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78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says
GOMA - At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on...
Oct 5, 20242 min read
Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Three US citizens sentenced to death in Congo over role in failed coup
Three U.S. citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for their role in a May failed coup in...
Sep 14, 20242 min read
Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...
Aug 17, 20243 min read
More imported cases of new mpox strain in Europe expected, public health agency says
More imported cases of a new mpox strain will appear in Europe in the coming weeks but the risk of sustained transmission remains low,...
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Mpox in Africa prompts $500 million funding from Gavi for vaccines
LONDON - The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
US issues sanctions on rebel group alliance over conflict in DRC
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday will impose sanctions on a coalition of rebel groups it accused of seeking to overthrow the...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Congo UN peacekeepers pausing pullout, no timeline for next phase
KINSHASA - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo will pause its withdrawal, with no timeline set for the next...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo - Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
Army disarray hobbles Congo's fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, officers say
Paris - Soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo's 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a rebel...
Jul 4, 20247 min read
Orphans in Congo fed palm weevil larvae in bid to beat malnutrition
KINSHASA - At an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, more than 60 children stared at their plate of palm...
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Surge in rebel attacks sparks deadly protests in eastern Congo
BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo - At least four people have been killed in unrest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North...
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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