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DRC and Rwanda rain billions for Kenyan banks Business Daily Africa17:04 24-May-23
KCB profit drops to $69m on DRC unit costs The East African13:08 24-May-23
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Congo fever outbreak kills one in Namibia Medical Xpress07:19 24-May-23
DRC enacts press law and digital code that criminalize journalism Committee to Protect Journalists17:45 23-May-23
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DRC calls for roadmap on UN peacekeepers withdrawal South African Broadcasting Company01:19 23-May-23
Chinese FM meets DRC vice PM People's Daily21:35 22-May-23
U.S. Apathy Paved the Way for China in Africa Foreign Policy16:51 22-May-23
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DRC president to visit China People's Daily04:27 22-May-23
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Latest news and updates on the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African country bordered to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa and formerly known as Zaire, is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. It has a population of around 112 million and its largest city and capital is Kinshasa.

The Democratic Republic of Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960 but was followed by a series of violent conflicts, including the seizure of power by Mobuto Sese Seko from 1965 to 1997. The current president is Félix Tshisekedi who has been in power since December 2018.

Since 2015, the Eastern DR Congo has been the site of an ongoing military conflict in Kivu

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