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By Zanita Careem The Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Siri Walt was born in 1967 in Bergen, Norway. She ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a probe into the embezzlement of over $300 million from state miner Gecamines ...

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This trial highlights the Congolese government's efforts to tackle illegal mining. Found guilty of illegal mining, three Chinese nationals were recently sentenced to seven years in prison in the ...

Swelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced some 237,000 people since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday.

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A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in ...

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east after being arrested in possession of gold bars and large sums of cash.