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What Led Congolese To Leave Homes In Million Lately

April 18, 2023 6:19 pm14 comments
What Led Congolese To Leave Homes In Million Lately

In past one year more than a million people have been displaced in Democratic Republic of Congo. Thousands have been killed and dumped too in the displacement crisis. On the ground, several aid agencies have been deployed, but those are inadequate. Even the money sanction for the region is pitiful. […]

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Congo Court Sentences Opposition Leader 5-Yr Prison; Activists Claim Politically Motivated

April 17, 2023 1:30 am4 comments
Congo Court Sentences Opposition Leader 5-Yr Prison; Activists Claim Politically Motivated

Congonese opposition leader Franck Diongo of MLP party has been sentenced five years of prison after a court in the country found him guilty of detaining three soldiers illegally in the capital city Kinshasa last week during violent protests. Human rights lawyer Georges Kapiamba, who attended the trial on Wednesday, […]

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Congo President May Quit Power In 2017, Talks With Opposition In Progress

April 16, 2023 11:57 pm0 comments
Congo President May Quit Power In 2017, Talks With Opposition In Progress

Congolese President Joseph Kabila is reported to have agreed to a deal with the opposition to quit power in 2017. Kabila also agreed to the breakthrough political deal on Friday to make way for elections next year and make peaceful transition of power since Congo gained independence in 1960. The […]

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Violence Between Tribal King Supporters And Uganda Security Forcess Kill Half Ton

4:20 pm13 comments
Violence Between Tribal King Supporters And Uganda Security Forcess Kill Half Ton

Violence between separatist militia linked to a tribal king and security forces in western Uganda left more than half ton people dead including fourteen police officers on Saturday. Police spokesman Andrew Felix Kaweesi said patrolling security forces, a joint Uganda police and UPDF (army) operation, were attacked by fighters linked […]

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WHO To Launch Emergency Yellow Fever Vaccination In Congo, Angola

April 14, 2023 9:17 am3 comments
WHO To Launch Emergency Yellow Fever Vaccination In Congo, Angola

The World Health Organization announced Thursday to be launching emergency yellow fever vaccination campaigns in the areas within 75-100 km of the border of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in the Congolese capital Kinshasa. More than 300 people have been lately killed in Angola due to […]

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