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DR Congo leader hails a new 'balance' in turbulent nation
The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo asked for US assistance to help lift his vast country out of a decades-long crisis during a visit to Washington on Thursday.
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Vietnam seizes 9 tonnes of suspected ivory from Congo
Though it is illegal to buy and sell ivory in communist Vietnam, lax law enforcement has allowed the illicit trade to flourish on the black market.
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UN presses DRC to quickly form new government
Tshisekedi's party is working to cobble together a coalition government with the party of former president Joseph Kabila, which won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections.
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DRC train derailment kills 24
The accident occurred in Kasai province, in the centre-west of the central African country.
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WHO says aiming to halt DRC Ebola outbreak within six months
The ongoing Ebola outbreak, the 10th in DRC’s history, emerged in North Kivu in August 2018 and then spread to neighbouring Ituri province.
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Ebola response in DR Congo 'failing' to contain outbreak: MSF
Seven months into the outbreak, 'the Ebola response is failing to bring the epidemic under control,' Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in a statement.
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Ebola treatment centre in Congo reopens after attack - ministry
The facility in the city of Butembo was one of two centres torched by unknown assailants in the space of a few days, prompting Medecins Sans Frontieres to suspend medical activities.
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DRC President Tshisekedi intends to release all political prisoners
Unveiling his emergency programme for the first 100 days in office Tshisekedi said he will ask the Justice Minister to release all those detained for their political views within the next 10 days.
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DR Congo child soldiers surrender arms and amulets
If words alone carry weight, there are hopes that a brutal conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo may draw to an end.
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Shootings kill eight in eastern DR Congo
The shootings came as Martin Fayulu, controversially beaten by fellow opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi in the December 30 presidential election, was in the province for a meeting at Butembo, 266 km from Goma.
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DR Congo leader calls for 'better armed' UN peacekeepers
President Felix Tshisekedi has also called for 'healthy cooperation' with Europe, following tensions during the latter half of his predecessor Joseph Kabila's 18-year rule.
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DR Congo army says 4 militiamen killed, hostages released
Major Mak Hazukay, the army's spokesman in Beni, said troops carried out a 'counter-offensive' against an incursion by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
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Fear and trauma haunt Congolese massacre survivors
At least 16,000 people have fled over the river to the Republic of Congo, many of them seeking shelter in the district of Makotimpoko, according to authorities in Brazzaville.
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France assault trial opens for Congolese star Koffi Olomide
It was not clear if Olomide, whose real name is Antoine Agbepa Mumba, was present for the beginning of the hearing behind closed doors at the court in Nanterre just west of the capital.
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DRC’s Tshibala defends lifetime salaries for ex-ministers
Outgoing PM Bruno Tshibala’s allowance will amount to R70,000 a month in addition to the life-long pension of one-third of the new prime minister’s salary.
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'Golden handshake' for DR Congo's outgoing ministers
Outgoing Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala will receive a monthly housing allowance of $5,000 plus a separate monthly stipend - amounting to 30% of his current salary - for life.
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Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated $8 million
Ugandan authorities started monitoring the cargo from the border while it was on its way to the capital, Kampala, on 24 January.
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UN finds at least 15 mass graves in DR Congo after December violence
Earlier in January, the United Nations estimated that at least 890 were killed because of the violence.
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Two DR Congo soldiers killed by Ebola virus: army
Doctor Michel Tosalisa, in charge of the affected Beni region, confirmed two soldiers were among the latest Ebola victims.
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Medical workers, WHO straining to stop Ebola spreading in DRC
The deadly haemorrhagic disease broke out in a conflict zone and is barely contained within porous borders.
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After election upheaval, DR Congo inaugurates new Parliament
The session opened just four days after Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as president of the country, replacing Joseph Kabila who had ruled the country since 2001.
