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COVID-19 vaccination drive in Africa hampered by shortages, financing issu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], May 21 (ANI): Africa's rollout of coronavirus vaccines is being undermined by supply shortages and financial difficulties, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday's attack against a temporary position of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which resulted in the death of one Malawian blue helmet.
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Ram Karan Verma appointed as next Ambassador of India to Central African R
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Ram Karan Verma has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Central African Republic, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.
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Congo's Constitutional Court confirms re-election of President Denis Sasso
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Republic of the Congo's Constitutional Court on Tuesday confirmed the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso after provisional results gave him victory in the central African country two weeks ago.
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Republic of Congo's principal opposition candidate hospitalized with COVID
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The opposition presidential candidate in the Republic of Congo, was hospitalized in Brazzaville after being diagnosed with COVID-19 on the eve of the elections scheduled for Sunday, his campaign manager said.
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Ebola infects 30, kills 15 in Guinea, DRC
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related deaths so far.
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US reinstates sanctions against Israeli businessman Gertler
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): The United States administration revoked a President Donald Trump-era license that exempted Israeli businessman Dan Gertler from sanctions over suspected corrupt deals with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), State Department spokesman Ned Price announced.
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Malawi, Congo receive Made-in-India Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kinshasa/Lilongwe [Congo/Malawi], March 6 (ANI): Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday received Made-in-India coronavirus vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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Consignment of Made in India COVID-19 vaccines airlifted for African count
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): India on Thursday airlifted consignment of Made in India COVID-19 vaccines for Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cote d'Ivoire under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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DRC authorities require notification before foreign diplomats travel acros
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], February 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) now requires accredited diplomats to notify the relevant authorities in advance before travelling through the country's provinces.
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US State Secretary expresses condolences for Italian envoy killed in Congo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) expressed condolences for the Italian envoy killed in a terror attack on a United Nations convoy in Congo.
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Italian envoy killed in terror attack on UN convoy in Congo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 22 (ANI): Luca Attanasio, Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was killed in a terrorist attack on a United Nations convoy, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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