Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
DRC Ebola cases surpass 3,000 with over 2,200 deaths
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Over 3,000 cases of Ebola virus have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo so far....
Rebel violence in eastern DRC claims 43 lives – Rights group
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Rebels with apparent links to the Islamic State group have killed at least 43 people in eastern...
Ex-Congolese war boss Ntaganda gets 30 years in jail for atrocities
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The International Criminal’s Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced former Congolese war chief, Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years...
Ebola virus now squeezed into ‘corner’ of DR Congo: WHO
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Efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made "significant progress", with...
DRC approves use of second experimental Ebola vaccine
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The Democratic Republic of Congo will introduce a second Ebola vaccine next month, the World Health Organization...
Protesters demanding better services from Airtel arrested in DRC
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Some 36 activists of the citizen group Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) were arrested in Goma, in...
DRC army kills Rwandan Hutu militia commander
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed on Wednesday that the army had killed Sylvestre Mudacumura,...
Ex-DRC health minister placed under house arrest
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Former DRC Health Minister Oly Ilunga was on Tuesday placed under house arrest, after a day of hearings at...
36 people dead as a cargo and passenger ship sinked in...
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Thirty-six people have been declared missing when a cargo and passenger ship sank on the Congo River...
At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
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At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo...