousted PM Hamdok released from custody
27 october 2021 - 05:45:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been released from custody by the military who [...] Full text...
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President Félix Tshisekedi urges compatriots to mobilize for successful elections in 2023
23 october 2021 - 18:55:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, has urged [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman welcomes efforts to promote African action
16 october 2021 - 20:04:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, hailed efforts to advance the African action [...] Full text...
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Women of the AU Commission support President Félix Tshisekedi's concern for Agenda 2063
09 october 2021 - 17:46:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The women of the African Union Commission have expressed their support to the current chairman [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman attends AU Chairperson's Bureau meeting
04 october 2021 - 18:38:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, took part Monday in the meeting of [...] Full text...
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US stresses resolve to end Ethiopian conflict
24 september 2021 - 05:39:08New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasised his country's resolve to use all [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says massacres persist in DR Congo despite martial law
15 september 2021 - 12:06:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Attacks on civilians by armed groups have continued in two conflict-ridden provinces of eastern DR [...] Full text...
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AU chairman Tshisekedi expected in Guinea soon
07 september 2021 - 17:38:52Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU) and president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is [...] Full text...
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African Union, US condemn Guinea coup
06 september 2021 - 07:43:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the United States of America have condemned Sunday's coup in [...] Full text...
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African countries commit to ending all forms of polio
27 august 2021 - 05:41:00Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Governments from the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region have committed to ending all remaining forms of [...] Full text...
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Kenya to deepen economic, diplomatic ties with Zambia
24 august 2021 - 21:57:39Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Visiting President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with President Hakainde Hichilema during which he assured [...] Full text...
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DRC Senate authorises 5th extension of state of siege in North Kivu, Ituri provinces
05 august 2021 - 10:55:29Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DR Congo Senate adopted on Wednesday, for the 5th consecutive time, the draft law [...] Full text...
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US, DRC discuss strengthened relations
21 july 2021 - 05:52:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have discussed the strengthened ties between [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi expected in Guinea on Friday
16 july 2021 - 10:22:31Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - DR Congo president and current chairman of the African Union, Felix Tshisekedi, is expected to arrive [...] Full text...
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DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east
08 july 2021 - 06:34:25New York, US (PANA) - A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent [...] Full text...
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US congratulates DRC on 61st independence anniversary
30 june 2021 - 06:46:03Washington, US (PANA) - The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated people and government of the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO
09 june 2021 - 23:48:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...
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Botswana, DRC cement relations
08 june 2021 - 17:46:23Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s international affairs ministry has announced that DRC’s President Tshisekedi Tshilombo is expected in the country [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Congolese presidents meet in Paris
18 may 2021 - 09:31:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President, Kais Saeid, on Monday called for a better exploitation of Africa's important human [...] Full text...
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Botswana, Zambia cement relations with new bridge
09 may 2021 - 16:14:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswanan and Zambian presidents are billed on Monday to officially open the Kazungula Bridge that connects [...] Full text...
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AU Chair visits Sudan for new mediation effort on Ethiopia's disputed dam
08 may 2021 - 13:58:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a one-day visit to [...] Full text...
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Int'l community assures DRC President of support during his term as AU President
07 may 2021 - 19:28:19Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The ambassadors of the United States to the African Union (AU), Ms. Jessye Lapenn, the [...] Full text...
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Sudan FM tours African states to rally support for Khartoum's stands on the Renaissance Dam
03 may 2021 - 19:47:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Monday quoted the current chair of the African Union, President Félix Tshisekedi of the [...] Full text...
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France condemns repression of demonstrators in Chad
27 april 2021 - 15:29:11Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Marcon on Tuesday condemned the repression on demonstrators in Chad. Since Monday, demonstrations [...] Full text...
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UN refugee chief calls on international community to stand with DR Congo
23 april 2021 - 11:48:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday called for stepped up international support [...] Full text...
