02:11 GMT 30th March 2012
Democratic Republic of Congo's government says it will block exports of tin ore, gold, coltan and wolframite unless traders can prove the minerals come from mines that are cerci fied by the state as conflict-free.
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03:52 GMT 30th January 2012
Kabila is holding up against Tshisekedi's refusal to acknowledge defeat in last month's elections, buoyed by Sadc support. By Chofamba Sithole
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10:38 GMT 26th January 2012
'As the price of food and fuel surges, many people have had a hard Xmas'
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03:09 GMT 21st December 2011
A British lawmaker has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) government of selling off some of the country's mining assets for an estimated $5.5bn below the market value, largely through off-shore shell companies that hide the new owners.
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03:03 GMT 21st December 2011
China has signalled it could help finance construction of the four special economic zones (SEZs) on which Congo Republic is banking to diversify its economy away from oil, the central African country said in November.
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03:51 GMT 8th November 2011
A British Virgin Islands court has upheld a $2bn claim flied by Canada's First Quantum Minerals over a disputed Congo copper project, rejecting an application from units of Kazakh miner ENRC to dismiss the suit.
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12:50 GMT 28th September 2011
The Republic of Congo's non-crude revenues rose 25 per cent to 500bn CFA francs ($1,087bn) in the first half of the year, Congo's president Denis Sassou N'Guesso said in August, adding the economy needed to ease its reliance on an oil industry poised for decline.
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02:19 GMT 18th July 2011
The Republic of Congo plans to start activities at four special economic zones (SEZ) by next year, with the aim of diversifyU ing its economy from mainly petroleum exports to manufacturing and other services.
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03:15 GMT 12th April 2011
Canadian gold mining firm Kilo said in March it had found estimated reserves of 2.03 million ounces at its Adumbi Deposit in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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10:15 GMT 28th March 2011
Marian Aggrey, a guest reporter from Africa Renewal, assesses progress in the UN's lO-year effort to outlaw rape as a weapon of war
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04:02 GMT 5th January 2011
Companies involved in illegally exploiting natural resources in war-torn countries are being targeted for criminal action. By Desmond Davies, The Hague
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02:39 GMT 22nd October 2010
A recent report details human rights violations in the 10 turbulent years from 1993. By Baudry Aluma, Bukavu
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