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All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)

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    • Adviser, from Mauritania, receiving an award at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • Innoss B of DRC, performing on stage at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • Rema, from Nigeria, receiving the African Artiste of the Year award at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • Weeha from Ethiopia performing at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • Yo Maps from Zambia receiving an award at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • DJ Mo Green, a French DJ of Algerian descendant receiving an award at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
    • Weeha from Ethiopia displays her award at the 9th edition of AFRIMA Awards held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on Sunday, January 11, 2026
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9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA): Africa under One Roof as Delegates, Artistes from 48 Countries Participate

...Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Guinea, S'Africa, DR Congo shine

The 9th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) (https://AFRIMA.org) once again proved why it is regarded as Africa’s biggest music awards platform, as artistes, delegates and industry stakeholders from at least  48 African countries came together in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate the continent’s rich and diverse musical excellence.…

Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO)
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President Tshisekedi meets Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO) acting chief Vivian van de Perre at the African Union City

The SRSG a.i. underscored the urgent need to enforce an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, in line with Security Council resolution 2773 (2025)

On 13 January, at the African Union City, President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi met with the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG a.i.), Vivian van de Perre. Discussions focused on the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its humanitarian consequences, particularly the impact on civilians. The…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Africa’s Critical Minerals and the Future of the Global Energy Transition
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Africa’s Critical Minerals and the Future of the Global Energy Transition

Africa’s critical minerals – cobalt, lithium, copper and PGMs – are central to the global energy transition, powering clean technologies and EVs

As the world accelerates its shift from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies, Africa is emerging as a central player in supplying the minerals that underpin this transformation. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook, the continent’s abundant reserves of critical minerals – including…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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Japan and World Food Programme (WFP) provide life-saving food assistance for refugees and returnees in Burundi

Currently, around 1,500 returnees are arriving in Burundi each week, and estimates indicate this could rise to 3,000 per week

The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of over US$625,000 (approximately BIF two billion) from the Government of Japan to provide life-saving food assistance for refugees fleeing the recent violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundians returning from refugee camps in Tanzania. In December,…

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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Displaced people in South Kivu close to ‘utter desperation’, World Food Programme (WFP) says

An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December

That’s according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which announced on Tuesday that it is scaling up to deliver aid to more than 210,000 people displaced by the violence after a new offensive by armed group M23 reignited hostilities earlier this month.  “This hunger crisis risks spiraling without urgent action,” said Cynthia Jones, WFP Country Director for the…

Equality Now

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    • Photo: Deborah Nyokabi presenting Equality Now's statement at the ACHPR) 85th Ordinary Session
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African States urged to strengthen women’s rights protections amid rising anti-gender pushback

Sexual exploitation and trafficking are pervasive across Africa, fuelled by poverty, conflict, climate change, displacement, and cross-border trafficking

At the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) 85th Ordinary Session, leading women’s rights organisation Equality Now (www.EqualityNow.org) issued a stark warning: women and girls across Africa continue to suffer serious human rights violations due to state inaction. Equality Now urges all African governments to urgently enact and implement…

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    • Monique Mulo Itala, registered nurse at the Mama wa Elikya health centre in Mbandaka (Equateur province), which receives hygiene kits as part of the response against the mpox virus in the DRC
    • The Emergency Assistance Project to combat mpox, funded by the African Development Bank and implemented by the WHO, has made it possible to vaccinate thousands of people in the Congolese province of Equateur
    • Hand-washing demonstration at a school in Mbandaka: children aged 0-15 accounted for 63 percent of suspected cases of mpox and 80 percent of deaths in the country
    • A resident of Mbandaka proudly presents her hygiene kit, her eyes full of hope for a future without the mpox virus in her community
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From fear to hope: How Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Equateur province turned the tide on mpox

The province is not only celebrating the decline of the mpox virus, but also paying tribute to the community’s solidarity and determination that made it possible

In Mbandaka, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Equateur province, the past few months have tested the resolve of health workers at the Mama wa Elikya centre. As cases of mpox -- formerly known as monkeypox-- rose steadily, carers worked under the constant shadow of fear and uncertainty,…

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    • Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): The African Development Bank Group grants nearly $160 million to strengthen connectivity to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): The African Development Bank Group grants nearly $160 million to strengthen connectivity to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park

The Project to Strengthen Connectivity at the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park is a strategic investment aimed at integrating the park more effectively into the main economic corridors of central DRC

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $159.50 million loan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve connectivity to the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park and help open up the country’s central region. The total project cost is $177.16 million, with co-financing from…

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As Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared over, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) calls for investment in community-based surveillance

Despite swift containment, the outbreak exposed weaknesses in local health systems, including limited isolation capacity, shortages of protective equipment, and gaps in infection prevention and control

Following the Ministry of Health’s declaration that the 16th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is officially over, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for an urgent scale-up of community-based surveillance, stronger infection prevention and control, and long-term investment in…

Marriott International, Inc.

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Marriott International Enters the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the Opening of Two Hotels in Kinshasa

The launch of these two distinct hotels introduces globally recognised brands to Kinshasa, offering tailored experiences for business and leisure travellers in one of Africa’s most vibrant and strategically important capital cities

Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) has made its debut in The Democratic Republic of the Congo with the openings of Protea Hotel by Marriott Kinshasa and Four Points by Sheraton Kinshasa. The launch of these two distinct hotels introduces globally recognised brands to Kinshasa, offering tailored experiences for business and leisure travellers…