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About a dozen heads of state expected in Chad on Friday for late president's funeral
22 april 2021 - 11:23:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - About one dozen African heads of state and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President begins state visit to DR Congo
20 april 2021 - 23:03:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Kinshasa Tuesday for a three-day official visit to the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi supports new health order in Africa
14 april 2021 - 17:13:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he is desirous to personally [...] Full text...
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CAF creates Pan-African School Football Championship
10 april 2021 - 14:27:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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African presidents, global leaders support bold action on climate change adaptation for Africa
07 april 2021 - 13:58:29Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi proposes consensual programme on issue of big Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
05 april 2021 - 22:15:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Tshisekedi Monday proposed a consensual programme on the issue of the Big Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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New mission chief points to opportunities ahead of 2023 election in DR Congo
31 march 2021 - 06:48:59Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The 2023 electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will mark “a new [...] Full text...
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Qatar, DR Congo sign several deals on cooperation
30 march 2021 - 18:08:58Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday signed agreements and memoranda of understanding following [...] Full text...
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Tunisian FM visits Italy
26 march 2021 - 15:07:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Living Abroad, Othman Jerandi, is paying a working [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes DRC to African Peer Review Mechanism, urges other countries to join initiative
25 march 2021 - 20:43:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member [...] Full text...
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi meets with Tunisian FM
24 march 2021 - 16:08:23Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, on Tuesday granted audience to the Tunisian Minister of [...] Full text...
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African leaders pay glowing tribute to fallen Tanzanian president Magufuli
22 march 2021 - 17:20:20Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) – A cross section of African leaders on Monday paid glowing tribute to former Tanzania President John [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Egypt call for 'serious, effective' negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
07 march 2021 - 11:12:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan and Egypt on Saturday called for the return to "serious and effective negotiations" on the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo engages to tighten security in high risk zones
23 february 2021 - 23:41:53Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Security Council, at a meeting here Tuesday presided by President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, [...] Full text...
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DRC points to Rwandan rebels for assassination of Italian ambassador
23 february 2021 - 13:21:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has blamed Rwandan militia based in the country's [...] Full text...
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African schools football competition to kick off in DR Congo
21 february 2021 - 11:53:11Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - FIFA and the African Union (AU) have agreed to launch a schools football competition following [...] Full text...
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NGOs demand stop to oil exploration in DR Congo's Virunga, Salonga National parks
16 february 2021 - 11:07:57Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Civil Society groups in DR Congo have called on the country's elected leaders to stop granting oil [...] Full text...
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AU, FIFA commit to build on positive results, accelerate collaboration
12 february 2021 - 10:47:06Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Two years since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between their two organisations, African Union [...] Full text...
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AU Member States adopt common strategy to combat coronavirus
08 february 2021 - 13:02:57Addis Ababa Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the 54 member countries of the African Union (AU), [...] Full text...
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South African opposition takes aim at President Ramaphosa over AU tenure
07 february 2021 - 18:21:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tenure as the chairperson of the African Union (AU) ended this [...] Full text...
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Kenya urges AU Summit backing for global education financing conference
06 february 2021 - 22:12:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, has urged the African Union Summit to back a global education financing [...] Full text...
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AU Summit opens with DRC's Felix Tshisekedi as new Chairman
06 february 2021 - 15:48:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on Saturday assumed the [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams DR Congo gov't for repression, crack down on media, dissent
28 january 2021 - 07:08:52Kinshasa. DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has accused the government of DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s of [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi thanks Diplomatic Corps for support
23 january 2021 - 20:09:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Saturday thanked members [...] Full text...
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Congolese president to build memorial tomb in honour of former presdent Patrice Lumumba
18 january 2021 - 16:26:16Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese President, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, says he erect a tomb where the relics [...] Full text...
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Benin opens consulate in Kinshasa
16 january 2021 - 17:13:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Cotonou and Kinshasa Saturday strengthened their bilateral cooperation with the opening of the consulate of [...] Full text...
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7 killed in crash of FARDC helicopter in northeast DRC
04 january 2021 - 23:46:54Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Seven soldiers died and one was injured when two helicopters of the Armed Forces of [...] Full text...
