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Congo nears end of Ebola outbreak after final patient discharged following six weeks of battle
The World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak may soon be over after the final patient was discharged from care over the weekend, with no new infections detected since September 25. The development marks the start of a 42-day monitoring period, after which the outbreak can be officially declared over if…
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Kabila resurfaces in Kenya to rally Congo opposition despite death sentence
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila made his first public appearance on Wednesday since...
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Health crisis deepens in eastern Congo as over 80% of health facilities run short of medicines, Red Cross reveals
More than 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are running out of essential medicines as...
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Five U.N. police officers die as armored vehicle plunges into river in Central African Republic
Five United Nations police officers from the Republic of the Congo have died after their armored...
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Death toll in Congo rebel attacks rises to 89
The death toll from rebel violence in eastern Congo has gone up, with officials confirming that 89 civilians were killed in two separate attacks this week. Authorities reported that 71 people lost their...
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Rebels kill 60 in eastern Congo
At least 60 people were brutally killed overnight in eastern Congo when suspected Islamic State–linked rebels struck a village during a burial ceremony, an official confirmed. The massacre occurred...
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Congo suspects new Ebola outbreak after 15 reported deaths
Congo’s health officials are sounding the alarm after a cluster of Ebola-like illnesses claimed multiple lives in Kasai province. On Thursday, Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba confirmed that 28...
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Trump claims he ended Congo’s war, but residents say fighting persists
U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed credit for ending the conflict in eastern Congo, boasting that his intervention stopped what he called “a vicious war.” But on the ground, residents,...
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M23 rebels dismiss HRW’s report linking them to eastern Congo massacres
The rebel movement M23, accused of atrocities in eastern Congo, has pushed back against fresh allegations, rejecting a new rights report that links it to a string of massacres. In a statement Wednesday...
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M23 rebels kill over 140 civilians in eastern Congo – Human Rights Watch reports
At least 140 civilians were killed in eastern Congo in July, reportedly by Rwanda-backed rebels, in what a human rights organization has described as “summary executions.” Human Rights Watch...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on armed group and firms profiting from Congo’s conflict minerals
The United States has imposed sanctions on an armed group accused of exploiting mineral wealth in eastern Congo. According to a senior U.S. official speaking anonymously ahead of Tuesday’s announcement,...
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Rwanda-backed rebels kill 319 in eastern Congo amid fragile peace talks – U.N. says
In one of the deadliest waves of violence in recent years, at least 319 people were killed in a series of massacres carried out by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo, according to a Wednesday statement...
