Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
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UN warns of rising hate speech in DR Congo
Kinshasa, March 1 (AFP/APP):Political jockeying is driving a rise in hate speech in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations’ human rights office in the country warned Monday. “The rapid spread of hateful speech in the DRC, especially through social media, local radio, pamphlets and the press is a subject of major concern,” the…
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Widow of slain Italian ambassador says he was ‘betrayed’
Rome, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):The Italian ambassador killed in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo while travelling in a UN convoy was “betrayed” by someone close to the family, his widow said in an interview published Friday. Luca Attanasio, 43, was shot dead on Monday after unidentified assailants ambushed a two-vehicle convoy from the…
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Ebola death toll hits 4 in DR Congo as people ‘resist’ measures
Goma, DR Congo, Feb 21 (AFP/APP):Four people have died from the hemorrhagic Ebola virus during a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday, warning that people are resisting measures to contain the highly contagious disease. Since the epidemic’s resurgence this month, “we have already registered six Ebola cases. We have lost…
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Guinea suffers first Ebola deaths since 2016
Four people have died of Ebola in Guinea in the first resurgence of the disease in five years
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Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army, past and present
Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army has terrorised central Africa for 35 years