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Congolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu promises to name cabinet in January
30 december 2020 - 23:22:57Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - LAMUKA, Martin Fayulu, coordinator of the opposition coalition, Wednesday promised to name a cabinet in [...] Full text...
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AU Heads of State Bureau brainstorms on February Summit
24 december 2020 - 23:07:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union Chairman President Cyril Ramaphosa Thursday convened a meeting of the AU Bureau to discuss [...] Full text...
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Presidents Tshisekedi, Ramaphosa address DRC political tensions
19 december 2020 - 16:36:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) leader, Felix Tshisekedi, arrived in South Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo imposes curfew from Friday
16 december 2020 - 21:31:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government Wednesday decided to impose a curfew from 21 hours to 05 hours [...] Full text...
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Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila subjected to travel ban
05 december 2020 - 18:48:54Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The flight of Joseph Kabila, Honorary President of the DRC and leader of the Common [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: FARDC reaffirm loyalty to President Felix Tshisekedi
01 december 2020 - 22:51:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Generals and senior officers of the DR Congolese armed forces (FARCD) and the Congolese national [...] Full text...
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Congo, DR Congo presidents call for eradication of 'negative forces' in DR Congo
02 november 2020 - 11:33:46Oyo, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, [...] Full text...
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Congo: Africa called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice
27 october 2020 - 22:41:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African presidents Tuesday called for international solidarity against terrorism, injustice and other evils that destroy African [...] Full text...
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CAR, DR Congo and Chad presidents in Brazzaville for commemoration
27 october 2020 - 15:35:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Heads of State of Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Chad are [...] Full text...
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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians
20 october 2020 - 06:50:47Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights advocate said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi gives up all measures against Minembwe
09 october 2020 - 00:15:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Thursday announced [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi promises to settle shortly in Goma
08 october 2020 - 22:44:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo Thursday promised to settle shortly in Goma, North-Kivu, to personally [...] Full text...
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DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola presidents condemn activism of negative forces in Great Lakes sub-region
07 october 2020 - 23:58:44Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola, Wednesday condemned the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned
07 october 2020 - 06:58:40New York, US (PANA) - Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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President Tshisekedi welcomes efforts made to fight human trafficking in DR Congo
03 october 2020 - 18:57:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President the Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of DR Congo has welcomed local efforts to prevent [...] Full text...
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Two rights groups ask DR Congo gov't to take concrete steps to end impunity
02 october 2020 - 10:54:45Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two human rights advocates -Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - say the DR Congo [...] Full text...
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With lessons from Ebola outbreak, DRC moved swiftly to curb coronavirus spread - Tshisekedi
24 september 2020 - 05:56:45New York, US (PANA) - Learning its lessons from the Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) took swift [...] Full text...
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Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC
23 september 2020 - 18:45:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight second postponment of security Quadripartite Summit in Great Lakes region
19 september 2020 - 12:14:37Kigali, Rwanda (PANA ) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the second postponement of the quadripartite summit that was [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats
28 august 2020 - 20:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...
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Congo, DR Congo to intensify trade
25 august 2020 - 16:05:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plan to update their bilateral [...] Full text...
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Mali coup: AU warns coup is 'dangerous' for Africa's democracy
21 august 2020 - 14:56:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Heads of State and Government have warned that the coup in Mali, which toppled President [...] Full text...
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Special envoy of German chancellor expected Wednesday in Kinshasa
11 august 2020 - 21:46:48Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A German delegation led by the personal representative of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch slams DRC's rights record
22 july 2020 - 04:58:03Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has given a thumbs down to the human rights record of the administration [...] Full text...
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"Our coalition govt. will not break up," vows DRC leader
16 july 2020 - 19:26:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Head of State of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, said Thursday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DRC, Congo sue for int'l solidarity in fight against coronavirus
16 july 2020 - 18:21:42Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo and his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi arrives in Brazzaville from RDC
15 july 2020 - 23:09:45Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Antoine Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, arrived here Wednesday [...] Full text...
