Robbie Corey-Boulet
@rcoreyb.bsky.social
West and Central Africa bureau chief, Reuters. Author of Love Falls On Us: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/love-falls-on-us-9781786995179/. Robbie.corey-boulet@thomsonreuters.com. Ex-AFP, WPR. Previously in Riyadh, Addis, Abidjan, elsewhere. 5x marathoner
More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv's foreign minister said on Friday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv's foreign minister said on Friday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Is al Qaeda on the brink of taking over Mali? Seems unlikely.
Does the JNIM-imposed fuel blockade pose a major threat to Mali's military government? Absolutely.
Our latest on what's happening in Bamako:
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Does the JNIM-imposed fuel blockade pose a major threat to Mali's military government? Absolutely.
Our latest on what's happening in Bamako:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Is al Qaeda on the brink of taking over Mali? Seems unlikely.
Does the JNIM-imposed fuel blockade pose a major threat to Mali's military government? Absolutely.
Our latest on what's happening in Bamako:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Does the JNIM-imposed fuel blockade pose a major threat to Mali's military government? Absolutely.
Our latest on what's happening in Bamako:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Ivory Coast votes in an election today that President Ouattara has strongly hinted will be his last.
"It's not easy to work at the same pace at our age," he said Wednesday.
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"It's not easy to work at the same pace at our age," he said Wednesday.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Ivory Coast votes in an election today that President Ouattara has strongly hinted will be his last.
"It's not easy to work at the same pace at our age," he said Wednesday.
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"It's not easy to work at the same pace at our age," he said Wednesday.
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To get a sense of the frustration many voters have with Paul Biya, Cameroon's 92 y/o president, start with this striking photo essay by Zohra Bensemra and accompanying article by Amindeh Blaise Atabong on the underemployed "benskin" (motorbike taxi) drivers of Douala. www.reuters.com/investigates...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
To get a sense of the frustration many voters have with Paul Biya, Cameroon's 92 y/o president, start with this striking photo essay by Zohra Bensemra and accompanying article by Amindeh Blaise Atabong on the underemployed "benskin" (motorbike taxi) drivers of Douala. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to Cameroon's 92-year-old president.
On Monday night he claimed to have won the October 12 election.
Read @batefelix.bsky.social's profile here: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
On Monday night he claimed to have won the October 12 election.
Read @batefelix.bsky.social's profile here: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Issa Tchiroma Bakary – from Cameroon government mouthpiece to Biya challenger
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Cameroon President Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to his former boss, claiming to have defeated him in the October 12 presidential election.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to Cameroon's 92-year-old president.
On Monday night he claimed to have won the October 12 election.
Read @batefelix.bsky.social's profile here: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
On Monday night he claimed to have won the October 12 election.
Read @batefelix.bsky.social's profile here: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
In a sign of tensions around the election, security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Tchiroma's supporters, who tried to gather around his residence in Garoua.
Cameroon counts votes as world’s oldest president seeks to extend rule www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Cameroon counts votes as world’s oldest president seeks to extend rule www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Cameroon holds presidential election, Biya seeks to extend four-decade iron grip
Cameroonians were set to vote on Sunday in a presidential election where incumbent Paul Biya, the world's oldest ruler at 92, is widely expected to maintain his 43-year grip on power despite an energized opposition pushing for change.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In a sign of tensions around the election, security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Tchiroma's supporters, who tried to gather around his residence in Garoua.
Cameroon counts votes as world’s oldest president seeks to extend rule www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Cameroon counts votes as world’s oldest president seeks to extend rule www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Our story from northern Cameroon -- a malaria hotspot and longtime beneficiary of US aid that has now, with Trump's cuts, been stripped of funding for community health workers and drugs.
"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our story from northern Cameroon -- a malaria hotspot and longtime beneficiary of US aid that has now, with Trump's cuts, been stripped of funding for community health workers and drugs.
"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership.
Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Exclusive: Mali mining dispute proved last straw for Barrick's 'Mercurial Mark' Bristow, sources say
Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick Mining's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership, according to four people familiar with the development.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership.
Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Congo and Rwanda have agreed to start implementing security measures from the US-mediated peace deal in October.
