DR Congo accuses Apple of using ‘blood minerals’ from war-torn east
By Lucie PEYTERMANN The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted…
2 years ago
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M23 rebels clash with DR Congo troops despite ceasefire
by Alexis HUGUET Agence France-Presse GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- M23 rebels clashed with soldiers on two fronts in eastern…
3 years ago
Rebels kidnap civilians in DR Congo clashes: local sources
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are holding civilians hostage for suspected collaboration…
3 years ago
DR Congo leader blames climate change for devastating floods
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the United States on Tuesday in…
4 years ago
Around 100 dead as floods strike DR Congo capital
by Joel LUMBALA Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Around a hundred people died on Tuesday as the worst…
4 years ago
Calls for more funding as pre-COP27 climate talks open in DR Congo
by Annie Thomas Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Warning "no-one will escape" a worsening crisis, DR Congo led…
4 years ago
DR Congo fishermen pin hopes on tourism as stocks dwindle
KISANGANI, DR Congo (AFP) - Fishermen perch precariously on wooden scaffolds stretching over turbulent rapids in northeastern Democratic Republic Congo,…
4 years ago
DRCongo starts Ebola vaccinations in east of country
BENI, DR Congo (AFP) -- Vaccination against the deadly Ebola disease began on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's…
5 years ago
WHO chief apologizes for sex abuse by staff in DR Congo
by Christophe VOGT Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization apologized Tuesday…
5 years ago
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease…
5 years ago
DR Congo health budget disappears without trace, NGO says
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- DR Congo's health authorities have failed to explain where millions of dollars meant for building hospitals…
5 years ago
At least 30 dead in weekend DR Congo attack
BUNIA, DR Congo (AFP) -- At least 30 people were killed in a weekend attack in the restive northeast of…
5 years ago
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