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38 dead, over 100 missing in Congo after ferry capsizes in Busira river

Kinshasa: Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry -- full of people returning home for Christmas -- capsized in the river Busira late on Friday night, according to local officials and eyewitnesses. The boat was travelling in the northeast of the Congo as part of a convoy of other vessels, and …

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Dozens dead after ferry capsizes in DR Congo: Official

Al Jazeera

At least 38 killed and more than 100 missing after ferry carrying people traveling for Christmas sank in the Busira River. At least 38 people have died and more than 100 others remain missing after a ferry carrying passengers travelling for Christmas capsized on a river in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to officials and witnesses. According …

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38 people are dead and over 100 remain missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes in the river Busira

The Hindu

Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry — full of people returning home for Christmas — capsized in the river Burisa late Friday night, according to local officials and eyewitnesses. The boat was traveling in the northeast of the Congo as part of a convoy of other vessels, and the passengers …

Congo Ingende

1 day, 18 hours ago

Naufragio de ferry en río deja 38 muertos y más de 100 desaparecidos en Congo

Associated Press

KINSASA, República Democrática del Congo — Un ferry sobrecargado con personas que regresaban a casa para Navidad se volcó en el río Burisa en el noreste de la República Democrática del Congo, dejando 38 personas confirmadas muertas y más de 100 desaparecidas, informaron funcionarios y testigos presenciales el sábado. El naufragio del ferry el viernes en la noche ocurrió menos …

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38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River

Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and over 100 others missing, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday. The sinking of the ferry late Friday came less than four days after another boat capsized in the country’s northeast, killing 25 people. According to …

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38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes

LA Times

A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern Congo, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and more than 100 others missing, officials and eyewitnesses said Saturday. The sinking of the ferry late Friday came less than four days after another boat capsized in the country’s northeast, killing 25 people. According to Ingende resident …

Congo Ferry

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Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on

Associated Press

GOMA, Congo — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top officers in a major reshuffle while the military battles rebels in the country’s eastern region, state media announced late Thursday. Congo’s military has been fighting more than 100 armed groups for years in the mineral-rich eastern region where the rebels are vying for …

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Muere hombre en el Congo por misterioso brote que podría ser más que solo malaria

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Un hombre en el oeste de la República Democrática del Congo falleció el jueves con síntomas de fiebre hemorrágica, lo que llevó a las autoridades a sospechar que un virus aún no identificado podría asociarse con la malaria en un misterioso brote que ha provocado la muerte de decenas de personas, dijeron las autoridades sanitarias. Las autoridades …

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3 days, 21 hours ago

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, health authorities said. Congo authorities said last week that they suspected malaria in the flu-like disease outbreak, which has killed at least 37 …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Eurovision 2025: Dutch-Congolese singer Claude to represent the Netherlands in Basel

NL Times

Singer-songwriter Claude Kiambe will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland this coming May. “I feel incredibly honoured to be representing the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest next year and I still can’t believe it. A scandal involving Claude's predecessor, Joost Klein, nearly led to the Netherlands abstaining from future Eurovision events. The Dutch broadcaster …

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5 days, 6 hours ago

Congo Files Complaints Against Apple Over Conflict Minerals

Deccan Chronicle

The Democratic Republic of Congo filed complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium for allegedly the tech giant of using conflict minerals in its supply chain. According to a report by Reuters, the complaint allege Apple laundering of tainted minerals, handling stolen goods, and carrying out deceptive commercial practices to assure consumers supply chains are clean. Congo, major source …

Apple Minerals Congo Its Supply Chain Conflict Minerals

5 days, 9 hours ago

Boat capsizes in Congo, 25 killed, dozens go missing

Deccan Chronicle

Kinshasa: An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said. A search was underway for the missing hours later on Tuesday as concerns rose that the death toll could be far higher. There was overloading at roof level and, as far …

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At least 25 killed after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo

NPR

At least 25 killed after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo toggle caption Kevin S. Vineys/AP KINSHASA, Congo — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said. "There was overloading at roof level and, as far as the lifeless human …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

At least 25 are killed and dozens are missing after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo

