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Final verdict delivered in killing of two UN experts in DR Congo

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A Congolese military court has sentenced 54 defendants to death, including a former army colonel. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s High Military Court has...

Moderna is building a modified mRNA “vaccine” for Ebola Bundibugyo

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Predictably, Moderna has secured up to $60 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate development of an Ebola “vaccine” amid...

Three Ebola jabs in development

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Three separate jab candidates are being developed to target the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has been linked by health bureaucrats to nearly 250...

WHO chief visits Ebola hotbed amid ‘alarming’ disease spread

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Tedros Ghebreyesus believes DR Congo is able to contain the outbreak on its own, but independent observers are not so optimistic. The head of the...

DR Congo fans face World Cup heartbreak amid Ebola travel ban

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Democratic Republic of the Congo football officials have urged FIFA to refund 2026 World Cup tickets for supporters blocked from travelling to the United...

Protesters set Ebola treatment centre ablaze (Video)

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Six patients who fled during the unrest have been found and are receiving treatment, DR Congo’s government spokesman has said. Protesters have set fire to...

Ebola outbreak spirals in DR Congo – WHO

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Insecurity and population movement are increasing the risk of wider virus transmission, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Nearly 600 suspected Ebola infections and at least...

WHO says Ebola outbreak may be ‘far worse’ than reported

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Residents near the centre of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say fear is spreading rapidly as health officials warn the...

WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak an ‘international emergency’

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern...

The Bilderberg titan on trial: This murder waited 65 years for justice

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By moving from a ‘moral apology’ to criminal liability, the Lumumba family is forcing a global reckoning with the mechanics of regime change. The Council...

Ex-Belgian diplomat faces trial over assassination of Congo’s first PM

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Etienne Davignon took part in war crimes, including the “humiliating and degrading” treatment of the anti-colonial leader, prosecutors have said. A Belgian court has ordered...

Nguesso secures crushing election victory in Congo

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Denis Sassou Nguesso has claimed an overwhelming victory in the Republic of the Congo presidential election, taking 94.82 percent of the vote under provisional...

Regional leaders confer on DR Congo crisis

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The presidents of the neighbouring Congolese countries are discussing the M23 conflict and regional security. President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo...

Rare twin Mountain Gorillas born in Africa

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Conservationists at Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are celebrating the rare birth of twin mountain gorillas, discovered over the weekend...

Rebels claim capture of hundreds of Burundi troops in eastern DR Congo fighting

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M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have claimed they captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during recent clashes near the border city...

DR Congo and M23 swap ceasefire violation accusations ahead of planned Washington peace deal

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Tensions have flared once again in eastern DR Congo, with the national army and M23-aligned rebels each accusing the other of breaching a delicate...

All 29 survive DR Congo runway blaze as minister’s jet erupts in flames (Video)

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A plane carrying DR Congo Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and his delegation burst into flames after veering off the runway during landing at...

This one death sentence could lead to war

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The ruling against Joseph Kabila may be seen both as a positive step toward accountability and as a destabilizing political act. The Democratic Republic of...

A century of oppression, and all they get is a tooth

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The issue of reparations has been facing resistance from former colonial powers, including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. When the African Union...

U.S. ‘peace’ in Doha comes with extraction rights attached

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While the Doha agreement offers hope for DR Congo devastated by conflict, it is unlikely that the ceasefire will hold in the long term. On...

Two African states win UN Security Council seats

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Liberia and the DR Congo will serve a two-year term as non-permanent representatives amid mounting calls for reform of the institution. The Democratic Republic of...

Angola abandons mediator role in DR Congo conflict

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The country’s leader says attempts to host direct talks between the conflicting parties have failed due to external factors. Angolan President Joao Lourenco is stepping...

Massacre in Congo: 70 Christians beheaded in Church attack

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A brutal massacre took place last month in eastern Congo, where at least 70 Christians were beheaded inside a Protestant church by militants affiliated...

‘Mystery illness’ in DR Congo could be malaria – media

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The outbreak has killed at least 50 people, Reuters has reported. A disease outbreak in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has killed...

Deadly explosions hit rebel rally in DR Congo (Video)

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A coalition of militant groups claims the African state’s president is responsible for the “massacre”. At least 11 people have been killed and 65 others...

Rwanda ends cooperation with Belgium

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The African state has accused Belgium of “unwarranted external interference,” which undermines regional efforts to settle the conflict in DR Congo. Rwanda has suspended a...

M23 rebels enter Bukavu as conflict in Eastern DR Congo escalates

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M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have advanced into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern DR Congo, despite international calls for a ceasefire. The group’s leader,...

DRC breaks off relations with Rwanda as rebels besiege major northern city

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Observers fear the flareup could lead to an escalation akin to bloodshed facing Africa’s Great Lakes region in the mid-90s to early 2000s, which...

DR Congo authorities name likely cause of deadly mystery illness

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Preliminary findings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have linked a flu-like disease affecting mostly children to malaria. A mysterious flu-like illness that has...

Mysterious ‘flu-like disease’ claims over 79 lives in DR Congo

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A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has claimed at least 79 lives, primarily affecting young people aged 15 to 18, in the south-western Democratic...

Watch: Tragedy strikes as ferry capsizes in DR Congo, dozens feared dead

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At least 78 people have drowned after a ferry carrying 278 passengers sank on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The vessel...

WHO declares Mpox outbreak in Africa a ‘global emergency’

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox outbreaks in Congo and other African nations a global emergency, highlighting the rapid spread of an...

Monkeypox ‘surge’ in Africa: WHO convenes emergency meeting

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an emergency meeting to address the alarming rise in monkeypox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Prince Harry-linked charity faces crime claims

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African Parks has been accused of operating militants involved in human-rights abuses in the local communities of the Republic of the Congo. Wildlife charity African...

WHO pays Congolese sexual abuse victims $250 each – AP

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The recipients are among women and girls that the global health agency’s employees allegedly exploited during a 2018-2020 Ebola mission. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Congo denies claims of coup attempt

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Authorities in Congo dismissed reports of the overthrow of President Denis Sassou Nguesso as “fake news”. The government of the Republic of the Congo has...

Congolese opposition figure assassinated

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Cherubin Okende was found dead on Thursday, his body riddled with bullets, according to authorities. A former government minister in the Democratic Republic of the...

Ten Congolese dead in Sudan after airstrikes on campus – DR Congo

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The DRC said it is awaiting an explanation from the Sudanese government, as well as measures allowing for the return of the bodies for...

Three peacekeepers killed in anti-UN protests

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Demonstrators stormed and looted a UN mission in eastern Congo. Three UN peacekeepers and seven demonstrators were killed, and at least 50 more people injured...

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