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2023. May 1. Labour Day. May 17. Liberation Day. Zaire renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1997 [4] June 30. Independence Day. From Belgium, 1960 [5]
New Year's Day, Easter, Labor Day, Independence Day, All Saints' Day and Christmas Day are widely recognized and celebrated holidays. The other holidays listed are officially recognized by the government's Department of Labor (Direction Départementale du Travail) and are granted to government workers; the government requires that businesses operating in the country also recognize them, though ...
9 February – At least 18 people are killed during a collision between a bus and a truck on a road in Kinshasa. [5]19 February – Rwanda rejects the United States’ calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border.
Events. 13 March - The Ministry of Health announces the arrival of mpox in the country, with 43 cases reported in nine out of 12 departments. [2] 19 May - Several people are injured after a shell fired from neighboring Kinshasa during the 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt flies across the Congo River and lands on a neighborhood ...
School children in the classroom, Republic of the Congo. Public expenditure of the GDP was less in 2002–05 than in 1991. [86] Public education is theoretically free and mandatory for under-16-year-olds, [87] and in practice, expenses exist. [87] In 2005 net primary enrollment rate was 44%, a drop from 79% in 1991. [86]
The following lists events that happened during 2024 in Southern Africa. The countries are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for Southern Africa. Southern African Development Community (SADC) The combined population of Africa is estimated at 1,460.47 million (2023). [ 1 ]
2024 in Mauritius. 2020s in Mauritius. Years of the 21st century in Mauritius. 2024 in Africa. 2024 by country.
15 February –. 2021 Congo River disaster: A passenger barge crashes and capsizes on the Congo River in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 60 people, while 240 others are reported missing. At least 300 people have been rescued from the river.