Tag: Congo
Ebola vaccine’s promise undermined by deep distrust in Congo
BENI: Until his last breath, Salomon Nduhi Kambale insisted he had been poisoned by someone and that was the reason he was vomiting blood....
Pakistan calls for end to conflict-related sexual violence
NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for greater international efforts to address the root cause of conflicts, saying that foreign occupation creates the breeding ground for...
Fuel tanker crash kills 50 in Congo
KINSHASA/MATADI: Around 50 people were killed and another 100 suffered serious burns after a fuel tanker collided with a vehicle in Democratic Republic of...
International court sentences Congo politician Bemba to time served
AMSTERDAM: The International Criminal Court on Monday sentenced Congolese politician Jean-Pierre Bemba to a 300,000 euro fine and a 12 month sentence for witness...
Rebels ambush South African peacekeepers in Congo Ebola zone
GOMA: Two South African peacekeepers were wounded in a rebel ambush near the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...
2 UN peacekeepers freed in Congo’s southeast
KINSHASA: An official in Congo says two United Nations peacekeepers have been released after being held by rebels in the country's southeast.
Tanganyika province vice-governor...
Ranger killed, two British nationals kidnapped in Congo national park
BENI: A park ranger was killed and two British citizens were kidnapped on Friday in Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, a park...
Pakistani peacekeeper martyred in Congo rebel attack
UNITED NATIONS: A Pakistani peacekeeper deployed with the United Nations stabilisation mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was killed in an...
DRC army launches operation against Ugandan rebels
GOMA: Congolese troops began a military offensive in the eastern city of Beni on Saturday against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel...
UN launches investigation on deaths of Tanzanian peacekeepers in Congo
GENEVA: The United Nations will investigate an attack in Congo last month that killed 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a...
Congo and Uganda kill over 100 militants
KINSHASA: A joint Ugandan and Congolese military operation killed more than 100 militants aligned with a rebel group believed to be responsible for the...
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on UN...
GOMA: Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian UN peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that...
In DR Congo, fight for sanitation is also a fight for...
KINSHASA: From crouching over a small hole with a sheet for privacy to defecating in the open air, for millions of people in the Democratic...
One peace keeper killed, 12 injured in attack on DRC military...
KINSHASA: Rebels from a Ugandan-dominated group on Monday attacked a UN military base in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing one peacekeeper and...
Congo military plane crashes in Kinshasa, no survivors: airport director
KINSHASA: A military cargo plane crashed in Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Saturday, killing the crew, the director of the city’s main airport said.
It was...
Experts warn of Congo virus spread, suggest precautionary steps
LAHORE: Congo virus is not too dangerous for the infected animals, as it can be cured through anti-biotic treatment at veterinary centres. However, it is...
Congo awareness drive launched in Karachi
Sindh Health Department has launched a comprehensive awareness drive across Karachi to prevent and control Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) better known in Pakistan as...
