NPR's Scott Simon asks Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the Congolese minister for foreign affairs, about gains made by rebels backed by Rwanda.

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Republic of Congo's Finance Minister Christian Yoka has pledged to ease the country's debt strains and servicing costs by tackling borrowing and spending.

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During his official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Professor Dr. Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation ... of 12 groundwater drinking water stations in Kinshasa province ...

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Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government. Paetongtarn Shinawatra did not reveal who the computer ...

Anika Wells will enter cabinet, and Amanda Rishworth will become NDIS Minister in a cabinet reshuffle. Katy Gallagher will also pick up the government services portfolio and Dr Anne Aly will ...

At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said Wednesday GOMA, Congo -- At least 10 people were killed in eastern ...

A joint contingent of SAPS members, metro police officers, and crime prevention wardens was called in on Wednesday at Akasia Hoerskool, north of Pretoria, to keep at bay a group of parents ...