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At least 7 die in train derailment in DR Congo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven people were killed late Sunday in a freight train derailment in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed Monday.
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UN pays tribute to 8 peacekeepers killed in Congo helicopter crash
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) paid a final tribute Saturday to the eight peacekeepers who died during a helicopter crash Tuesday in northeastern DRC.
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Amid terrorist attack, India at UNSC calls for protection of civilians in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): Concerned over the spread of terrorism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern provinces, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti highlighted major challenges in front of DRC authorities of providing security to civilians a
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UN Mission in DR Congo says lost contact with helicopter in country's east
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said on Tuesday that it had lost contact with one of its helicopters in the east of the country.
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At least 60 killed in train derailment in southeastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 60 people were killed late Thursday following a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed Saturday.
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DR Congo new ground for Chinese companies in search of gold: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC] February 28 (ANI): The Central African country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has become the new hunting ground of Chinese companies in search of gold as it is not just mining nor rampant looting but a stinking Sino-Congolese scandal, said a media report.
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UN strengthens peacekeeping presence around attacked Camp in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has strengthened the presence of peacekeepers under the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in an area where a camp for displaced persons is located after a recent deadly attack that claimed 60
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At least 50 civilians killed by militiamen in northeast DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC] February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 50 people were killed by rebels of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) in a camp for displaced people in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Xinhua News Agency reported citing local sources.
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At least six dead in suicide bomb explosion in NE DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): At least six people were killed in a suicide bomb explosion late Saturday, in the middle of Christmas celebration, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the Kivu Security Tracker (KST), a respected monitor on e
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15 killed on road accident in Congo: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC] December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifteen people died in a road accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) southern province of Haut-Katanga, the 7sur7 news website reported on Saturday, citing a doctor from a local hospital.
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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investiga
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members.
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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
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