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In 2020, it was estimated that more than 90% of the people held at the prison were awaiting trial, [8] and only 6% were actually serving sentences. [2] Jailbreaks are common in the DRC. [7] In 2017, another prison break occurred at Makala prison, which led to more than 4,000 prisoners escaping. [5]
The CDC of Africa also responded and said that they were investigating with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on this issue. [7] [19] While the disease was unidentified, on 5 December 2024, Hong Kong tightened health screenings at airports and at other boundary control points in response to the outbreak. [20]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states, with Uganda and Rwanda supporting the rebel movements that occupy much of the eastern portion of the state – Tutsi, Hutu, Lendu, Hema and other conflicting ethnic groups, political rebels, and various government forces continue fighting in Great Lakes region ...
Makala Prison was created in 1957 during the rule of the Belgian Congo. [4] There was a jailbreak in 2017, [11] and an attempted jailbreak in 2024. [12] Thousands escaped and dozens died in the 2017 incident, [11] while over a hundred died and none escaped in the 2024 incident. [10] Jailbreaks are relatively common in the DRC. [13]
The Democratic Republic of Congo also possesses 50 percent of Africa's forests and a river system that could provide hydro-electric power to the entire continent, according to a United Nations report on the country's strategic significance and its potential role as an economic power in central Africa. [36]
On 12 February, South Africa announced it would send 2,900 troops as part of its contribution to the SADC force deployed to tackle armed groups in the eastern DRC. [75] On 15 February, two South African soldiers were killed and three wounded by a mortar bomb launched by M23 rebels. [76] The road to lasting peace remains fraught with challenges ...
The Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (French: Mouvement de Libération du Congo, or MLC) [a] is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo.Formerly a rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo that fought the government throughout the Second Congo War, it subsequently took part in the transitional government and is one of the main opposition parties.