CBS News25d
Mystery illness in Congo kills more than 50 people, including children who ate a bat
An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in ... the WHO said. Congo has suffered from many disease outbreaks in recent years, including typhoid, malaria and anemia. The country has also ...
CBC.ca25d
At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council
(Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/Getty Images) Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... materials due to the country's links with M23 ...
The New York Times20d
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military ... has never enjoyed much popularity among his people. He took over the leadership of his party ...
DR Congo offers $5m bounties for rebel leaders
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel ...
How DR Congo's Tutsis become foreigners in their own country
Meanwhile, Tutsi refugees began arriving in DR Congo, fleeing waves of ethnic violence in Rwanda and Burundi. Both countries have long been dominated by their Tutsi minorities, leading to tensions ...
EU to sanction nine people over Congo violence, diplomats say
The European Union is expected to sanction nine individuals in connection with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
PBS23d
An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here’s what we do know
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past ... control diseases across the vast country. The outbreaks were detected ...
ktiv23d
More than 50 people killed, over 400 sickened by mystery illnesses in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past ... control diseases across the vast country. The outbreaks were detected ...
IPPMEDIA15d
AFDB sign deals to improve people’s access to electricity in Congo
The African Development Bank and the Republic of the Congo have signed two grant agreements totalling $1.5 million to strengthen the country’s energy sector and improve people’s access to electricity ...