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DR Congo to audit and review 'unfair' Chinese mining contracts
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Officials, in trying to end years of mistrust with Chinese investors involved, say they want to reach an amicable solution to ensure improved revenue for DRC while protecting Beijing's businesses. It hasn't panned out well.
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Merck Foundation CEO receives The Gambia First Lady & 12 African First
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Banjul [The Gambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): 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.
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Brazil becomes full-member of International Solar Alliance
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
India on Friday handed over the Instrument of Ratification to Brazil as it became a full member of the International Solar Alliance, welcoming the country.
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Congo probes suspected Ebola case in North Kivu
Updated : 3 years, 6 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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BSF condoles demise of HC Shishupal Singh and HC Sanwala Ram Vishnoi deplo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) Director General and all ranks on Wednesday expressed condolences on the demise of HC Shishupal Singh and HC Sanwala Ram Vishnoi on Tuesday, deployed with the UN Peacekeeping contingent (@MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Con
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Jaishankar condoles death of two Indian peacekeepers in Congo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of lives of two Indian peacekeepers of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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China exploit 40,000 child workers in cobalt mines of Congo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): China was found exploiting 40,000 child workers in cobalt mines of Congo and witnesses testified about the child labour at a congressional hearing on human rights violations, entitled "Child Labour and Human Rights Violations in the Mining Industry of the Demo
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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Indian Army troops, part of UN peacekeepers defend armed attack on Congole
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], May 26 (ANI): The Indian army and troops of other nationalities under the UN flag fended off an unprovoked attack by an armed group on the FARDC (Congolese Army) and the MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo) positions in Congo on May 22.
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132 die of measles in Republic of Congo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brazzaville [DR Congo], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 132 people have lost their lives due to contracting measles out of 6,259 cases recorded as of April 24 throughout the Republic of the Congo, Congolese Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said Thursday.
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UN helicopter crashes in eastern Congo, 8 peacekeepers killed
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], March 30 (ANI): A United Nations (UN) helicopter carrying UN peacekeepers crashed in the Democratic People's Republic of Congo on Tuesday, killing eight people on board.
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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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