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Congo president seeks review of mining contracts with China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], September 12 (ANI): Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with Bejing in 2008 by the previous administration, in a bid to get fairer deals from China.
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Two Chinese face prosecution in Congo over 'humiliating' treatment of ille
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], July 26 (ANI): Two Chinese men in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be facing military prosecution for ordering two Congolese soldiers to inflict "degrading and humiliating treatment" on illegal miners on Saturday, the army said.
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2 injured in church blast in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were injured on Sunday morning in an explosion at a Catholic church in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to multiple local media.
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Three killed in plane crash in eastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Radio Okapi, an UN-run radio station.
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UN boosts aid as DRC evacuates residents in fear of new volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) has expanded humanitarian relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the country has evacuated residents from Goma in case of another volcanic eruption.
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DRC to activate evacuation in case of fresh volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to activate a precautionary evacuation plan in response to frequent earthquakes in Goma, said the Ministry of Communication and Media Thursday.
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31 dead, hundreds missing in DRC volcano disaster: UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and relief partners reported on Wednesday at least 31 dead and hundreds feared missing, including more than 170 children, from the volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Series of earthquakes on DRC-Rwanda border stoke fears of second volcanic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A series of earthquakes on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have stoked fears that the Nyiragongo volcano close to the area would erupt again three days after the first eruption.
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Death toll from volcanic eruption in DRC rises to 32
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll linked to the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 32 and is likely to further rise, the DRC authorities said Monday.
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15 killed in Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 24 (ANI): At least 15 people have been killed in an eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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13 deaths reported after volcanic eruption in Congo: official
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo] May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 13 people have been killed after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday night in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to provincial authorities.
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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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