Today: October 10, 2024
Today: October 10, 2024

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Africa|World

With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps

The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 others

With roads often blocked by rebels in Congo, boats — the only alternative — have become death traps
Africa|News

2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict

Two aid workers have been killed in eastern Congo when their convoy was attacked

Africa|Health|World

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Africa|News|World

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
Africa|News|World

Fire at a displacement camp in Congo leaves dozens of families without shelter, UN says

The U.N. says a fire at a displacement camp in eastern Congo has destroyed around 50 makeshift tents, leaving dozens of families without shelter

Fire at a displacement camp in Congo leaves dozens of families without shelter, UN says
News|Political|World

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says

A senior United Nations official says intensifying violence in Congo's eastern region has pushed a humanitarian crisis in the region to “unprecedented” levels

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
News|Political|World

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

United Nations peacekeepers have handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country, and as violence soars in the conflict-riddled region

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

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