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  • DR Congo: Constitutional Court upholds law on the organization of the referendum, with reservations DR Congo: Constitutional Court upholds law on the organization of the referendum, with reservations August 18, 2026
  • The DRC adopts a new law on fisheries and aquaculture The DRC adopts a new law on fisheries and aquaculture August 18, 2026
  • DRC Congolese cyclist Miguel Masaisai reaches Kinshasa at the end of his journey for peace DRC Congolese cyclist Miguel Masaisai reaches Kinshasa at the end of his journey for peace August 18, 2026
  • Mambasa: The Bodies Of 47 Victims Abandoned In Mining Areas Mambasa: The Bodies Of 47 Victims Abandoned In Mining Areas August 18, 2026
  • Disarmament of the FDLR: Kinshasa urged to draw up a precise timetable with MONUSCO Disarmament of the FDLR: Kinshasa urged to draw up a precise timetable with MONUSCO August 18, 2026

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