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Montana Kamenga dévoile "Zunguluke", son nouvel album aux sonorités rumba et afro-congolaises

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 16:06


L’artiste congolais Montana Kamenga, ancien membre des célèbres orchestres Big Stars de Defao Matumona et Quartier Latin International de Koffi Olomide, revient sur le devant de la scène musicale avec son nouvel album intitulé Zunguluke. Dans un entretien accordé à Radio Okapi, il partage les inspirations derrière ce projet et revient sur ses premières collaborations avec Fally Ipupa.


Un album entre tradition et modernité

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Fuite d'acide chez CDM à Lubumbashi : les inondations et risques de pollution inquiètent la population

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 16:05

Une situation environnementale préoccupante s’est produite mardi 4 novembre à Lubumbashi, dans la commune Annexe. Le bassin de rétention de l’entreprise minière Congo Dongfang Mining (CDM) a cédé, laissant s’échapper une importante quantité d’eau contenant de l’acide, causant une inondation de routes, de parcelles et du marché "Moïse" dans le quartier Kassapa.

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Missions - SEDE delegation to Norway - 27-30 May 2025 - 27-05-2025 - Committee on Security and Defence

The Committee on Security and Defence sent a 6-Member delegation to Norway from 27-30 May 2025. The mission emphasised the need for strong EU-Norway Security and Defence cooperation to protect the North Atlantic from acts of aggression by Russia and other adversaries. This will become all the more critical with the effects of climate change, which are presenting new opportunities for the EU and NATO's adversaries to increase activity in the region.
The Committee on Security and Defence sent a 6-Member delegation to Norway from 27-30 May 2025. The mission emphasised the need for strong EU-Norway Security and Defence cooperation to protect the North Atlantic from acts of aggression by Russia and other adversaries. This will become all the more critical with the effects of climate change, which are presenting new opportunities for the EU and NATO's adversaries to increase activity in the region.
Press release
SEDE mission report including the programme
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Journée parlementaire pour renforcer la budgétisation sensible au genre

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 15:44


À l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la démocratie, une journée parlementaire consacrée à la planification et à la budgétisation sensible au genre (PBSG) s’est tenue ce mardi 4 novembre dans la salle des plénières de la Commission économique, financière et de Contrôle budgétaire (ECOFIN) de l’Assemblée nationale à Kinshasa.

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Recrudescence de la rougeole : alerte sanitaire à Mbuji-Mayi

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 15:06


La province du Kasaï-Oriental fait face à une résurgence inquiétante de la rougeole, particulièrement dans la ville de Mbuji-Mayi. Selon les autorités sanitaires, 18 cas suspects ont été enregistrés chez des enfants de moins de cinq ans durant la 43e semaine épidémiologique, portant le cumul total à près de 159 cas suspects.

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Plus de 200 soldats FARDC formés aux tactiques de combat et au droit international humanitaire

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 14:28


Plus de 200 militaires des Forces armées de la RDC (FARDC), membres de l’unité spéciale TIGRE, ont terminé ce mercredi 5 novembre, en Ituri, une formation intensive axée sur les tactiques de combat et le droit international humanitaire. Cette session s’est tenue au centre d’instruction militaire de Diango, à kilomètres de la ville de Bunia, sous l’encadrement de casques bleus de la MONUSCO.

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The Netherlands Transferred 18 F-16s to Romania for the Price of a Single Euro

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 13:40
The Dutch and Romanian governments signed the formal handover of the Netherland’s last F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcons to the Romanian Air Force for the symbolic price of €1. The 18 former Dutch F-16s had already been received in the country, flying for the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) used to train both Romanian and Ukrainian pilots […]
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RDC : inquiétudes autour du retard dans l’examen de la loi des Finances 2026

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 12:58


Alors que l’élection du nouveau président de l’Assemblée nationale et du rapporteur adjoint est prévue pour le jeudi 13 novembre, plusieurs députés et acteurs sociaux expriment leur préoccupation face au retard pris dans l’examen de la loi des Finances 2026. À moins de 45 jours de la clôture de la session ordinaire, essentiellement budgétaire, le projet de budget n’a toujours pas été examiné.

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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 5 November 2025 - 10:00 - Committee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 120'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 5 November 2025 - 08:00 - Committee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 120'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

United Kingdom : How Black Cube and Forward Risk joined Mexican mogul's loan fraud battle

Intelligence Online - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 06:00
The case continues to make headlines in the English- and Spanish-language media. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who controls the Mexican financial services group Grupo Elektra and the audiovisual group TV Azteca through his conglomerate Grupo Salinas, claims that Vladimir "Val" Sklarov defrauded him of several [...]
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UAE : Crypto investors claiming ties to UAE royals set up rival to Trump's USD1

Intelligence Online - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 06:00
Two Emirati investments funds claiming links to the Abu Dhabi and Dubai ruling families have put funding into a new [...]
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United States : Washington's OSINT reform under threat from agencies

Intelligence Online - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 06:00
The ambitious reform dedicated to the US intelligence community's handling of open sources (OSINT) is currently the subject of a [...]
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United Kingdom/United States : OSINT Industries, Hakluyt, CT Group

Intelligence Online - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 06:00
London - OSINT Industries poaches ex-UK government investigator from rival BlackdotOpen source intelligence platform OSINT Industries, which consults for numerous [...]
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Russia : Kremlin appoints new head of influence in post-Soviet states

Intelligence Online - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 06:00
On 24 October, Vladimir Putin appointed Vadim Titov to head the presidential administration's new directorate for strategic partnership and cooperation. [...]
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France : French foreign ministry think tank hires Ukraine and Russia expert

Intelligence Online - Wed, 05/11/2025 - 06:00
According to Intelligence Online sources, Céline Bayou, who currently heads [...]
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B-21 Raider Plan Could See Second Pilot Replaced with WSO

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 04/11/2025 - 22:11
Aviation Week reported on a memo by the head of AFGSC that recommends a shift from current plans for two pilots on the B-21 Raider to a pilot and weapon systems officer (WSO) combination. “Unleashing the Raider’s full potential demands a complex blend of skills: airmanship, weaponeering, electromagnetic spectrum operations, sensor management, real-time battle management […]
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B-52 Spotted During Testing of Unidentified Weapon

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 04/11/2025 - 21:00
A B-52 with test markings was spotted carrying a mysterious payload that resembles the rendering of the AGM-181 LRSO, the Air Force’s next-gen stealth nuclear cruise missile. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress has been captured while flying over the Owens Valley, California, with two units of an unidentified weapon under its right wing. The […]
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