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New faster-spreading Mpox strain discovered in Africa
A new variant of Mpox that may be better adapted to spread between people has been identified in Africa. The new strain is a mutation of Clade 1a Mpox − an older variant that has been known to cause ...
Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says
The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a ...
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How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
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Death toll from blasts in eastern DR Congo rises to 16
By XinhuaKINSHASA - The death toll from two explosions in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 16, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said late Friday.The explosions ...
It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling.
Banks are still shut, basic services such as trade are slowly restarting, and thousands displaced by the conflict are ...
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At least 11 dead and 65 injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders’ rally, rebels say
BUKAVU, Congo — t least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu ...
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At least 11 dead and 65 hurt in DR Congo after blasts at M23 rally
At least 11 people have died and 65 others injured after explosions hit a rally being held by M23 rebel group leaders in the captured city of Bukavu, eastern DR Congo.