Today: November 13, 2024
Today: November 13, 2024

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Africa|Election|News

Congo's presidential vote is extended as delays and smudged ballots lead to fears about credibility

Lengthy delays at the polls have forced officials to extend voting in Congo’s presidential election to Thursday

Congo's presidential vote is extended as delays and smudged ballots lead to fears about credibility
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|News|World

Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead

Families of the victims of last week's bombings at two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo, which killed at least sixteen people, have mourned their loved ones at a ceremony in the city of Goma

Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead
Africa|Health|News|World

Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency

A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization

Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
Africa|News|World

At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says

A Congolese governor says at least 78 people have died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo

At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says
Africa|World

With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps

The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 others

With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
Africa|Health|World

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis

Africa|Health

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus

Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing.”

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus
Africa|News

2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict

Two aid workers have been killed in eastern Congo when their convoy was attacked

Africa|Health|World

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Africa|News|World

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
Africa|News|World

Fire at a displacement camp in Congo leaves dozens of families without shelter, UN says

The U.N. says a fire at a displacement camp in eastern Congo has destroyed around 50 makeshift tents, leaving dozens of families without shelter

Fire at a displacement camp in Congo leaves dozens of families without shelter, UN says
Africa|News|World

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says

A senior United Nations official says intensifying violence in Congo's eastern region has pushed a humanitarian crisis in the region to “unprecedented” levels

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
Africa|News|World

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

United Nations peacekeepers have handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country, and as violence soars in the conflict-riddled region

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

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