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Zimbabwe deports DRC refugees who allegedly looted food at refugee camp

The Zimbabwean government deported about 70 refugees back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in violation of international humanitarian law, the United States Embassy in Harare said. Officials rounded up 80 refugees who were alleged to have looted food rations from the Tongorara Refugee Camps warehouse and put them in a Harare prison. Ten were found not guilty and the rest were deported.
#harare #tongorara

Death toll from DR Congo blast revised down to six

Authorities in DR Congo on Friday said six people died in a blast in the countrys troubled east caused by a suspected bomb. The previous toll from the explosion on Thursday in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, had been put at eight dead.
#congo #bombblast

Yaws fight in DRC, CAR and Cameroon gets boost with donation of 6 million antibiotic tablets

Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to receive a donation of about six million azithromycin antibiotic tablets to fight yaws. Yaws, a chronic skin infection, which is characterised by papillomas (non-cancerous lumps) and ulcers, still affects children in nine African countries.
#cameroon #car #congo

Suspected Islamists kill 21 civilians in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 21 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local human rights group and a witness said on Monday.
#islamist #congo #democraticrepublicofcongo

Eight UN peacekeepers killed as helicopter crashes in DR Congo

Eight UN peacekeepers - six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb - were killed on Tuesday when a Puma helicopter crashed in the troubled eastern Democratic republic of Congo, UN and Pakistani officials said.
#unpeacekeepers

Civilians killed, wounded or displaced a daily occurrence in DRC - humanitarian agencies

An estimated 400 civilians have been killed and 83 000 displaced from the gold-rich Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022, humanitarian agencies say. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said "civilians being killed, wounded or displaced have become a daily occurrence".
#drc #congo #unitednations

Victory for press freedom in Tanzania, but DRC bans newspaper

A newspaper banned in Tanzania five years ago, has been allowed to publish again, while in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), another newspaper has been suspended for the next six months.
#tanzania #newspaper #congo

US lawmakers call on Foreign Office to closely follow DRC political developments

The United States Foreign Office has been encouraged by lawmakers to pay more attention to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s political situation ahead of the general elections in 2023.
#us #congo

Ukraine invasion sparks fears of hunger in eastern DR Congo

Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and turmoil in a troubled corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
#congo #ukraine #hunger

US sanctions powerful Belgian gold dealer for funding DRC insurgency

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Belgian businessman Alain Goetz and a network of companies tied to him that it accused of being involved in the illicit movement of gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and funding insurgents.
#unitedstates #drcinsurgency #congo

The mines where DRC workers earn less than R40 a day - study finds mass exploitation at cobalt mines

A new report detailing two years of research has found that the extraction of cobalt from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is happening under inhumane conditions, with workers earning the equivalent of around R37 a day.
#drcworkers #congo

Machete-wielding attackers kill 15 in eastern Congo, local chief says

Militants armed with guns and machetes killed at least 15 people and injured four on Tuesday in an early morning raid on a village in Congo's eastern Ituri province, according to local authorities.
#militants #guns #congo

Eleven DR Congo rebels killed in Virunga park: army

Regular Democratic Republic of Congo army forces have killed at least 11 rebels of the so-called M23 group after chasing them down in the Virunga national park famous for its endangered mountain gorillas, a local commander said on Sunday.
#drcongo #virunganationalpark

Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages

Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two local human rights groups said on Wednesday.
#islamists #congo

Congo police detain suspects linked to Italian ambassador's killing

Police in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have detained members of a group allegedly linked to the killing of Italy's ambassador last year as well as more recent kidnappings of NGO workers, a provincial police chief said on Tuesday.
#congo #congopolice #italyambassador

Kidnapping: China Cautions Citizens To Avoid Nigeria, Other Parts Of Africa

Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing has warned Chinese citizens and firms working in the African continent against travelling to some risky areas amid the kidnappings of Chinese citizens in Africa. Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, on Monday confirmed the abduction of five Chinese nationals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He urged those in dangerous places to leave as soon as possible.
#china #Nigeria #insecurity

UN accuses Congo army of beating human rights defender to death

The United Nations on Monday accused Democratic Republic of Congo's army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country.
Cabral Yombo, the leader of a civil society group in Hombo town, was killed by soldiers operating on the alleged orders of local administrative officials, the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) said on Twitter.
#un #congo #unjhro #cabralyombo #hombo

UN accuses Congo army of beating human rights defender to death

The United Nations on Monday accused Democratic Republic of Congo's army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country.
#unitednations #congoarmy

DR Congo president confirms controversial election commission choice

President Felix Tshisekedi on Friday confirmed his controversial pick for the head of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission, days after police fired tear gas at protesters opposed to his appointment.
#drcongo #felixtshisekedi

13 dead in north west DR Congo land dispute: officials

Three days of fighting in a land dispute in north western DR Congo left 13 people dead, many injured and around 50 homes burned to the ground, officials said Thursday.
#drcongo #landdispute

WHO 'heartbroken' by Congo sex abuse probe findings

The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa said on Tuesday that the agency was "heartbroken" by the findings of an independent commission on sex abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
#who #congo #sexabuse

After being unwilling, Congo president Felix Tshisekedi finally gets his Covid-19 jab

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has received his first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, the government said on Monday, after a six-month wait caused by his unwillingness to take the AstraZeneca shot.
#covid19 #felixtshisekedi #congo #astrazeneca