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Congo President Felix Tshisekedi re-elected for second term
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was re-elected to a second term in a December 20 poll, with more than 73 per cent of the vote.
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Merck Foundation Chairperson and CEO Meet DR Congo First Lady to Acknowled
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Kinshasa [DR Congo], August 1: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, for the first time physically in DR Congo, officially launched their programs in partnership with H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI, The First Lady of Democratic Repu
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UAE leaders congratulate President of Congo on Independence Day
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.
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Merck Foundation Shares Impact of Their Partnership with DRC First Lady to
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 28: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, recently conducted their annual conference, the 9th Edition of "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary". The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Have
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3 Indian peacekeepers to be honoured with UN's Dag Hammarskjold medal
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The fallen heroes for the year 2022 include Border Security Force personnel head Constables Shishupal Singh and Samwali Ram Vishnoi, who served with the Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Shaber Taher Ali, who was employed in a civilian capacity wi
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China's search for rare earth elements and its effects on environment
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China is home to over 35 per cent of the world's rare-earth metal reserves. Currently, China dominates the REE industry, providing 85 per cent of the world's supply in 2016. Reports state that while demand surged, production increased by more than 27 per cent in the first half of 2021, and R
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Chinese debt trap hurdles Zambia's progress: Report
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Zambia is under a heavy debt burden, and the post-Covid economic recovery is slow. In such a situation, it is difficult to upgrade the dilapidated road connecting its mining sites to export destinations in the lack of funds to build infrastructure, Africa Daily Digital reported.
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10 killed, several wounded in bomb attack at church in DR Congo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Congo army spokesman Anthony Mualushay on Sunday said that the explosion killed 10 people and wounded 39. Both tolls were provisional, he added.
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Congo probes suspected Ebola case in North Kivu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Brazzaville/Kinshasa [Congo], August 21 (ANI): Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease in the country's eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
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UN chief outraged after peacekeepers shot dead two people at Uganda, DR Co
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 1 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed dismay over an incident that took place on Sunday morning when UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two people on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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Attacks on UN personnel contrary to international law: US on deaths of pea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): The United States on Thursday underscored that attacks against UN personnel and facilities are contrary to international law and lauded the efforts by the Congo government of investigating such attacks.
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UN condemns recent attacks against civilians in Congo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bintou Keita has condemned the recent attacks attributed to rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the provinces of North Kivu and It
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