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Federal police drop foreign bribery investigation into Australian miner
Sundance Resources was accused of bribing government officials in the Republic of Congo to progress an iron ore venture that was set to be one of the biggest projects in Africa.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Emmanuel Freudenthal
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‘The curse of gold’: Ubiquitous symbol of wealth still fuels war and abuse
Easy to smuggle and sell virtually anywhere, gold continues to fund armed conflict in Africa and child labour in Australia’s region.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Africans are reshaping French one rap and joke at a time
The French language is now spoken by more people outside France than within. It’s no wonder it’s beginning to sound more like TikTok.
- by Elian Peltier
Hundreds dead, many more missing after Congo floods
Heavy rains have brought flash floods and landslides to thousands in East Africa.
- by Justin Kabumba
‘Hands off Africa!’: Pope tells greedy foreign companies to stop plundering Congo
Francis plunged headfirst into his agenda, denouncing the exploitation of Africa by colonial powers, today’s multinational mining industries and neighbour’s interference in Congolese affairs.
- by Nicole Winfield, Jean-Yeves Kamale and Christina Malkia
Brazil’s Amazon records worst August fires since 2010
The devastation generally caused by farmers lighting fires to clear land in drier months is more widespread than the blazes that set off global outrage in 2019.
- by Gabriel Araujo
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Protests
Dozens killed and injured in ‘social media-fuelled’ anti-UN protests
A Reuters witness said it saw UN peacekeepers shoot dead two protesters.
- by Djaffar Sabiti and Fiston Mahamba
Court sentences dozens to death over UN expert murders but questions remain
The families of the murdered UN experts have challenged the court outcome, saying it fails to hold to account the senior figures who gave ordered the killings.
- by Jean-Yves Kamale and Carley Petesch
‘Significant milestone’: In Glasgow, the world moves to halt deforestation
Leaders representing land which is home to more than 85 per cent of the world’s forests are expected to commit to reversing deforestation by 2030.
- by Nick O'Malley
Congo’s selfie-famous mountain gorilla Ndakasi dies at 14
Her sweet nature and intelligence helped rangers understand the connection between humans and great apes.
- by Jean-Yeves Kamale and Carley Petesch
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Tragedy
Dozens killed in eastern Congo massacres: UN
At least 50 people have been killed in two attacks on villages in eastern Congo, in potentially the worst night of violence the area has seen in at least four years, the Kivu Security Tracker research group says.
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-91k