Tag: DRC
Doctors Without Borders’ concern over MPOX in Tshopo
MPOX has been taking its toll in the DRC’s largest province for over a year, even before the current outbreak resurfaced on the continent. Tshopo alone currently accounts for more…
Makala prison director suspended from his duties
Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa visited Makala Central Prison on Wednesday, September 4, where 129 inmates died on the night of September 1-2 during the repression of what the authorities…
DRC: Tribute paid in Goma to 200 people who died in displaced persons camps
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least two hundred bodies of displaced people who died of famine and disease in camps around Goma were buried on…
DRC opens investigation after attempted escape from Makala prison
On the night of September 1-2, gunshots rang out at the Makala central prison in Kinshasa. According to initial reports, it was an escape attempt. But the perpetrators and motives…
DRC authorizes resumption of schools in M23-controlled areas, unions call for boycott
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the authorities of North Kivu have authorized the return to school, which should take place on Monday, September 2. A first…
DRC seeks new investors to exploit and export its gold
While Kinshasa had partnered with Primera Gold to exploit and export its gold, the Congolese state had bought all the shares of this company based in Abu Dhabi. Now, Kinshasa…
DRC: First vaccines against MPOX expected to arrive in the coming days, according to WHO
Vaccines against MPOX, also known as monkeypox, will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, with more expected to follow, the World Health Organization announced on…
DRC: “If there are so many shipwrecks, it is due to the irresponsibility of the government”
At least thirty people died in the sinking of an overloaded wooden motorized boat, called a whaleboat, in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on the night…
DRC: Lamuka advocates internal consultations to resolve the conflict in North Kivu
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and while there is no major progress in the discussions between Kinshasa and Kigali, in Angola – the last round of discussions took…
DRC: in Kolwezi, these inhabitants who refuse to leave despite the threat of mining activities
In the city of Kolwezi, the Musonoï Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Chinese group Zi Djin, is preparing to dislodge nearly 500 families from the Gécamines estate for the…