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Death toll from blasts in eastern DR Congo rises to 16
By XinhuaKINSHASA - The death toll from two explosions in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 16, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said late Friday.The explosions ...
What we know about the deadly mystery illnesses affecting hundreds in Congo
The first cases occurred after children ate bats. Now hundreds of people in two villages are sick and more than 50 are dead.
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$2.5 billion plan to deliver aid to 11 million people in DR Congo
Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing ...
An unknown illness kills over 50 people in Congo, with hours between symptoms and death
The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases. A medical official says that ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
Mystery illness kills more than 50 within hours in Congo
The outbreak began after three children ate a bat and died after suffering haemorrhagic fever symptoms. The WHO has ruled out ...
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Are Marching Across Eastern DRC - the Interests Driving Players in the Conflict
Analysis - The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo ...
At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...
Deadly illness in Congo may be malaria, health officials say
A condition that has killed at least 50 people in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo this month is suspected to be malaria or food poisoning, local health officials said on Thursday. At least 943 ...
It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma say they are struggling on ...
What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...