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25 years on from UN pledge, local women’s rights organisations and peacebuilders get just 0.1% of aid as donors pour billions into arms

The same governments that pledged support in 2000 to the UN’s flagship resolution on “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) have since spent 25 years paying it lip-service, according to a new Oxfam report today that reviews its progress. The report...

President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives in New York for the UNGA80 High Level Segment

His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in New York in the United States of America to lead a South African delegation during High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) The high-level...

HRW Reports Number of People Killed by M23 Rebels

(MENAFN) More than 140 individuals were slain by M23 insurgents in eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo throughout July, according to a statement released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The killings were carried out in no...

M23 Rebels Kill Over 140 Civilians in July Massacres

(MENAFN) More than 140 civilians were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month by the M23 rebel group, according to a damning report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report warns the death toll may exceed 300,...

Sokam Holdings Sarl CEO Elphine Kakudji Celebrates U.S.-DRC Relations at President Trump’s Election Day HQ

Sokam Holdings Sarl CEO Elphine Kakudji Celebrates U.S.-DRC Relations at President Trump’s Election Day HQ WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 8, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C. is proud to announce that Ms. Elphine...

UN, UNICEF Rescue 410 Child from Armed Factions in DR Congo

(MENAFN) In a coordinated operation spanning nine months, UN peacekeepers and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) secured the release of 410 children who had been held by armed groups in the conflict-ridden eastern regions of the Democratic Republic...

Importing Furniture from Turkey to Africa is Now Easier Than Ever

For African investors and consumers, the reality is clear: buying furniture from Turkey is easier, of higher quality, and significantly more advantageous. ISTANBUL, İSTANBUL, TURKEY, September 21, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ith rapid...

US Changemakers and Canadian Indigenous Women Leaders Join Global Peace Summit – Oct 29

Global summit unites 26 speakers from 17 countries to explore how peace begins at home and how cycles of violence can be broken. NY, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On 29 October 2025, the inaugural Peace Begins at Home...

WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Barbaric Convicted Pedophile Alien

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, August 12, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Michael Kabiona, a criminal alien from the Democratic Republic of Congo, convicted for sexual conduct against a child. According to the Erie County, New...

Rival African nations move forward with US-mediated peace agreement

(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have begun the process of implementing a bilateral peace agreement signed in Washington on June 27, the Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday. The first meeting of...

UN states suspected ADF kill three civilians in DR Congo

(MENAFN) At least three people were killed in a suspected overnight attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the village of Idohu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UN radio reports on Sunday. The assailants, reportedly...

ADF Gets Blamed for Attack in Eastern Congo

(MENAFN) At least three individuals lost their lives during an overnight assault in the village of Idohu, located in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in violence blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a faction linked to the...

Rwanda, DR Congo Begin Implementing Peace Deal

(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have made a preliminary move in activating a mutual peace arrangement that was formalized in Washington on June 27. This progress was affirmed by Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Competing African countries want to implement US-mediated peace agreement

(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have initiated steps to implement a bilateral peace deal signed in Washington on June 27. Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the progress following the first meeting of a...

Rwanda, DR Congo to enact peace deal brokered by US

(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have launched the first steps toward enacting a peace deal brokered by the United States, following its signing in Washington on June 27. According to statements released by Rwanda’s...

Namib Minerals Provides Corporate Update

NEW YORK, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Namib Minerals (“Namib Minerals” or “the Company”), (Nasdaq: NAMM), an established African gold producer with a portfolio of mining and exploration assets in Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of...

UNICEF states thousands of children in Africa face risk of contracting cholera

(MENAFN) As the rainy season begins in West and Central Africa, approximately 80,000 children face a heightened risk of contracting cholera, according to UNICEF. The UN children's agency issued a statement on Wednesday highlighting active...

Minister Ronald Lamola: Briefing to Parliament on South Africa vs Israel case at the ICJ

South Africa vs Israel case at the ICJ Chairpersons of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development Honourable Members of both Committees Thank you for...

80,000 Children Face Risk of Cholera Infection in West, Central Africa

(MENAFN) As the rainy season kicks off across West and Central Africa, approximately 80,000 children face a heightened risk of cholera infection, the UN children’s agency UNICEF warned Wednesday. The agency highlighted ongoing outbreaks in the...

Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 9 September 2025

The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the Czech Republic Her Excellency Dana Baschová (b) The Ambassador of the...