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UN: Almost 700 summary executions in DRC in 6 months
By VOA,
1227, July 26, 2019 (EAT)
Nearly 700 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were victims of summary and extrajudicial executions this year, with a third carried out by ...
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Congo health minister resigns over government handling of Ebola
By Reuters,
1823, July 22, 2019 (EAT)
Congo’s health minister, Oly Ilunga, resigned on Monday in protest at the presidency’s announcement last week that it was stripping his team of co...
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At least 161 dead in northeast Congo in apparent ethnic clashes
By Reuters,
1206, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
At least 161 people have been killed in a northeastern province of Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week, local officials said on Monday, in a...
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Promising jobs and justice, Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
By Reuters,
902, May 27, 2019 (EAT)
Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted...
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Raila meets 3 Presidents for talks on Africa infrastructure projects
By Wambui Kihara,
1705, May 21, 2019 (EAT)
African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development Raila Odinga on Tuesday completed a three-nation tour of Africa to discuss the contin...
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Congolese opposition leader returns home after three years in exile
By Reuters,
1909, May 20, 2019 (EAT)
Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi returned home from three years in exile on Monday, one of a series of indicted politicians cleared under the...
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New attack on Ebola center in Congo, 1 militia member killed
By VOA,
1705, April 20, 2019 (EAT)
Militia members have attacked an Ebola treatment center hours after another attack killed a staffer with the World Health Organization, a Congolese of...
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Attackers kill doctor at hospital in Congo’s Ebola epicenter
By VOA,
1227, April 20, 2019 (EAT)
Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak and killed "a dear colleague," the head of the World Health Organization said ...
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13 dead, 142 missing after east Congo boat accident – President
By Reuters,
1602, April 18, 2019 (EAT)
Thirteen people are dead and 142 are missing after a passenger boat sank this week on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Fel...
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150 missing after eastern Congo shipwreck
By Reuters,
807, April 17, 2019 (EAT)
About 150 people are missing after a boat sunk on a lake in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Tuesday. “I ...
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Ebola is real, Congo president tells skeptical population
By Reuters,
2103, April 16, 2019 (EAT)
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday implored people in areas hit by the nation’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak to accept the disease is real...
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Congolese troops kill 36 Burundi rebels in east: army
By Reuters,
1044, April 13, 2019 (EAT)
Congolese troops killed 36 Burundian rebels in clashes with two armed groups in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo and three soldiers were also ...
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DRC president allows senators to take office ending feud
By Reuters,
1306, March 30, 2019 (EAT)
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has lifted a ban on the installation of new senators, walking back a decision that had p...
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UN Officials: 13 Million in Congo need aid in major increase
By VOA,
922, March 26, 2019 (EAT)
The number of people needing humanitarian aid in Congo has increased dramatically in the past year to 13 million and "hunger and malnutrition have rea...
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U.S. sanctions Congo election officials, says they obstructed vote
By Reuters,
1729, March 22, 2019 (EAT)
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials from Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission, accusing them of...
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US sanctions 3 top DRC election officials, charging fraud
By VOA,
1728, March 22, 2019 (EAT)
The U.S. has sanctioned three top election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo for alleged corruption tied to the long-delayed presidential ...
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Congo president frees several political prisoners, 700 others
By Reuters,
900, March 14, 2019 (EAT)
Congo’s new president, Felix Tshisekedi, pardoned three prominent political prisoners and 700 regular ones on Wednesday, state TV reported, a good w...
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Congo’s former president awarded oil block in UNESCO heritage site
By Reuters,
1031, February 28, 2019 (EAT)
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila in December awarded an oil drilling license that overlaps a wildlife-rich UNESCO world her...
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President Kenyatta holds talks with visiting DRC President Tshisekedi
By PSCU,
2043, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday afternoon held talks with the visiting Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi at State House, ...
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Raila Odinga meets DRC’s President Tshisekedi in Nairobi
By Ian Omondi,
1736, February 6, 2019 (EAT)
Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday met the newly elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi who is on a two-day v...
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