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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across More Regions in DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with more than 7,000 cases and nearly 3,400 deaths reported. The epidemic began in Ituri province before spreading to conflict-affected areas with limited healthcare access. Authorities recently confirmed infections in South-Ubangi, the seventh affected province. Officials say 1,671 patients have recovered since the outbreak began in May. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Rwanda, DRC to sign peace deal in Washington: White House

US President Donald Trump will bring together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Washington to sign a peace agreement, the White House said. "President Trump will host the presidents of the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign the historic peace and economic agreement that he brokered," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

At least 7,000 killed since January in eastern DRC fighting: PM

The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has said that fighting in the country's eastern region has killed 7,000 people since January. Speaking at a press briefing with the Association of Accredited Correspondents to the United Nations (ACANU) in Geneva on Monday, Judith Suminwa Tuluka said the figure includes all recent conflict zones. Tuluka stressed that the death toll in Goma is over 3,000, with many civilians among those killed. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

UN peacekeepers locked in 'intense' fighting against M23 rebels in DRC

The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said that its peacekeepers are "engaged" in "intense" fighting against M23 rebels, who have almost encircled the main city in the country's east. MONUSCO's Quick Reaction Forces (QRF) have "been actively engaged in intense combat," the UN said in a statement on Friday, adding that "over the past 48 hours, MONUSCO heavy artillery fire carried out fire missions against M23 positions". Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US eyes railway project in Angola to tap African minerals

US President Joe Biden met African leaders in the Angolan port of Lobito on Wednesday to advance a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo and Zambia to the West via Lobito, and counter Chinese clout in the region. As things stand, China is the main foreign player in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector, which exports minerals considered critical for batteries and other industrial components key to transitioning away from fossil fuels. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Apple under fire as DRC accuses of exploiting minerals

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sent a formal notice to Apple accusing the tech giant of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said. The Paris-based lawyers for the DRC accused Apple of purchasing minerals smuggled from the DRC into neighbouring Rwanda, where they are laundered and "integrated into the global supply chain". Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

DRC police fire tear gas at election protest

Congolese police fired tear gas to disperse a protest by opposition supporters in the capital Kinshasa calling for a re-run of last week's presidential and legislative elections. Five of President Felix Tshisekedi's challengers in the race called on their supporters to join a march on Wednesday against the poll, which they say was fraudulent and should be annulled. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Dozens dead after stampede in Republic of Congo

Thirty-seven youths have been killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials have said. Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso said on Tuesday at least 37 people had been killed in the "tragedy," with an unspecified number of other people injured. Read More…

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Starvation kills dozens of displaced people in Congo

At least 60 internally displaced people have died from starvation in the central Congo province of Kwilu, the Provincial Humanitarian Commission has said. UN Radio in the Congo says more than 4,600 displaced people from Kwamouth territory in Mai-Ndombe province are now living without food and other assistance in Bandundu territory in neighbouring Kwilu province. Read More…

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