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Congo virus wreaks havoc in Pakistan

07 Oct 2021

Gorilla that went viral in 2019 dies in the arms of caretaker

Two gorillas went viral in 2019 One of them has died at the age of 14

15 Aug 2021

UN 'gravely' concerned about mass rape of Congolese women and girls

UN has said that it is 'gravely' concerned about mass rape of Congolese women and girls by armed groups. UN Refugee Agency's said that some women and girls have also been abducted and used as sex slaves.

31 May 2021

At least 55 killed in eastern Congo massacres: United Nations

The Kivu Security Tracker (KST), which has mapped unrest in restive eastern Congo since June 2017, said on Twitter the wife of a local chief was among the dead. It did not attribute blame for the killings.

08 Apr 2021

One in three people in Congo suffer from acute hunger, warns United Nations

According to FAO and WFP, the Congolese most affected are the displaced, refugees, returnees, host families, those affected by floods, landslides, fires and other natural disasters. The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on Congo after the end of back-to-back wars that destroyed much of the central African nation by 2002. WFP said it is is providing food to 8.7 million people in Congo and FAO said it aims to assist 1.1 million people in areas of high acute food insecurity with assistance to farm and raise livestock.

16 Feb 2021

60 people killed, several others missing as boat capsizes in Congo river

A boat carrying around 700 people capsized in the Congo river About 300 survivors have been rescued The boat was heading to Equator province

24 Nov 2019

Plane crashes into residential homes in Congo, killing at least 24 people

At least 24 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a local lawmaker and a rescue worker said.

12 Sep 2019

50 dead after train derails in Congo

Congo's Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Steve Mbikayi, said the derailment happened around 3 a.m. local time (0100 GMT), near the town of Mayibaridi, and gave a provisional death toll of 50.

12 Sep 2019

Indian Army officer who went missing in Congo found dead in Lake Kivu

Solanki`s body was found at a distance of one kilometer from Tchegera Island. The cause of the army officer's death is yet to be ascertained.

12 Sep 2019

Indian Army officer posted with UN Peacekeeping Mission in Congo goes missing

An Army officer posted with the India contingent in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone missing.

13 Aug 2019

Ebola 'no longer incurable' as Congo trial finds drugs boost survival

Two experimental drugs - an antibody cocktail called REGN-EB3 developed by Regeneron and a monoclonal antibody called mAb114 - will now be offered to all patients infected with the viral disease in an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

18 Jul 2019

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared 'health emergency'

Latest UN figures showed that some 650 people have died in the current outbreak, while about 12 new cases are reported every day.

12 Jun 2019

New Ebola cases in Uganda raise fears of further spread

A 5-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from Congo died late on Tuesday, said Uganda`s health minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, and his family were now being monitored in isolation.

04 Aug 2018

WHO says new Ebola outbreak can't be tackled by vaccines; triggers panic

Congo declared the outbreak of new Ebola on Wednesday of which it may be impossible to use a vaccine to tackle new Ebola virus, said WHO.

05 Jul 2018

Woman climbs base of Statue of Liberty to protest Trump's immigration policy

An immigrant woman who scaled up the stone pedestal of the iconic Statue of Liberty to protest President Donald Trump's controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy has been arrested after a three hour-long standoff with the police amid US' Independence Day celebrations.

09 Feb 2018

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21 Nov 2017

'Mum, they're killing me': Child kidnappings surge in DR Congo's Goma

Valerie pulls a pair of blue shorts and a small white shirt out of a plastic bag. The shirt is stained with blood. It`s the school uniform of her eight-year-old son Nathanael, who was kidnapped on his way to class in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

09 Oct 2017

Indian peacekeeping forces repulse frontal assault by 30-member militia in Congo

The attack on the peacekeepers' post was carried out on Friday in Lubero by the Mai Mai group which have recently been targeting Congolese Army positions.

09 Oct 2017

Militants attack Congo bases in northeast, killing UN peacekeeper

Militants attacked two military bases in northeastern Congo on Monday, killing a U.N. peacekeeper and injuring a dozen others, the U.N. mission and the army said.

08 Oct 2017

10 killed in northeast Congo; Ugandan rebels blamed

Authorities say at least 10 people have been killed in northeastern Congo by Ugandan rebels belonging to the group known as ADF.

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