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Burundi retreats, Uganda enters fray in DRC
Sun Online International
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Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they had been fighting against Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, in a further blow to DRC's army as it struggles to halt a rebel advance even as Uganda deployed troops...
Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej Announces Winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit (MARS) Awards 2024: Celebrating Best African Women and Young Researchers
Africa.com
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February 17, 2025
Merck Foundation announced the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS Awards winners 2024, 5 Researchers from 5 different African Countries recognized under two categories – Best African Women Researchers and Best Young African...
Mystery Illness in Congo Has Killed More Than 50 P
NTD
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February 25, 2025
KINSHASA, Congo—An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between the onset of symptoms – which...
Congo’s ‘Garden of Eden’ withstands growing human pressure
Mongabay
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December 27, 2024
The Republic of Congo’s Lac Télé Community Reserve is a remarkable reservoir of biodiversity in the Likouala swamp forests. The reserve is also home to 20,000 people living in 27 fishing villages on the region’s many rivers. Reserve managers say...
UN condemns 'summary execution' of children by M23 rebels in Congo
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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February 18, 2025
Three children were executed by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN has said, as troops loyal to the government retreat from key cities. The Rwandan-backed rebels have been leading an insurgency in the central...
Alarm grows as “mystery illness” in Congo has now killed 60 people and infected over 1,000
World Socialist Web Site
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February 28, 2025
[Photo: World Health Organization African Region]On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) released their latest report on the worsening outbreak of unknown disease in two separate locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
DRC files criminal case against Apple over alleged use of illegal minerals
Africanews
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December 17, 2024
Multinational tech giant, Apple, is in the spotlight after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed a criminal case against its subsidiaries in Belgium and France. Kinshasa accuses the company of illegally using what it described as “blood...
Unknown illness kills over 50 in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
Voice of America
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February 25, 2025
KINSHASA, DR Congo — An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the...
Mystery illness kills more than 50 within hours in Congo
The Sydney Morning Herald
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February 25, 2025
Kinshasa, DRC: An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in north-western Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organisation. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority...
Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in the Congo
TIME Magazine
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February 25, 2025
KINSHASA — An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority...
Three children killed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN human-rights office says
The Globe and Mail
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February 18, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Community members walk past Bukavu's Place de l'Independence on Feb. 18 in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/Getty Images Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had...
Rebels Take 2nd Major City in Eastern DRC Amid Fight to Control Congo’s Vast Mineral Wealth
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where M23 fighters have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city...
The horror symptoms of mystery illness that ‘kills within two days’ sweeping Congo
Seven News
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February 28, 2025
Victims of a mystery illness sweeping northwestern Congo that “kills within two days” have been suffering a “broad” list of symptoms, including nose bleeds, vomiting blood and internal bleeding, health experts say. Authorities are desperately...
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Case Against Apple Brings New Hope in Conflict Minerals Crisis
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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January 4, 2025
As the DRC brings an unprecedented case against Apple, and the company offers assurances that it will no longer use conflict minerals from central Africa, experts are questioning whether real change is on the horizon in illegal mining. The war...
Rwanda-backed rebels occupy second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
The Hindu
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February 17, 2025
Smoke billows from Bukavu Central Prison buildings, a day after the prison break as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced into the centre of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rwanda-backed rebels have...
Why Congo Is Suing Apple
Foreign Policy
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March 12, 2025
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: South Sudan faces instability, Sudan’s army accuses UAE of complicity in genocide at the ICJ, and a parliamentary sexual harassment scandal could become Nigeria’s #MeToo moment....
M23 rebels storm Bukavu as Congo accuses Rwanda of ignoring ceasefire calls
Firstpost
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February 17, 2025
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed group said, as Congo accused Rwanda of ignoring calls for a...
A mystery illness in Congo has killed over 50 people hours after they felt sick
WPTV 5 - Florida
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February 26, 2025
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between the onset of symptoms – which include fever,...
Mystery illness kills dozens in Congo after children ate bat
Global News
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February 26, 2025
By Jean-yves Kamale The Associated Press Posted February 26, 2025 9:10 am 1 min read An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health...
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
News India Times
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February 16, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Civilians carry their belongings as they flee from the Nzulo camp for the internally displaced to Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File PhotoJan. 28 began as a normal day for “Marcus Doe,” an...