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At least 193 passengers killed in 2 boat accidents in northwestern...
The accidents happened on Wednesday and Thursday, about 150 kilometres apart in the Equateur province.
Congo receives first batch of mpox vaccines
6 Sept 2024 9:26 AM ISTAccording to a statement released on Wednesday by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Congolese Health Ministry plans to start rolling out the...
Congo says 129 people died during attempted jailbreak, many in a...
3 Sept 2024 12:08 PM ISTMakala prison, Congo's main penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds over 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty...
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's...
3 May 2024 11:02 PM ISTIn a report on the global mpox situation this week, WHO said the new version of the disease might require a new testing strategy to pick up the...
Outbreak of Rare Mpox Variant Raises Concerns in Congo
2 May 2024 5:30 PM ISTSince January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the same period...
Congo’s Burden Making cobalt mining more transparent
21 March 2024 7:00 AM ISTTunnelling deep into the red dirt is hard and dangerous work. However, it’s somewhat safer here than at other artisanal mines in the country. That’s...
A multinational fight: Cholera outbreak in southern Africa
10 Feb 2024 3:00 PM ISTDoctors have criticized a lack of awareness about preventive measures among communities.
Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo’s biggest mpox outbreak,...
29 Dec 2023 6:37 PM IST“It could be that because homosexuality is prohibited by law in most parts of Africa, many people do not come forward if they think they have been...