CDC closely monitoring outbreak of deadly, unknown disease in DRC
Federal health officials are monitoring the outbreak of a deadly and mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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China’s MMG suspends operations at new DRC plant after year-long cobalt slump
MMG suspended its cobalt processing plant at the Kinsevere mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo shortly after its opening ...
What we do—and don’t—know about the mysterious illness in the DRC
The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...
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Congo: DRC now imposes ‘entry tax’ on goods from M23 strongholds
According to a statement from the North Kivu DGDA, all cargo coming from M23-controlled areas will be considered as foreign ...
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DRC: MSF deploys mobile teams as people leave displacement camps around Goma
In response to this development, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has adapted by deploying mobile ...
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The DRC conflict enters a dangerous new phase
The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African ...
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Congo: DRC rescinds tax directive on M23 zones after backlash
This publication has learnt that the government, in an attempt to salvage lost revenues from border posts in the M23 zone, ...
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An update on the ‘mystery illness’ in DRC
On Saturday, renowned geneticist and former longtime NIH director Francis Collins announced that he has retired, leaving an ...
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UN expert urges support for human rights defenders in DRC
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders ...
7,000 killed since January in fighting in DRC, prime minister says
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its prime minister told ...
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M23 Must Immediately Cease Its Attacks in the DRC
"We now have confirmed reports from Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of summary executions of ...
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70 Christians beheaded in DRC church attack: 'Grim tapestry of violence'
Seventy Christians were discovered beheaded inside a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo s North Kivu ...