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A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed that “at least 150 tons of coltan were fraudulently exported to Rwanda and mixed with ...
More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...
Earlier on Tuesday, Adelheid Marschang, the World Health Organization's emergency response co-ordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo spoke of "hundreds of people in hospital, most admitted ...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday. M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma, which has around 2 million people and is a regional hub for security and ...
The Western DR Congo clashes are a series of attacks by Mobondo militia on armed forces and Teke civilians which started in June 2022. The conflict has an ethnic component, as the Mobondo is mainly recruited from Yaka and other ethnic groups that are migrating into territories traditionally inhabited by Teke.
The crisis revolved around an election for the leadership of parliament, initially slated for 18 May 2024 but subsequently deferred. [3] One of the targeted politicians was an ally of Tshisekedi, Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe , [ 4 ] who was running for the presidency of the National Assembly .
The DR Congo has been grappling with a decades-long crisis, and in North Kivu, where Goma is located, there are over 2.7 million displaced persons. Bernard Balibuno, DRC Representative for charity ...
The first known case was identified on 24 October 2024, [1] with the first recorded fatality recorded on 10 November 2024. [8] Central authorities were only notified later, [1] with the Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reporting the outbreak to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 29 November 2024.