The Morning Call
After years of all kinds of delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo announced last Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Chinese and Spanish partners to develop the $14 billion Inga 3 hydroelectric project.
Many people in the DRC are already accustomed to darkness, and in the evening it is not uncommon to see children studying with a storm lamp or candle, a paradox for a country that can light up more than half of Africa.
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Trial of DRC's former Justice Minister Constant Mutamba postponed for two weeks
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Morocco: United Kingdom withdraws from renewable energy project
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Vatican beatifies Congolese customs worker killed in 2007 for refusing bribe
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UN warns of impact Sudan's humanitarian crisis is having on Chad
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DRC and Liberia elected to serve 2-year term on UN Security Council
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DRC: M23 rebels executed at least 21 civilians in Goma, Human Rights Watch says