Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ebola strikes again…
Given the lack of development and poverty levels in the Congo, it is unlikely that the country has the wherewithal to combat the potentially mortal affliction.
July 21, 2019 -
Spurious President
The presidential election in a country, however tiny, has thus been made an international issue on a day the constitutional court accorded its sanction to the dubious.
January 22, 2019 -
Congo Square
It is a paradox of history that democracy has eluded the Democratic Republic of Congo.
January 14, 2019 -
Nobel Peace Prize 2018 goes to Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad for fight against sexual violence
Nadia Murad is the witness who tells of the abuses perpetrated against herself and others. She has shown uncommon courage in recounting her own sufferings and speaking up on behalf of other victims.
October 5, 2018 -
‘Dozens’ killed as military plane crashes in DR Congo
A military plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing “several dozen” people, military and airport sources told AFP. The Antonov transport plane had just taken off and had “several dozen people” on board, an airport source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity, saying it had crashed into Nsele, which …
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September 30, 2017 -
2 missing UN experts found dead in Democratic Republic of Congo
Two UN experts who were missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been found dead, officials said. The bodies of US citizen Michael Sharp and Swedish national Zaida Catalan were discovered in the central Kasai region, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. They were abducted two weeks ago when they went to Kasai to …
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March 29, 2017