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JEAN-YVES KAMALE

JEAN-YVES KAMALE

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Africa|Sports|World

A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players

Authorities say a boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players

Africa|Health|World

Malaria endures in northwest Congo as officials seek cause of illnesses that have sickened hundreds

Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what is behind illnesses that have surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least 60 people

Malaria endures in northwest Congo as officials seek cause of illnesses that have sickened hundreds
Africa|Health|World

What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo

Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick

What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo
Africa|Health|World

A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks

A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
Africa|Political|World

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year

Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in its mineral-rich eastern region

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Africa|Political|World

Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis

Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Africa|Crime|Political|World

Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22

Authorities say a boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized and that 22 people have been killed

Africa|Crime|Health|Political|World

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
Africa|Political|World

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Africa|Health|Political|World

Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false communication,” while the United Nations on Tuesday noted reports of heavy fighting with Congolese forces in the region

Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
Africa|News

Landslide in northwest Congo kills at least 17 people after torrential rain

Authorities in northwestern Congo say torrential rain has caused a landslide that killed at least 17 people overnight

Africa|Health|Opinion|Science|World

Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo's biggest mpox outbreak, scientists warn

African scientists warn that discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make an mpox outbreak in Congo worse

Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo's biggest mpox outbreak, scientists warn
Africa|Election|News

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone

Congo’s election commission says President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone
Africa|Crime|News|World

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

Residents say one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
Africa|Americas|Health|News|World

Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency

Congo's health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States

Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency
Africa|Crime|News

Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo

Prosecutors are calling for for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year

Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo
Africa|Crime|News|World

An attempted jailbreak in Congo's main prison in Kinshasa leaves 2 inmates dead

Authorities in Congo say two inmates were killed when detainees tried to break out of the main prison in capital Kinshasa

Africa|Crime|News

Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots

Congolese authorities say that an attempted jailbreak in the country's main prison has left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility

Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots
Africa|Crime|News

Questions swirl around attempted jailbreak in Congo as families of victims demand accountability

Families of those killed in what officials called an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s biggest prison are demanding answers as activists denounce what they say are inhumane conditions in the nation’s overcrowded penitentiaries

Questions swirl around attempted jailbreak in Congo as families of victims demand accountability
Africa|Health|News

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed

Authorities in Congo say the first batch of mpox vaccine has arrived in Congo’s capital, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed
Africa|Health|News|World

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

Authorities say a vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
Africa|Health|News|Science|World

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

Authorities in Congo say 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the United States have arrived in the country

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
Africa|Crime|News

Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges

A military court in Congo has convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death

Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
Africa|Crime|News|World

How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty

A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt

How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty
Africa|Americas|Crime|News|World

The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup attempt files appeal

Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for a coup attempt have filed an appeal

The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup attempt files appeal

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