Associated Press

KINSHASA, Congo — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said. “There was overloading at roof level and, as far as the lifeless human bodies are concerned, at least 25 have been recovered so far,” said David Kalemba, Inongo’s river …

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Congo sues Apple in Europe, accuses it of criminal conduct for using conflict minerals in devices

Firstpost

Lawyers for the Congolese government allege that Apple’s supply chain includes minerals such as tin, tantalum, and tungsten sourced from conflict-ridden regions, where armed groups fund violence through illegal mining Apple maintains that it does not directly source raw minerals and conducts thorough audits of its suppliers. Its 2023 conflict minerals report stated that none of its supply chain partners …

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1 week ago

Fact check: Trump makes false claims about immigration, tariffs and global conflicts

CNN

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a Monday news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Conflict under Trump: Trump repeated his familiar false claim that there were “no wars” during his presidency, this time saying, “Think of it: four years ago, we had no wars.” In fact, there were dozens of unresolved wars and …

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Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo

Associated Press

GOMA, Congo — Planned face-to-face peace talks between Congo and Rwanda have been unexpectedly canceled, the Congolese president said. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame were set to meet Sunday in Angola, which has been mediating the conflict to put an end to a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo between the Congolese army and M23 rebel group, …

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Rwanda, DR Congo peace talks hit snag as mediator Angola calls off meeting

Al Jazeera

DRC presidency says talks had hit deadlock over a Rwandan demand that the DRC hold direct dialogue with M23. Angolan President Joao Lourenco – the African Union mediator to end the conflict – was meeting alone with DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi, Jorge said. Rwanda’s foreign ministry said that a lack of consensus over direct talks between the DRC and a …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

Associated Press

GOMA, Congo — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group intensified in eastern Congo in recent days ahead of much anticipated peace talks on Sunday, the army said. Congo’s army accused the M23 of killing 12 civilians earlier this week in villages of the Lubero territory in the eastern province of North-Kivu in a statement on Friday. …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Fears in DRC as mystery disease kills dozens, mainly children

Al Jazeera

More than 500 cases of an unknown illness have emerged in rural and remote Panzi in western Democratic Republic of the Congo. Forty-year-old Denise Kabeya lives in the Panzi area in DRC’s western Kwango province – where health authorities say most cases of the unknown disease have emerged since October. Between October 24 and December 11, there were 514 cases …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says

Hindustan Times

DAKAR, - Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be used on children, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says Vaccinations against the potentially deadly infection are under way …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

China Daily

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-12-12 09:58 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the World Health Organization, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Health Ministry and other partners, is investigating the unknown "Disease X" that has been reported in the central African country. Disease X refers to an …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Enfermedad misteriosa en Congo podría ser malaria, dicen autoridades

Associated Press

KINSASA, Congo — La misteriosa enfermedad similar a la gripe que ha matado a decenas de personas en el suroeste del Congo en las últimas semanas podría ser malaria, según resultados de muestras de laboratorio de personas infectadas, dijeron autoridades el miércoles. “De las 12 muestras tomadas, nueve dieron positivo para malaria, pero estas muestras no eran de muy buena …

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38 dead, over 100 missing in Congo after ferry capsizes in Busira river

Dozens dead after ferry capsizes in DR Congo: Official

38 people are dead and over 100 remain missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes in the river Busira

Naufragio de ferry en río deja 38 muertos y más de 100 desaparecidos en Congo

38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River

38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes

Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on

Muere hombre en el Congo por misterioso brote que podría ser más que solo malaria

Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

Eurovision 2025: Dutch-Congolese singer Claude to represent the Netherlands in Basel

Congo Files Complaints Against Apple Over Conflict Minerals

Boat capsizes in Congo, 25 killed, dozens go missing

At least 25 killed after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo

At least 25 are killed and dozens are missing after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo

Congo sues Apple in Europe, accuses it of criminal conduct for using conflict minerals in devices

Fact check: Trump makes false claims about immigration, tariffs and global conflicts

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo

Rwanda, DR Congo peace talks hit snag as mediator Angola calls off meeting

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

Fears in DRC as mystery disease kills dozens, mainly children

Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo

Enfermedad misteriosa en Congo podría ser malaria, dicen autoridades