Tag: Congo
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrounded the eastern city of Goma, in one of the sharpest escalations in years of...
M23 seize key DR Congo town of Masisi
Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various...
DR Congo accuses Apple of using conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of...
Lead in Gasoline Linked to Mental Illness, and ‘Disease X’ Spreads...
Leaded Gasoline Tied to Uptick in Mental Health Disorders, and a Mysterious Outbreak Occurs in the DRCA mysterious outbreak occurs in the Democratic...
'Undiagnosed Disease' Affects 406, Claims 31 Lives In Congo: WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease between October 24 and December 5, the World...
DR Congo unknown disease kills 79 people
At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health...
Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial kidnappings in Congo
A Belgium court has ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly removed from their families in the...
DR Congo ferry disaster kills at least 78 off the shore...
At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred...
Kerala reports second Mpox case, third in India; strain being analysed...
2 min read Last Updated : Sep 27 2024 | 2:44 PM IST
Kerala on Friday confirmed the second case of the viral...
DR Congo frees hundreds of ‘seriously ill’ inmates from Makala prison
Some 1,685 "seriously ill" inmates have been released from one of the most notorious prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the...