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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 for Biomedical ...

23 Aug 2022 at 09:01

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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 appearances for the ...

07 Jan 2022 at 18:55

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President Kagame blames world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates 1994 genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as the central African country marked 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed ...

07 Apr 2024 at 14:35

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 ...

20 May 2022 at 11:48

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Man who stabbed French soldier ahead of Olympics taken to psychiatric hospital

The man who stabbed and wounded a French soldier patrolling Paris just days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics has been taken to a psychiatric hospital, French prosecutors said on Tuesday. The attack happened outside ...

16 Jul 2024 at 12:47

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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

Egypt suffer more AFCON shoot-out agony as DR Congo keeper nets winning penalty

Egypt suffered more Africa Cup of Nations shoot-out heartache as goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scored the winning penalty to send DR Congo through to the quarter-finals. All four of the Pharaohs’ knockout games in the 2021 tournament ...

28 Jan 2024 at 23:31

Government orders more mpox jabs as officials prepare for new strain

Plans are under way to vaccinate more people against mpox as officials work to bolster the UK’s resilience against a strain of the virus rapidly spreading in Africa. While no cases of clade I mpox have been detected in the UK ...

16 Sept 2024 at 15:47

DR Congo’s presidential vote extended as delays lead to credibility fears

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DR Congo votes for president amid fears election will not be credible

Lengthy delays at the polls led voting in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election to be extended on Wednesday as the country faced steep logistical and security challenges that raised questions about ...

20 Dec 2023 at 18:41

World

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 ...

27 Jul 2022 at 03:25

Orphan chimpanzee Chocolat delivered to new home by courier

An orphan chimpanzee has been rescued from the illegal bushmeat trade in the Republic of Congo and delivered to her new home at a UK animal sanctuary by courier. Chocolat spent 20 years in Kenya, being ...

22 Aug 2024 at 16:13

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 ...

25 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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