Tag: Congo
Monkeypox in Congo: WHO warns about Mpox cases
The WHO is sounding the alarm about an Mpox outbreak in Congo. From January to mid-November there were more than 13,000 suspected cases and more than 600 deaths. More…
Presidential election begins in Democratic Republic of Congo
As of: December 20, 2023 6:31 a.m More than 40 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are called to vote for new parliaments and a new president. But…
Democratic Republic of Congo: Election in Africa: Congo votes on president
Democratic Republic of Congo Election in Africa: Congo votes on president President Félix Tshisekedi has a good chance of being re-elected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. photo © Samy…
Hundreds of thousands were raped in Congo. Now the women themselves are setting out to create peace
There has been war in eastern Congo for years, and the elections on December 20th will do little to change that. The victims are mainly women – hundreds of thousands…
UN Security Council decides to quickly withdraw troops from Congo
As of: December 19, 2023 7:53 p.m The UN Security Council has decided to quickly withdraw peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo – despite ongoing violence in the east…
Diseases: WHO sees global risk: 13,000 Mpox cases in Congo
Diseases WHO sees global risk: 13,000 Mpox cases in Congo This is what it looks like under the microscope: The Mpox virus is spreading in the Central African Democratic Republic…
At least 37 dead in mass panic in the Republic of Congo
As of: November 21, 2023 5:36 p.m Mass panic broke out at a sports stadium in Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo – at least 37 people died. The accident…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence creates record population displacements
Sad record in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Some 6.9 million people are currently displaced within the country, a record, particularly due to renewed violence in the east of…
The Falcon 7X of the President of the Republic of Congo put up for auction
This is an unusual auction, which is scheduled for this Tuesday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bordeaux. A Falcon 7X from the presidency of the Republic of Congo, seized in…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Many dead in anti-UN protests
Status: 01.09.2023 05:00 a.m At least 26 people were killed during a demonstration against the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities said. The military violently broke…