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Congo 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
CFTK-TV
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December 5, 2024
KINSHASHA, Congo - Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo's health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa...
Congo on high alert over mystery flu-like disease, dozens dead
Mint
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December 5, 2024
Public health officials in Africa are closely monitoring a mystery flu-like disease in Congo, which has claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. Health Minister Roger Kamba confirmed that 71 deaths have been reported, including 27 in hospitals and...
As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
The Straits Times
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February 18, 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, the U.N. said on Tuesday, adding the incident to a list of grave human rights violations reported...
Congo 'on general alert' over flu-like disease that's killed dozens
CBC/Radio-Canada
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December 5, 2024
Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo's health minister said the government was on alert over a flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease...
World News | Residents Say Rwanda-backed Rebels Advancing on Third City in Eastern Congo
Latestly
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February 18, 2025
Dakar (Senegal), Feb 19 (AP) Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said on Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in a mineral-rich region that's critical for...
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
The Gazette - Colorado
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in a mineral-rich region that's critical for global...
3000 bodies and no land for burials. Congo prepares for mass graves
WAtoday
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February 6, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Goma, DRC: Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city...
Why rebels have seized two cities in troubled DR Congo
The Independent
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February 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kins...
Modern Ghana
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Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighbourhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am struck by the vibrant atmosphere around me. Children play happily in puddles, surrounded by piles of plastic bags and...
Invisible foreign interests fueling debilitating conflict in DR Congo
The Standard
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M23 rebels gather for large-scale protests as they set on fire the Rwandan, French, Belgian and Kenyan embassy buildings and loot some shopping centers during anti-Rwandan demonstrations allegedly supported by the rebel group March 23 Movement...
Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
The Conversation
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January 24, 2025
Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighbourhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am struck by the vibrant atmosphere around me. Children play happily in puddles, surrounded by piles of plastic bags and...
Kenyan businesses brace for impact of escalating DRC conflict
The Standard
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M23 rebels gather for large-scale protests as they set on fire the Rwandan, French, Belgian and Kenyan embassy buildings and loot some shopping centers during anti-Rwandan demonstrations allegedly supported by the rebel group March 23 Movement...
M23 rebels occupy second major city in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s east
Irish Examiner
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February 17, 2025
Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government said, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in Bukavu to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese...
Rebels occupy second city in Congo
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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February 17, 2025
BUKAVU, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. The Congo...
M23 rebels make unprecedented move in east Congo
The Independent
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February 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
World News | Rwanda-backed Rebels Occupy Second Major City in Congo's Mineral-rich East
Latestly
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February 16, 2025
Bukavu (Congo), Feb 17 (AP) Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said on Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese...
Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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February 16, 2025
Chinedu Asadu, Pascal Cinamula And Janvier Barhahiga, The Associated Press - Feb 16, 2025 / 1:52 pm | Story: 533755 Photo: The Canadian Press M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
Fox Wilmington - North Carolina
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February 16, 2025
Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor’s office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the “old regime.”...
Tshisekedi and Kagame to join summit on crisis in war-torn eastern DRC
News24
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Internally displaced persons return from collecting poles for use in the construction of makeshift shelters at the Lushagala camp for Internally Displaced Persons in the city of Goma, the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the...
Navigating the future: The significance of World Population Day in a changing world
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
Every year on July 11th, the global community observes World Population Day, a United Nations initiative established in 1989 to draw attention to the urgency and importance of population issues. As we step into the third decade of the 21st...