20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo
Local authorities say a militia attack has killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, the latest in a series of violent assaults targeting civilians.
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of ...
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3 Americans among dozens sentenced to death in Congo coup attempt
A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt. The defendants, most of ...
The New York Times22d
Battling Mpox in the Outbreak’s Epicenter in Congo
Mpox is spreading largely unchecked in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The New York Times visited a remote hospital in Kavumu overwhelmed with patients. Cases have reached African countries like ...
Newsweek6d
3 Americans and 34 Others Sentenced to Death in Congo on Coup Charges
A Congo military court sentenced three Americans and 34 others to death on Friday after being convicted of taking part in an attempted coup. The foiled coup attempt led by a little-known ...
New York Post5d
Americans among 37 people sentenced to death for Congo coup attempt
Malanga, a father of eight, returned to the Congo to serve as an officer battling rebels and then later ran for office to fight government corruption. Marcel Malanga reportedly told the court his ...
The Economist1mon
In Congo, a desperate struggle to control the deadly mpox outbreak
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the centre of the crisis, fear is widespread. “We did not flee the war at home to die with this disease here,” says 29-year-old Jean Munguiko ...
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Congo Receives Its First Mpox Vaccine Shipment To Combat Outbreak
This brings the total number of vaccines to 200,000, a critical contribution from the European Union to help Congo battle the mpox crisis. "This delivery reflects the solidarity between the ...
The Independent29d
Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
A health worker attends to a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) As your White ...
Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a stampede and gunshots
Congolese authorities say at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak in the country’s main prison in the capital ...
The Boston Globe14d
The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox ...
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Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.