Tag: #DRCongo
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33 killed in DR Congo crackdown on rebels
Bunia, DR Congo, (23rd March, 2021, 11:10 pm)(AFP/APP):Twenty-seven rebels, five civilians and a soldier have died in a two-day military operation against a notorious armed group in eastern DR Congo, the army said on Tuesday. The 27 slain members of the CODECO militia include “one of its major commanders, Malo-Maki,” Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, the army’s…
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More than 40 dead after heavy rain pounds DR Congo capital
Kinshasa, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Forty-one people died in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa after torrential overnight rains, with some swept away by landslides, a top city official said Tuesday, giving a provisional toll. “The loss, in terms of property and lives, is really huge,” Kinshasa’s vice governor, Neron Mbungu, told AFP, adding that the dead…
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Plane crashes into homes in east DR Congo city, killing 29
Goma, DR Congo, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): At least 29 people were killed Sunday when a small plane crashed after takeoff into a densely populated area of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A survivor among the 19 people — 17 passengers and two crew members — who were aboard the plane…
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WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine
Geneva, Nov 12 (AFP/APP): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, hailing a “critical step” towards its licensing, access and roll-out in countries most at risk of outbreaks. “This is the fastest vaccine prequalification process ever conducted by WHO,” it said in a statement,…
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Rebels kill 5 in DR Congo as army offensive rages
Goma, DR Congo, Nov 12 (AFP/APP): Suspected Ugandan rebels hacked five civilians to death in eastern DR Congo overnight as an offensive against militia groups neared the end of its second week, local sources said Tuesday. Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed five people in the village of Mayi-Moya near the city…
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Europe gives go ahead to market Ebola vaccine
Brussels, Nov 11 (AFP/APP): The European Union authorised the marketing of a vaccine against Ebola on Monday, permitting the first wider commercial use of a protection that has helped stem an outbreak in DR Congo. The European Commission announced that, after a trial by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), it would allow US pharmaceutical giant…