Prostitutes, prospectors drive spread in DR Congo mpox capital
Come nightfall, gold-diggers, hawkers and prostitutes alike barrel into the bars of Kamituga in the eastern DR Congo, with ...
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Congo Cancels $1.2 Billion ID System Contract After Costs Spiral
The Democratic Republic of Congo canceled a $1.2 billion project to set up a national biometric ID system, months after a government watchdog warned of cost overruns and possible funding ...
Protesters in Congo call for the release of political prisoners, including 3 top opposition figures
Hundreds have protested in front of Congo’s top court to demand the release of political prisoners, including the country’s ...
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French officials investigating disappearance of 2 Paralympic athletes from Congo
French judicial authorities are investigating the disappearance of two Paralympic athletes from Congo who recently competed in the Paris Games, the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of ...
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Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but vaccination campaign faces huge challenges
Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared over a still-growing mpox outbreak, received a first delivery of 99,000 vaccines for the ...
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Three Americans and 34 others sentenced to death over coup attempt in Congo
A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt. The defendants, who also ...
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Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.
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Congo prison escape attempt in Kinshasa leaves almost 130 dead, mostly in stampede, officials say
Kinshasa, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo's main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday. A provisional assessment ...
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At Least 129 People Reported Dead After Attempted Jailbreak From Congo’s Main Prison
KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday. A provisional assessment ...
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How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty
A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt KINSHASA, Congo -- A military court in Congo, one of Africa’s largest countries ...
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2 Paralympic athletes from Congo reported missing after their competitions
Congolese shot putter Mireille Nganga and sprinter Emmanuel Grace Mouambako went missing shortly after competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games, according to French media reports Thursday.
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Eastern Congo mourns victims of conflict in ceremony
Sept 2 (Reuters) - Congo's eastern city of Goma held a memorial service on Monday for 200 victims of the conflict between the army and rebels that are waging a renewed insurgency in the vast ...