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DRC’s Goma on the brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport
FOX 28 - Washington State
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January 28, 2025
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, a security source said, dealing a major blow to Congolese forces and putting the regional capital on the brink of falling. The...
Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
Engineering News
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Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias on Tuesday, while another four South African peacekeepers were killed. The rebels marched...
The European Union Moves to Sanction Key Figures Over Rwanda-Backed M23 Offensive in the DRC
The Rwandan
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March 14, 2025
The European Union is set to impose sanctions on approximately ten individuals linked to the ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly in connection with the offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. Diplomatic...
Can Congo’s Tshisekedi Ever Be Trusted? China and Rwanda Know Better
KT Press Rwanda
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March 14, 2025
1 President Tshisekedi on a visit in China in 2023 In the intricate web of global geopolitics and resource diplomacy, few nations have captured as much attention—and frustration—as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Under President Félix...
Angola: Strengthen preventive care to promote oral health
Africa.com
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March 23, 2025
In a vibrant celebration to mark World Oral Health Day, March 20, the Angolan Ministry of Health brought together specialists, health professionals, and members of civil society, academia, and the private sector at the Chimbicato Maternal and...
DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels who seized Goma city declare unilateral ceasefire
Le Monde
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The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo's key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region on Monday, February 3, for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced...
We Have No Plans to Continue to Kinshasa – M23 Commander Makenga
KT Press Rwanda
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March 13, 2025
1 General Sultani Makenga (left) offered another rare interview to Alain Destexhe The military commander for AFC-M23 coalition, General Sultani Makenga, says they don’t intend to continue the military offensive and advance as far as Kinshasa...
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Court Sentences Chinese Nationals to 7 Years in Prison in Illegal Mining Crackdown
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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January 17, 2025
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in activities related to illegal mining. The court, in Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu, the capital of Congo’s gold-rich South...
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed rebels who say they captured the city of around 2...
Congo demands international sanctions 'to stop Rwanda'
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Ange Kasongo and Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo and keep the peace in the wider region, Congo's...
Nations United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Al Bashair hospital in Khartoum State
Africa.com
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March 21, 2025
UNICEF condemns in the strongest possible terms the looting of vital humanitarian supplies—intended to save the lives of malnourished children and provide critical healthcare to mothers and newborns from Al Bashair Hospital in Jabal Awlia,...
Congo says 773 dead in week of fighting as military battles Rwanda-backed rebels
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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February 2, 2025
At least 773 people have been killed in and around eastern Congo's largest city of Goma in the past week during fighting between the military and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to Congolese authorities. The rebels overran Goma on Tuesday...
African leaders take stock of health cuts, chart path forward
CIDRAP
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March 20, 2025
At a briefing today, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said a sharp drop in outside funding, spurred by a broad shutdown in most foreign aid by the Trump administration, will lead to two million to four...
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): DR Congo crisis deepens as funding cuts hit critical humanitarian aid
Africa.com
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March 21, 2025
Critical funding gaps are severely hampering humanitarian efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond, leaving thousands without life-saving aid and pushing an already dire humanitarian situation closer to catastrophe. In...
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Launches New Podcast to Drive Health Impact Across the Continent
Africa.com
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March 21, 2025
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched the Africa Public Health Podcast, a powerful platform designed to elevate African voices in public health, tackle misinformation, and drive resilience to the...
M23 rebels remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawal
The Standard
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A soldier of the M23 movement supervises as motorcycle taxi drivers sift through abandoned military items looking for weapons and unoxploded ammunitions at the port of Goma, on February 18, 2025. [AFP] The M23 armed group on Sunday was keeping...
Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
CBC/Radio-Canada
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February 1, 2025
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday....
Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
Newsday - New York
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GOMA, Congo — At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities...
WHO supports Democratic Republic of the Congo reinforce efforts to diagnose disease in remote area
Panapress
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December 6, 2024
06 december 2024 - 18:08:10 WA 171 Views Panafrican News Agency Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry out further investigations...
Alliance Launches To Advance African-Led Health Research, Development And Innovation
Africa.com
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March 20, 2025
The African Health Research, Innovation and Development Alliance (AHRIDA), a trailblazing pan-African movement for advocacy in health research, development and innovation (RD&I), was launched during the Africa Health Agenda International...