Under the new plan, neutralization of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern DRC will be done by year's end.
Our latest: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Under the new plan, neutralization of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern DRC will be done by year's end.
Our latest: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Exclusive: Congo, Rwanda eye October start to security measures under Trump-backed peace deal, sources say
Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to start implementing security measures under a U.S.-mediated deal next month, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would be a key step toward carrying out the peace agreement amid concerns over lack of progress.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Congo and Rwanda have agreed to start implementing security measures from the US-mediated peace deal in October.
Under the new plan, neutralization of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern DRC will be done by year's end.
Our latest: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Under the new plan, neutralization of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern DRC will be done by year's end.
Our latest: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Reuters is hiring a correspondent to be based in Dakar who would lead coverage of DRC and contribute to our broader file (23 countries in total).
The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...
The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Reuters is hiring a correspondent to be based in Dakar who would lead coverage of DRC and contribute to our broader file (23 countries in total).
The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...
The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...
Congo's army and M23 are dispatching hundreds of men to frontline towns and blaming each other for flouting agreements in an escalation that risks reigniting a conflict Trump claims to have ended.
Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Congo's army and M23 are dispatching hundreds of men to frontline towns and blaming each other for flouting agreements in an escalation that risks reigniting a conflict Trump claims to have ended.
Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
This week in democratic transitions:
Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/
Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/
Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This week in democratic transitions:
Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/
Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/
Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route.
One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Senegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing
Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route, officials said.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route.
One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said this week his country had agreed to accept West Africans deported by the Trump administration, and that 14 had arrived already: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
A complaint filed on Friday offered new details of the operation: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
A complaint filed on Friday offered new details of the operation: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from US, president says
Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals deported from the United States and 14 have already arrived in the country, President John Dramani Mahama told reporters late Wednesday.
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September 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said this week his country had agreed to accept West Africans deported by the Trump administration, and that 14 had arrived already: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
A complaint filed on Friday offered new details of the operation: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
A complaint filed on Friday offered new details of the operation: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Even as Congo's peace process stalls, talks on revamping the lucrative minerals sector continue.
A draft agreement seen by Reuters outlines the role of the U.S. and regulatory bodies in "de-risking" private sector investment, a priority for the Trump administration:
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A draft agreement seen by Reuters outlines the role of the U.S. and regulatory bodies in "de-risking" private sector investment, a priority for the Trump administration:
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Exclusive: Congo-Rwanda draft deal outlines role of US, others in revamp of minerals sector
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will commit to working with third parties, including the U.S., to revamp their mineral supply chains and develop reforms, according to a draft of an economic framework seen by Reuters, as they seek to spur investment following a peace deal reached in Washington.
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September 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Even as Congo's peace process stalls, talks on revamping the lucrative minerals sector continue.
A draft agreement seen by Reuters outlines the role of the U.S. and regulatory bodies in "de-risking" private sector investment, a priority for the Trump administration:
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
A draft agreement seen by Reuters outlines the role of the U.S. and regulatory bodies in "de-risking" private sector investment, a priority for the Trump administration:
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
M23's advance in eastern Congo allowed new arrivals, including some from Rwanda, to seize coveted land earlier this year.
The resulting disputes pose yet another hurdle for the Trump administration as it seeks to end the conflict and lure Western investments.
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The resulting disputes pose yet another hurdle for the Trump administration as it seeks to end the conflict and lure Western investments.
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Land quarrels in rebel-occupied Congo threaten Trump peace deal
Returning to land they fled during a violent advance by M23 rebels, some farmers in eastern Congo have had an unwelcome surprise: Their fields of cauliflower and cabbage have been taken over by newcomers, including Rwandans.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
M23's advance in eastern Congo allowed new arrivals, including some from Rwanda, to seize coveted land earlier this year.
The resulting disputes pose yet another hurdle for the Trump administration as it seeks to end the conflict and lure Western investments.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The resulting disputes pose yet another hurdle for the Trump administration as it seeks to end the conflict and lure Western investments.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
30+ boats carrying around 600 irregular migrants have arrived in Spain's Balearic islands since Monday, as a new route from North Africa gains traction after a crackdown by authorities elsewhere.
