An unknown illness kills over 50 people in Congo, with hours between symptoms and death
The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases. A medical official says that ...
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Burundi troops deploy in east DRC, as UK pauses most aid
Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending ...
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said the security and humanitarian situation in the region ...
Congo bans cobalt exports for four months to curb oversupply
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's top producer of cobalt, said on Monday it has temporarily halted the metal's ...
Protesters attack several embassies in Kinshasa over rebel advances in eastern Congo
Video showed part of the French embassy in Congo’s capital of Kinshasa on fire as protests erupted in anger over M23 rebel ...
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Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
He boarded a shuttle, bound for his desk at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. His children got on their school bus heading a different direction. Within hours, everything changed. Violent political ...
Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...
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Wewas, Kinshasa's motorcyclists with a knack for riding
With Kinshasa's notorious traffic jams, motorcycles are an easy alternative as they ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: People Are Trapped in a Climate of Insecurity Amidst Clashes in Uvira
In recent days, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
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Kinshasa Requests N’djamena’s Help with Countering M23 Forces
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally requested military assistance from Chad to combat the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency in its eastern region. According to a statement posted on ...
An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths.