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The Cost of War for Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Common Dreams
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October 14, 2024
Decades long conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has ravaged lives of millions. Nearly six million people have been killed since 1996 and the country has the largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa...
DRC: M23 Maneuvers as Qatar Encourages, Angola Retreats, Uganda Threatens
The Rwandan
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March 24, 2025
Kisangani, Walikale, Luanda, Doha – Behind the carefully worded communiqués praising de-escalation and dialogue, a much more volatile reality is unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While M23 rebels publicly announce a...
International company news in brief: Starlink gets DRC licence
BusinessLIVE
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Apple, Anthropic in AI ‘vibe coding’ deal BENGALURU — Apple is partnering with Amazon-backed start-up Anthropic on a new “vibe-coding” software platform that will use artificial intelligence to write, edit and test code on behalf of programmers,...
CONGO: Congo Conundrum
Strategy Page
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April 2, 2025: The war torn African nation of Congo recently suffered yet another disaster when Rwanda-based March 23 Movement/M23 rebels captured Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu province. As of March the rebels continue to hold the...
Democratic Republic of the Congo needs a sustained ceasefire
British Medical Journal
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Faraan O Rahim, global health researcher1, Ketan Tamirisa, global health researcher2, Patrick Ndeba, medical doctor3, Michée Kanda Sanza, public health expert4 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 2Washington University in St Louis, MO, USA...
Congo’s Implosion
The Dial
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March 20, 2025
Squeezed into a 7-mile space separating an active volcano and the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma is the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. There are wide avenues with nightclubs and hotels in the center, which lies on the border with...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sounds alarm on worsening humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)
The Sunday News
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September 30, 2024
Prolonged conflict, serious human rights abuses and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law are unleashing grave suffering on internally displaced Congolese and refugees, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned today. The warning...
DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands
UN News
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May 7, 2025
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that trucks packed with cereals, beans and cooking oil reached the city of Beni in North Kivu province from neighbouring Uganda, amid clashes between Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters and Congolese forces. Aid...
DRC: Mass violence against women during prison escapes, victims of freed criminals at risk across the country
International Federation for Human Rights
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March 25, 2025
Kinshasa, Kisangani, Paris, 25 March 2025. In the midst of the March 23 Movement’s (M23) push into North and South Kivu in eastern DRC, by the end of January 2025, thousands of prisoners escaped from prisons due to the disintegration of local...
Six foreigners sentenced to death in Democratic Republic of Congo
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 13, 2024
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sentenced 37 people to death on Friday, including six foreigners, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt. The defendants are mostly Congolese but include...
DR Congo president meets irate Kinshasa flood victims
TerraDaily
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DR Congo president meets irate Kinshasa flood victims by AFP Staff Writers Kinshasa (AFP) April 7, 2025 Angry residents vented their frustration at DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday after losing their homes in weekend flash floods in...
AP News: Pope Francis donated a popemobile to serve as a mobile health unit for Gaza children
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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Pope Francis arrives on the popemobile to meet with members of the Comunione e Liberazione (Communion and Liberation) FILE - Pope Francis waves to onlookers from his popemobile as his motorcade passes by on the way to another "Meeting With...
DRC among countries with highest increase in tuberculosis cases
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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March 26, 2025
According to an assessment of the disease’s impact on this nation’s population, drawn up by the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Hygiene, and Social Security, the DRC reported 282,566 cases...
DR Congo steps up anthrax outbreak response with WHO support
Xinhua News Agency
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KINSHASA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), have intensified emergency measures in response to an outbreak of anthrax in the eastern...
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding — and why it’s not just about the rain
Down to Earth
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The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban...
Over 140 Killed, Many Missing After Boat Carrying Fuel Catches Fire In Congo
NDTV
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April 19, 2025
Kinshasa, DR Congo: At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday. Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the...
At least 148 dead as passenger boat catches fire, sinks in Congo
Pakistan Observer
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April 19, 2025
KINSHASA – At least 148 people have died and hundreds are feared missing after a passenger boat caught fire and sank in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials and media reports confirmed on Wednesday. The international media reported that the...
More than 120 prisoners killed during failed jailbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
Heart Radio
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3 September 2024, 04:21 | Updated: 3 September 2024, 13:01 At least 129 people have been killed during an attempted prison escape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An initial assessment shows 24 inmates died when "warning" gunshots were...
IOM Deputy Chief: Escalating Displacement Crisis in DRC Demands Urgent Collective Solutions
IOM - UN Migration
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May 1, 2025
Geneva/ Kinshasa, 1 May 2025 – During a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), International Organization for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Management and Reform SungAh Lee called for urgent and sustained action to...
DR Congo boat fire toll revised down to 33
Digital Journal
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April 19, 2025
The incident took place in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo - Copyright AFP ATTA KENARE The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people had died in the...