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The disease first appeared in a remote area in the province of Kwango, in the southwestern part of the DRC on the border with Angola, according to Africa CDC. The first case was documented on Oct. 24.
The DRC's Ministry of Public health sent an alert to WHO on Oct. 29 saying it was concerned about a mysterious illness that had caused "increased" deaths in the Panzi health region, according to ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo's national assembly elected Vital Kamerhe, whose home was violently attacked on Sunday, as speaker in a delayed vote, a key step towards installing a government ...
[5] [6] Clashes between men wearing camouflage fatigues holding assault rifles and the security forces [1] were reported near the Palais du Peuple, [7] [8] which the assailants managed to enter. [9] Twenty others [10] attacked Vital Kamerhe's residence at Tshatshi Boulevard [5] in the Gombe neighborhood, [11] but were foiled by his security guards.
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.
7 April – Twenty people are killed after Islamic State members storm the village of Musandaba on the outskirts of the city of Beni, North Kivu. [13] Murder of Luca Attanasio: A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentences six men to life in prison for the assassination of Italian envoy Luca Attanasio in February 2021. [14]
At least 592 cases were reported after the alert was first raised by Congo's health ministry on Oct. 29. The ministry said the disease had a fatality rate of 6.25%.
Throughout the conflict, rebel troops have carried out raids and massacres across the DRC, resulting in heavy civilian casualties. In October 2021, the Allied Democratic Forces launched a bombing campaign in Uganda, leading to the intervention of the Ugandan military a year later, which has pursued a policy of airstrikes against ADF targets.