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Saudi Arabia bans Hajj pilgrims from DR Congo over Ebola outbreak

April 22, 2023 7:01 am33 comments
Saudi Arabia bans Hajj pilgrims from DR Congo over Ebola outbreak

Muslims from Democratic Republic of the Congo have been banned this year to go for Hajj in Saudi Arabia due to Ebola outbreak in the eastern North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the country. Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday not to be giving visas to DRC Hajj […]

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About 900 people killed in DRC violence last month: UN

April 21, 2023 12:27 pm20 comments
About 900 people killed in DRC violence last month: UN

United Nations human rights office said Wednesday about nine hundred people were killed in the northwestern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in December due to ethnic violence. Earlier this week a civil society activist and local priest said more than four hundred people were killed last month, […]

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Tanzanian Airport Screening for Ebola Amid Outbreak in Congo

April 20, 2023 9:15 am27 comments
Tanzanian Airport Screening for Ebola Amid Outbreak in Congo

Airport in Tanzanian commercial capital Dar es Salaam has lately installed Ebola screening facility to ensure no one with the virus should enter the country. At least twenty people have been killed due to Ebola outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is the ninth time of […]

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Rebels Kill 11 In Beni City of Congo

1:14 am8 comments
Rebels Kill 11 In Beni City of Congo

Islamist rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) kills eleven people in the Beni city of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday after raiding the city late Tuesday night, said Mayor Nyonyi Bwanakawa. The attacks and deaths have been confirmed by the Center of Study for the Promotion of Peace, […]

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Rwanda To Investigate Refugee Violence In Kiziba Camp

April 19, 2023 9:41 pm3 comments
Rwanda To Investigate Refugee Violence In Kiziba Camp

Press release from Rwanda’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs (Midimar) confirms police will be soon investigating the violence erupted at the Kiziba Refugee Camp in Karongi District where thousands of Congolese refugees have been taking shelter. It is learned the protests were followed by the World Food Programme […]

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Resident Of Congo President Torched; Kabila Was Away

3:39 pm67 comments
Resident Of Congo President Torched; Kabila Was Away

Resident of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been attacked and burned down on Monday in Musienene and is believed to be the act of so-called Mai-Mai armed group who tried stealing goods from the building. The house is located near the village of Musienene in North Kivu […]

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