DR. CONGO – Former Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for public funds embezzlement. Augustin Matata Ponyo’s co-defendants; Deogratias Mutombo Mwana Nyembo, a former central bank governor, and Christo Grobler, a South African businessman and the CEO of Africom Commodities – each got five-year […]
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Government of DR Congo and M23 Ceasefire: What we Know
DR CONGO – A joint statement on Wednesday in Qatar confirmed the DR Congo and M23 ceasefire agreement had been reached and the two sides decided to immediately cease hostilities throughout the talks until conclusion. “By mutual agreement, both parties reaffirm their commitment to an immediate cessation of hostilities, the categorical rejection of all hate […]