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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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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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8 Chinese citizens kidnapped in DRC gold mine attack
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 21 (ANI): Eight Chinese citizens were kidnapped on Sunday in the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while a soldier was killed, according to Congolese media.
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Boat capsizes on Kivu Lake in DR Congo, leaving 10 people dead, 50 missing
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 people have died and 50 others remain missing as a result of a shipwreck in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), media reported.
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At least 40 missing in boat accident in eastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 people remain missing after a boat accident on Thursday morning in Kalehe territory of the South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources said.
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Thousands fleeing DR Congo due to fighting: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 10 (ANI): Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency,
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165 children die of unknown disease in Congo: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa (Congo), October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 165 children have died since the end of August due to an unknown disease in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese news portal Actualite reported on Thursday, citing officials.
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UNICEF on the ground to respond to latest Ebola case in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN children's fund, UNICEF, said Saturday in a statement that it is working with health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a new Ebola case was reported in the northeastern part of the country.
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Boat capsizes in Congo River, over 50 dead, many missing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], October 9 (ANI): More than 50 people have died and more are believed to be missing after the capsizing of a makeshift vessel on the Congo River earlier this week.
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Merck Foundation provides 100 new Cardiovascular preventive experts to mar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/ Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], September 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks World Heart Day 2021 in partnership with African First Ladies, Ministries of Health, Medical Societies, and Ac
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