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Congo: Maritime experts meet in Pointe Noire, vow renewed efforts to fight piracy

africanews– The waters of the Gulf of Guinea, rich in hydrocarbons and fisheries resources, are increasingly exposed to piracy, said security officials from the region meeting Monday in Pointe-Noire, southern Congo. “This area is one of the key zones for international trade

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Congo prepares to assume OPEC’s rotating presidency

africanews– Congo will takeover Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC’s) rotating presidency in 2022, succeeding neighbors Angola. The oil cartel’s secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo was in the central African country this week where he met with the country’s leaders. “I would like to reassure investors that we in OPEC will

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Dr Congo: Tshisekedi says volcano situation ‘under control’

africanews– The situation is “under control” following the eruption of a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday after his government mistakenly announced another volcano had erupted. A week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking a mass exodus, “the situation is

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DR Congo declares state of siege in emergency anti-insurgency efforts

africanews– The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a ‘state of siege’ in violence-hit eastern provinces. Hundreds of people have been killed and many displaced in mineral-rich Ituri and North Kivu provinces due to a surge in attacks in recent months Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi visited French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris last Tuesday and already