Congo
Congo incumbent poised for re-election after rival succumbs to COVID
Provisional official results from 35 polling stations indicated that Sassou Nguesso, 77, was on track for a landslide first-round victory.
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DR Congo militia kills at least 12 in new attack
An expert in the area, who asked to remain anonymous, said 14 bodies had been found and more people were missing after the assault.
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Family seeks justice for Lumumba, DR Congo's murdered hero
Aged just 35, the charismatic hero of Belgian Congo's independence was assassinated 60 years ago in a plot linked to the fledgling nation's colonial master.
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Congo sets presidential vote for 21 March
It is the first time since the Republic of Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville, has adopted a two-phase ballot since it introduced multiparty elections in 1992.
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19 killed in massacre in eastern DR Congo's Ituri
The attacks took place on Sunday in the Banyali Kilo area, local chief Innocent Madukadala told AFP.
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DR Congo armed groups killed 1,300 in first half of 2020 - UN
Between January and June 2020, fighters of all armed groups were responsible for the summary executions or arbitrary killings of at least 1,315 people.
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Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases - WHO
Since authorities announced the outbreak on June 1, 48 cases have been confirmed in Congo’s Equateur province, with a further three probable cases and a total of 20 deaths, WHO’s top emergencies expert Mike Ryan said.
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Congo and the chocolate factory - New producer hits the sweet spot
For decades, eastern Congo’s underground riches such as gold and coltan have sustained cycles of deadly violence in the area.
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Congo health authorities stumble with first coronavirus case confusion
The confusion surrounding Congo's first coronavirus case was a misstep by a government that has worked hard to combat misinformation during the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.
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DR Congo army says ADF rebels killed 30 soldiers
They suffered the losses during the latest offensive Thursday against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in North Kivu province, Major Mak Hazukai told journalists Saturday.
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Congo appeals for help after 150,000 hit by floods
President Denis Sassou Nguesso said he was making an 'urgent appeal to the international community' to help provide 'an effective response to the humanitarian situation which has arisen.'
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10 dead in latest massacre in eastern DR Congo
Ten civilians were killed in the village of Kamango, a day after 22 were murdered in Ntombi, Donat Kibuana, administrator for the territory of Beni, told AFP on Monday.
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Death toll rises to 29 after plane crashes into homes in DR Congo city
A survivor among the 19 people - 17 passengers and two crew members - who were aboard the plane was taken to hospital along with 16 others injured on the ground, the North Kivu regional government said.
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Congo president says Ebola outbreak should be over this year
The epidemic in Congo was declared in August 2018 and has so far killed nearly 2,200 people, making it the second-worst outbreak of the virus on record behind the 2013-16 West African outbreak that killed more than 11,300.
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Congolese 'Terminator' warlord to be sentenced at ICC
Ntaganda faces life in prison for a litany of crimes including directing massacres of civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile, mineral-rich Ituri region in 2002 and 2003.
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Four Burundian journalists charged with undermining state security
The journalists from domestic news website Iwacu and their driver had travelled to report on violence in the northwestern province of Bubanza when they were arrested on Tuesday
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Congo to start using J&J Ebola vaccine in November
The J&J vaccine will complement another vaccine manufactured by Merck, which has been administered to more than 225,000 people.
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DR Congo ex-health minister arrested for 'embezzling Ebola funds' - police
Ilunga, who resigned as health minister in July after being removed as head of the country's Ebola response team, was detained while hiding in an apartment in the capital Kinshasa ahead of a bid to flee the country, officers said.
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DRC ex-health minister questioned over use of Ebola funds
The former minister's evidence was heard by the attorney general and "trusts in the justice system of his country," lawyer Guy Kabeya told AFP.
