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Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically...
Up to 4,000 Rwandan troops have entered combat in eastern Congo, UN report says
The Globe and Mail· 6 days agoAs many as 4,000 Rwandan troops with high-tech weaponry have secretly crossed the border into...
New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet'
BBC News· 5 days agoA new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is "incredibly worrying", say health officials...
Sofibanque Eyes Expansion Beyond Congo as Profits Rise Over 40%
Bloomberg· 7 days agoSofibanque SA is considering expanding outside its home in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Exclusive-Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoLONDON (Reuters) -Authorities in the Democratic of Congo have approved the use of two mpox vaccines...
Statement - Ministers of Veterans Affairs and National Defence mark 60th anniversary of end of...
CNW· 9 hours agoWith Francophone peacekeepers in high demand, the United Nations asked Canada to send French-speaking specialists to participate in the large mission.
What is mpox and how is it spread?
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoOutbreaks in DR Congo have affected children as well as adults [Reuters] A new strain of the mpox virus is spreading quickly in the Democratic Republic...
Orphans in Congo fed palm weevil larvae in bid to beat malnutrition
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoAt an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, more than 60 children stared...
Two killed in mortar attack on South African army base in Congo
StreetInsider· 4 days agoSouth Africa's military said on Wednesday that a mortar attack on one of its bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day earlier had killed two people and injured ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize key town in east DRC
RFI via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoRwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized Kanyabayonga – a strategic town in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, a local official told French...