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DRC Head of State expected in Brazzaville Thursday
15 july 2020 - 16:33:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Antoine Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, is expected [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Félix Tshisekedi condemns violence
11 july 2020 - 18:26:33Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has condemned the violence that resulted in the death of a man [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia says will start filling Grand Renaissance Dam within two weeks
27 june 2020 - 13:27:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is set to start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within the next [...] Full text...
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RSF denounces repression of media in DRC province
24 june 2020 - 23:05:57Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday condemned the repression of media professionals in the province of Mongala, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty Int'l to President Félix Tshisekedi: 'You broke promises to bring justice to victims of pre-electoral crisis in the DRC
17 june 2020 - 19:40:03Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International has said that President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, did [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses DRC president Tshisekedi of reneging on justice pledge
17 june 2020 - 07:28:06Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has accused President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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European diplomatic delegation begins visit to DR Congo
08 june 2020 - 21:41:56Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of European diplomats led by French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Monday began [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African leaders discuss role of regional blocs in pandemic response
30 april 2020 - 12:22:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union's executive branch has convened its fourth Summit on Wednesday to discuss the management [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Last group of 175 Congolese stranded in Dubai returns to Kinshasa
23 april 2020 - 17:35:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The last group of 175 Congolese, mostly men, stranded in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo MPs, Senator call for repatriation of compatriots stranded at foreign airports
06 april 2020 - 05:50:49Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Three DR Congo MPs and one Senator on Sunday reiterated their appeal to the government [...] Full text...
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AU pursues debt forgiveness to address coronavirus impact
04 april 2020 - 20:10:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union's top organ, the Bureau of Heads of State, has called for a global debt [...] Full text...
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Rwandan papers focus on response to the coronavirus economic crisis
04 april 2020 - 13:11:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week largely focused on ongoing efforts in the country to deal with the [...] Full text...
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President Félix Tshisekedi declares a state of health emergency in DR Congo
25 march 2020 - 14:36:04Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Tshisekedi has declared a state of emergency due to the current sanitary situation [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Three patients test negative after treatment in DR Congo
24 march 2020 - 05:38:09Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo's Health minister, Dr. Eteni Longondo, on Monday announced that three people who were [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo suspends cabinet meetings
23 march 2020 - 05:41:02Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo Senior Minister, minister of Communication and Media, Jolino Makelele, on Sunday announced that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo confirms seven new cases
19 march 2020 - 09:11:23Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo registered seven new coronavirus cases in Kinshasa on Wednesday, bringing to 14 the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: DR Congo suspends flights from countries at high risk of disease
19 march 2020 - 08:51:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo has suspended flights from high risk or transit countries as part of a [...] Full text...
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DR Congo president urges efficient government response to Coronavirus cases
14 march 2020 - 18:24:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo has instructed top officials in the government to [...] Full text...
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DR Congolese archbishops urge president Tshisekedi to continue peace efforts
03 march 2020 - 05:34:19Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Permanent Committee of the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) has urged DR Congo’s president [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi instructs the Congolese govt. to undertake tax reforms
01 march 2020 - 12:20:08Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, addressing the 23rd Council of [...] Full text...
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President Tshisekedi orders inquiry into the death of FARDC deputy chief of staff
29 february 2020 - 19:14:45Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has demanded a prompt inquiry to determine the [...] Full text...
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Quadripartite meeting between Rwanda and Uganda highlighted by Rwandan media
22 february 2020 - 12:36:35Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week commented on the fourth quadripartite summit between the Heads of State of [...] Full text...
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RD Congo: The FARDC track new armed group, the FIRP, in Ituri
21 february 2020 - 21:53:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces (FARDC) have launched a hunt against the new [...] Full text...
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Kagame, Museveni trying to mend fences over feud between Uganda and Rwanda
21 february 2020 - 19:26:09Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweli Museveni, met Friday at Gatuna border crossing [...] Full text...
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DR Congo’s president expresses need for country to resort to new ICTs
19 february 2020 - 21:52:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, Wednesday expressed the need for [...] Full text...