A significant number of the arrivals are from East Africa.
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A significant number of the arrivals are from East Africa.
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East African migrants drive surge of arrivals in Spain's Balearic islands
More than 30 boats carrying about 600 irregular migrants have arrived in Spain's Balearic islands since Monday, officials said, as a new migratory route from North Africa gains traction after a crackdown by authorities in other jumping off points.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
30+ boats carrying around 600 irregular migrants have arrived in Spain's Balearic islands since Monday, as a new route from North Africa gains traction after a crackdown by authorities elsewhere.
A significant number of the arrivals are from East Africa.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
A significant number of the arrivals are from East Africa.
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"Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels" - a Reuters investigation into the operations of Rubaya, which produces 15% of the world's coltan.
Some US entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Some US entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels
M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging them is a focus of peace talks. It won't be easy.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels" - a Reuters investigation into the operations of Rubaya, which produces 15% of the world's coltan.
Some US entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Some US entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Al Jazeera said Al Sharif had left a social media message to be posted in the event of his death that read, "...I never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or misrepresentation, hoping that God would witness those who remained silent." www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
Rights advocates said Anas Al Sharif had been targeted for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war and Israel's claim lacked evidence.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Al Jazeera said Al Sharif had left a social media message to be posted in the event of his death that read, "...I never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or misrepresentation, hoping that God would witness those who remained silent." www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Boston Consulting Group consultants modelled relocating Palestinians to Somalia and Somaliland during a project on postwar Gaza, according to people familiar with the work.
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BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia
Cost estimates of moving Palestinians to five destinations were included in project on postwar plans
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August 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Boston Consulting Group consultants modelled relocating Palestinians to Somalia and Somaliland during a project on postwar Gaza, according to people familiar with the work.
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"After the Roman empire stopped functioning, many people went on deferring to the distant emperor, acting as if he still mattered; in Sudan, I found similar nostalgia for the interest and engagement that once came from Washington." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
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August 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"After the Roman empire stopped functioning, many people went on deferring to the distant emperor, acting as if he still mattered; in Sudan, I found similar nostalgia for the interest and engagement that once came from Washington." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Trump administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas
President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday.
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August 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Trump administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
"Circumstances ahead of the October vote are much the same as they were on the eve of the 2020 election... Major opposition leaders have been excluded from the ballot... and their supporters could take their frustrations to the streets." www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-...
An Electoral Puzzle: Handling Côte d’Ivoire’s High-risk Poll | International Crisis Group
President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a fourth term and the exclusion of key opponents are fuelling tensions ahead of Côte d'Ivoire’s October presidential election. With three months to go before the ...
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August 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Circumstances ahead of the October vote are much the same as they were on the eve of the 2020 election... Major opposition leaders have been excluded from the ballot... and their supporters could take their frustrations to the streets." www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-...
Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the US, a Rwandan government spokesperson and an official told Reuters.
The agreement was signed in June and Washington has already sent an initial list of 10 people to be vetted. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The agreement was signed in June and Washington has already sent an initial list of 10 people to be vetted. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Exclusive: Rwanda reached deal with US to take in up to 250 migrants, government says
The United States and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to potentially accept hundreds of migrants deported from the U.S., the spokesperson for the Rwandan government and an official told Reuters, as President Donald Trump's administration takes a hardline approach toward immigration.
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August 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the US, a Rwandan government spokesperson and an official told Reuters.
The agreement was signed in June and Washington has already sent an initial list of 10 people to be vetted. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The agreement was signed in June and Washington has already sent an initial list of 10 people to be vetted. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Rwanda and DRC held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step toward implementing a peace deal agreed last month even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.
Boulos pushed back on the notion that implementation was off track: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Boulos pushed back on the notion that implementation was off track: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Rwanda, Congo hold first meeting of joint oversight committee under peace deal
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step toward implementing a peace deal agreed last month in Washington even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.
www.reuters.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Rwanda and DRC held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step toward implementing a peace deal agreed last month even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.
Boulos pushed back on the notion that implementation was off track: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Boulos pushed back on the notion that implementation was off track: www.reuters.com/world/africa...