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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov conducted a series of bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo on Friday.

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(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday authorized a proclamation dramatically expanding nations facing complete or partial entry prohibitions to encompass approximately 40 countries, taking effect Jan. 1, 2026. Trump "signed a Proclamation...

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(MENAFN) Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo sought to calm public concern on Friday, stressing that national forces remain resolute despite the deteriorating humanitarian and security conditions in the country’s east following the...

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(MENAFN) UNICEF has reported that more than 100,000 children have been displaced by recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, warning that the numbers are likely to rise as hostilities continue.

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(MENAFN) UNICEF has raised urgent concerns over a growing humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reporting that more than 100,000 children have been displaced due to escalating fighting.

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(MENAFN) More than 100,000 children have been forced from their homes due to the latest surge of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF reported on Sunday, cautioning that these figures are likely to increase as the conflict...

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government reassured citizens on Friday that its military will not yield following the recent capture of Uvira by M23 rebels.

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump issued a new proclamation on Tuesday tightening restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals into the United States, citing concerns tied to national security, according to official statements.

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(MENAFN) The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo sought to reassure citizens on Friday that the “military will not surrender” following the seizure of Uvira.

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(MENAFN) The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 insurgents have traded accusations of breaching a delicate ceasefire, just 48 hours before a peace accord is scheduled to be signed in Washington.

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo's armed forces and M23 insurgents exchanged accusations Tuesday of shattering a precarious truce, merely 48 hours before a scheduled peace accord signing in Washington.

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(MENAFN) At least 74 people—predominantly civilians—have been killed and 83 injured in recent fighting across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN humanitarian coordinator reported late Monday.

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(MENAFN) At least 74 people, most of them civilians, have been killed and 83 others wounded in a new wave of clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator reported late Monday.

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(MENAFN) More than 700 Congolese have crossed into Rwanda to escape renewed clashes between the M23 rebel group and government forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials reported Friday, just a day after leaders of both countries...

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(MENAFN) More than 700 Democratic Republic of Congo nationals have surged across the border into Rwanda, escaping renewed combat between M23 rebels and government troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials confirmed Friday—mere...

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration has suspended all pending asylum requests and immigration benefit applications from citizens of 19 designated "high-risk countries," per a policy directive released Tuesday by US Citizenship and Immigration...

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(MENAFN) US Suspends Immigration Applications from 19 “High-Risk” Countries The US government has temporarily halted all pending asylum claims and immigration benefit requests from nationals of 19 designated “high-risk countries,” according to a...

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration has suspended all outstanding asylum petitions and immigration benefit applications submitted by citizens of 19 “high-risk countries,” as outlined in a fresh policy memorandum released Tuesday by US Citizenship...

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration has announced a halt to all pending asylum applications and other immigration benefit requests from nationals of 19 “high-risk countries,” according to a new policy memorandum issued Tuesday by US Citizenship and...

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(MENAFN) Africa is confronting its most catastrophic cholera epidemic in a quarter-century, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cautioned, as infection and fatality figures continue their alarming ascent.