AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMining and Children: A report on Congo’s cobalt industry says informal miners work without basic safety measures and estimates that about 40,000 children work in mines across southern DRC. The country produced roughly 73% of the world’s mined cobalt in 2025. African Cinema: New York’s ADIFF festival will run Nov. 27–Dec. 13, celebrating African stories of culture, identity and social change. The program includes Morocco’s and Rwanda’s Oscar submissions; no Congolese film is named in the announcement. Peace and Faith: A Congolese Catholic bishop urged leaders to choose dialogue over war, saying peace should take priority over constitutional change as conflict continues. Eastern DRC: At least 30 people, including civilians, were reported killed in a suspected ADF attack in North Kivu’s Beni territory; homes were burned and some residents were reportedly taken hostage.
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