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Unidentified disease kills 27 in Democratic Republic of Congo, health officials say
The New Zealand Herald
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December 4, 2024
AFP 4 Dec, 2024 07:41 PM2 mins to read Save Share Share this article Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit The illness, which causes fever, headaches and a cough, has so far affected people of all ages. Photo / 123RfThe illness, which...
Mysterious disease causes widespread panic in Democratic Republic of Congo
Yemen News Agency SABA
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December 5, 2024
[Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:35:18 +0300] Kinshasa - Saba: The Minister of Health in the Kwango region in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Apollinaire Yumba, announced the death of at least 67 people in the past two weeks as a result of a...
Congo Floods Kill 72, Leave 170 Injured Amid Torrential Rains
The Impressive Times
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April 16, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo is grappling with a devastating natural disaster as heavy rains and flooding have wreaked havoc across multiple provinces, leaving a trail of destruction and prompting urgent calls for humanitarian assistance. At...
642 Rwandans Repatriated from DRC With A Sigh of Relief
KT Press Rwanda
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May 22, 2025
5 A group of 642 Rwandan nationals, predominantly women and children, were safely repatriated to Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through the facilitation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in...
Kinshasa and M23 pledge to “work” towards truce after M23 abandons Qatar-mediated talks
Ver Angola
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"After frank and constructive discussions, representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the AFC/M23 have agreed to work towards the conclusion of a truce," the M23 and the DRC government announced in the joint statement broadcast by...
DRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study
Mongabay
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April 23, 2025
In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to hit Kinshasa every two years in today’s...
Dieudo Hamadi, from DR Congo trauma to Cannes film jury
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Congolese director Dieudo Hamadi sees his selection on the 2025 Cannes Film Festival jury as "recognition for a career" spent chronicling the traumas of his native Democratic Republic of Congo. Across his 15-year career, Hamadi has won acclaim for...
Drc Journalist Émérite Amisi Musada Reports Being Abducted, Tortured Over War Co
The Nigerian Voice
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By Committee to Protect Journalists Kinshasa, April 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the mistreatment of Congolese journalist Émérite Amisi Musada, who was abducted by men in civilian clothes on April 15 after being...
At least 62 dead, 50 missing after floods devastate Eastern Congo
The Nation
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May 11, 2025
At least 62 people were confirmed dead and 50 remain missing after severe floods swept through villages along Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern South Kivu province, officials said Saturday. The deluge struck around 5...
At least 62 dead, 50 missing after floods devastate villages in eastern DR Congo
Saudi Gazette
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May 11, 2025
BUKAVU, Congo — At least 62 people have been confirmed dead and 50 remain missing after severe flooding swept through villages along Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern South Kivu province, officials said Saturday. The...
Floods Leave Dozens Dead, Missing in DRC
MENAFN
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May 11, 2025
(MENAFN) About 62 individuals have been confirmed deceased and 50 others are still unaccounted for following destructive flooding that inundated villages along Lake Tanganyika in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu...
As hunger soars in DRC, WFP regional chief urges joint action to reverse course
World Food Programme
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WFP Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Director Eric Perdison (in dark blue vest and cap) speaks to a woman receiving our assistance in the Congolese town of Goma. Photo: WFP/Michael Castofas As violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the...
Severe Floods Devastate DRC Villages, Claiming Over 62 Lives
MENAFN
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May 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in the eastern South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed that at least 62 people died and another 50 are still missing after severe flooding ravaged villages along Lake Tanganyika. The disaster struck...
NanoViricides wins ethics approval for Phase II Mpox drug trial in DRC
Proactive USA
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May 8, 2025
NanoViricides (NYSE-A:NNVC) said on Thursday it has received ethics committee approval in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move forward with a planned Phase II clinical trial of its antiviral drug NV-387 for treating Mpox, a step toward...
DRC Launches National Digital ID System in Major Tech Transformation Push
Find Biometrics
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April 8, 2025
Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd has announced major progress in its partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to implement a nationwide digital identity system, marking a critical milestone in the country’s digital transformation...
DRC rebels leave strategic town ahead of planned Doha talks
SABC News
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April 5, 2025
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government next week. M23 has seized...
Congo rebels leave strategic town
Business Ghana
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government next week. M23 has seized eastern...
Congo, now ready to do business with Trump, sacks American PR firm
Zawya
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The Congolese government has terminated a $5 million lobbying contract with an American public relations firm, opting for direct talks with the Donald Trump administration. Kinshasa announced this week the suspension of all efforts aimed at...
Congo rebels leave strategic town ahead of planned Doha talks
KFGO - North Dakota
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April 4, 2025
(Reuters) – Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government next week. M23 has seized...
DRC: Nearly 3,000 killed after rebels seize key city
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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April 3, 2025
By Caroline Jaime, Alex Stambaugh and Mounira Elsamra, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following...