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DRC’s president orders government to follow up victims of road accident
17 february 2020 - 22:31:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi Monday ordered the payment of all fees related to the [...] Full text...
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WHO Managing Director calls for development of DRC’s health system
14 february 2020 - 23:01:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The managing director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Friday called for the [...] Full text...
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President Felix Tshisekedi describes election as AU vice-president as DRC’s return to African scene
10 february 2020 - 20:45:14Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said here Monday that his election as vice-president of the [...] Full text...
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AU Summit: Tshisekedi elected AU Chairperson for 2021
10 february 2020 - 15:08:05Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has been elected first Vice [...] Full text...
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Quadripartite committee on Rwanda/Uganda conflict makes 'significant progress': President Tshisekedi
09 february 2020 - 12:35:48Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The committee set up to resolve the conflict between Rwanda and Uganda has made "significant [...] Full text...
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Belgium subscribes to ambitions of Congolese president to restore country’s position as strategic partner
06 february 2020 - 22:42:45Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Belgium Thursday subscribed to the aspirations of the Congolese president to restore his country position [...] Full text...
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Global Fund offers 650 million USD for fight against malaria, TB and AIDS in DRC
06 february 2020 - 21:48:46Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Global Fund has offered a 650 million US dollars for the fight against malaria, tuberculosis [...] Full text...
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France confirms support for 9th edition of Francophonie Games in DR Congo
31 january 2020 - 21:23:20Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - France Friday confirmed its support for the organisation of the 9th edition of the Francophonie [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UDPS, Haut Katanga demands resignation of president of national assembly
27 january 2020 - 17:53:57Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The federation of the Union of Democrats for Social Progress (UDPS) for Haut Katanga (UDPS/Haut [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Religious bodies invite allies in power to assess the impact of the FCC-CACH coalition
25 january 2020 - 17:18:52Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The platform of religious denominations in DR Congo has invited the allies in power to [...] Full text...
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Congolese Finance Minister expresses the need to maintain cooperation with IMF and World Bank
25 january 2020 - 16:40:10Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Finance, Sele Yalaghuli, has expressed the need to maintain cooperation with [...] Full text...
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Rights body raises red flag on insecurity, impunity in DR Congo
24 january 2020 - 13:32:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Amnesty International has called on DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to move with speed and bring to justice [...] Full text...
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UN higher commissioner for human rights called to back DRC government’s efforts
23 january 2020 - 23:13:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ituri acting governor, Ibrahim Ucircan Bule, Thursday sought the support of the UN high [...] Full text...
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Belgian Prime Minister to visit DR Congo in February
23 january 2020 - 11:17:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes will make a working visit to DR Congo next month, Congolese [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Chief to visit DR Congo from 23 - 27 January
20 january 2020 - 14:13:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is to undertake a five-day official visit [...] Full text...
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Belgian Consulate in DR Congo city of Lubumbashi reopens
19 january 2020 - 05:14:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian Consulate in the DR Congo city of Lubumbashi, which was closed two years ago [...] Full text...
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Kigali welcomes Kampala's decision to release "illegally detained" Rwandan citizens
09 january 2020 - 00:39:08Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta, on Wednesday welcomed a decision by [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: Uganda’s year blighted by conflict with Rwanda, US sanctions on army general
31 december 2019 - 12:39:37Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s ruler for close to 34 years, spent 2019 laying ground for a renewal [...] Full text...
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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda
29 december 2019 - 13:53:50Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...
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ECCAS countries meet in Libreville to update their organization's texts
23 december 2019 - 15:43:47Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Long advocated, not without difficulty, by the leaders of Central Africa, regional integration has been little [...] Full text...
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Rwandan delegation in Kampala for second round of talks to normalise relations
13 december 2019 - 14:47:52Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A high-level delegation of Rwandan officials led by the State minister in Charge of East African [...] Full text...
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EU lifts sanctions against two allies of former DRC president Kabila
10 december 2019 - 11:52:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to lift restrictive measures against allies of former DR Congo president Joseph [...] Full text...
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