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At least 15 killed, 50 injured in anti-UN protests in Congo’s east

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens of others injured during two days of demonstrations in Congo’s east against the United Nations mission in the country, officials said. The UN confirmed that one peacekeeper and two international ...

27 Jul 2022 at 03:25

Failure to save the Congo Basin forest ‘would mean world loses climate fight’

Failing to conserve the carbon-rich forests of the Congo Basin would mean the world loses the fight against climate change, officials in Gabon have warned. The central African country’s sustainable forestry and rainforest conservation are ...

20 May 2022 at 11:48

Woman in the UK diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

A woman has been diagnosed in the UK with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever following travel to Central Asia, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever is a viral disease usually transmitted by ticks and ...

25 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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Thousands displaced in eastern DR Congo as rebels clash with army

Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been displaced after they fled ongoing clashes between the Congolese army and rebel fighters this week. On Tuesday, a fresh attack carried out by the March 23 Movement, or ...

29 Jan 2022 at 16:55

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DR of Congo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreak

A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern Beni city, the ministry of health has announced, saying it is linked to a previous outbreak. Testing by a lab at the National Institute ...

23 Aug 2022 at 09:01

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At least 100 people killed by floods and landslides in Kinshasa

At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured on Tuesday by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde said ...

13 Dec 2022 at 17:40

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Belgium returns Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s tooth to family

Belgian authorities have returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and look towards reconciliation. The ...

20 Jun 2022 at 13:53

Football

Watford sign midfielder Edo Kayembe from Eupen

Watford have signed Democratic Republic of Congo midfielder Edo Kayembe on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Belgian club Eupen. Kayembe joined Anderlecht from Sharks XI Kinshasa in his native country in 2016 and made 39 ...

07 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Gross misperception about Rwanda in the UK, Home Secretary says

The Home Secretary has said there is a “gross misperception about Rwanda in the UK” after being asked if the migration deal affected the Government’s ability to criticise the country on other issues. Neighbouring nation ...

18 Mar 2023 at 22:30

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Humanitarian situation in DRC ‘worst we have ever seen’ warns senior UN official

Eight million people are in urgent need of assistance in conflict-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo with women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale, according to a senior UN official....

06 Sept 2023 at 05:02

Ben Fogle to explore the Congo for new Channel 5 documentary

Ben Fogle has described his trip to the Republic of the Congo for a new Channel 5 series as fulfilling a “lifelong ambition that was more than I could have imagined”. The TV adventurer, 49, will explore the “beating ...

21 Aug 2023 at 00:01

World

Rwandans commemorate 30 years since genocide as legacy lingers

Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country which continues to grapple with the ...

07 Apr 2024 at 10:30

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