Recent News Headlines : Balabala - Democratic Republic Of The Congo

DR CONGO EBOLA OUTBREAK SPREADS TO CITY, SAYS WHO


Last week, a top WHO official warned that if the virus reached Mbandaka, Congo could be confronted with yet another Ebola crisis... READ MORE

17th May, 2018 341

DRC: EBOLA OUTBREAK ENTERS 'NEW PHASE' AFTER URBAN CASE CONFIRMED


Nine Ebola outbreaks have occurred in DRC since the virus was first identified in 1976... READ MORE

17th May, 2018 3

DR CONGO EBOLA OUTBREAK SPREADS TO MBANDAKA CITY


The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has spread from the countryside into a city, prompting fears that the disease will be increasingly hard to control... READ MORE

17th May, 2018 1664

CONGO OKS USE OF EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA VACCINE AS DEATHS REACH 19


Congo has agreed to allow the World Health Organization to use an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak announced last week, the WHO director-ge... READ MORE

14th May, 2018 0

CONGO, UN AGENCIES DEPLOY SPECIALISTS TO TACKLE EBOLA EPIDEMIC


The WHO said on Friday it hopes to deploy an experimental Ebola vaccine to tackle an outbreak... READ MORE

14th May, 2018 5

BRITONS KIDNAPPED IN DRC NATIONAL PARK RELEASED UNHARMED


Britons Kidnapped In Democractic Republic Of Congo's Virunga National Park Are Released Unharmed... READ MORE

13th May, 2018 31

'REAL CARNAGE': DOZENS KILLED IN ATTACK ON BURUNDI BORDER VILLAGE


At least 26 people have been killed and seven others wounded in an attack in northwest Burundi, according to officials... READ MORE

12th May, 2018 1815

400,000 CHILDREN RISK DEATH IN THE KASAI REGION OF DR CONGO-UNICEF


To fund its programs for the children of Kasai in 2018, UNICEF has appealed for 88 million... READ MORE

12th May, 2018 15

CONGO'S FORMER ARMY GENERAL AND FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MOKOKO JAILED FOR 20 YEARS


Ok "> Social Channels About Africanews Press Room Terms and Conditions Contacts Cookie policy Distribution Advertising Jobs Apps Widgets Euronews Friday 11/05/2018... READ MORE

12th May, 2018 6

DRC: FRESH EBOLA OUTBREAK KILLS TWO IN EQUATEUR PROVINCE


Ebola virus disease EVD was first discovered in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 661

TWO CASES OF EBOLA CONFIRMED IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO


At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC where health officials confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 316

DR CONGO LEAGUE SUSPENDED AS FOOTBALL PRESIDENT OMARI INVESTIGATED


Following these events Linafoot has suspended its championship, the Ligue Nationale de Football said on their official website www.linafoot.com on Wednesday... READ MORE

20th April, 2018 11

DR CONGO PRESIDENT SACKS 256 JUDGES FOR NOT HAVING LAW DEGREES


It is not the first time judges have been sacked in the mineral-rich central African country... READ MORE

17th April, 2018 5758

CONGO: VIRUNGA PARK SAYS ATTACK THAT KILLED 6 DEADLIEST EVER


In a statement Tuesday, Virunga officials blamed Mai Mai militia members for the attack that killed five rangers and a park driver... READ MORE

10th April, 2018 0

'WE KNOW WE MAY BE KILLED'


'We know we may be killed' the rangers risking their lives for Virunga's gorillas... READ MORE

7th April, 2018 7576

DRC OPPOSITION LEADER MAY BE BARRED FROM ELECTIONS OVER ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP


The DRC's attorney general said last week he had opened an investigation into allegations about Katumbi's Italian nationality, first reported by Paris-based magazine Jeune Afrique... READ MORE

5th April, 2018 98

'SOPHIA THE ROBOT' IS COMING TO AFRICA, TO ATTEND CREATIVE SUMMIT IN EGYPT


Mining sector revenue rose 35.6 percent while revenue from the oil and gas sector jumped by 103 percent, finance ministry data showed... READ MORE

4th April, 2018 8

MILITIAS KILL U.N. PEACEKEEPER IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; 21 OTHERS DEAD


Christian militias stormed a U.N. base in southern Central Africa Republic early on Monday, killing one peacekeeper and wounding 11, the United Nations said... READ MORE

3rd April, 2018 86

DR CONGO INVESTIGATES OPPOSITION'S KATUMBI OVER ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP REPORTS


Kabila eager to handover after december elections - drc pm tshibala... READ MORE

28th March, 2018 7

'MY DAUGHTER WAS SLASHED WITH A MACHETE'


Some of DR Congo's African neighbours proved themselves as ruthless as any Western imperialist in exploiting the country's resources... READ MORE

27th March, 2018 1191

CONGO MILITARY KILLS 13 REBELS IN ITURI CLASHES


Congo's military said on Saturday it had killed 13 militiamen during clashes with an unidentified group after coming under attack in the country's volatile northeastern Ituri province... READ MORE

25th March, 2018 48

AFRICA'S WEEK IN PICTURES: LEAPING SAILORS AND BEAUTY QUEENS


Image copyright AFP Image caption A South Sudanese priest conducts mass in the Central African Republic refugee camp of Obo on Friday... READ MORE

23rd March, 2018 119

AND THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD TO LIVE IS ...


In second place is Zurich, followed by Auckland, New Zealand Munich and Vancouver, Canada... READ MORE

21st March, 2018 706

13 MILLION PEOPLE NEED HUMANITARIAN AID IN DR CONGO


Speaking on Monday, the UN's Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock said 13 million people are affected by internal conflict gripping the country and require humanitarian assistance... READ MORE

20th March, 2018 355

AFRICAN "GIANTS" IN 2018 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP


Wydad and tp mazembe in african club cups competition... READ MORE

13th March, 2018 0

BMW TO USE BLOCKCHAIN TO SOURCE ETHICAL COBALT; MORE HACKS


Another supposed key early mainstream blockchain adopter is the banking industry... READ MORE

9th March, 2018 246

CONGO'S KABILA TO MEET MINING BOSSES TO DISCUSS NEW CODE


Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila agreed to meet with international mining company bosses who are resisting proposed industry reforms... READ MORE

3rd March, 2018 265

CONGO APPOINTS NEW HEAD FOR DEBT-RIDDEN STATE OIL COMPANY


Congo Republic has appointed a new head for the state-run oil company... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 8

ADDIS ABABA, CAIRO AND BRAZZAVILLE AMONG TOP CITIES TO VISIT IN 2018


Top travel agents have told renown American magazine Forbes, that Addis Ababa, Cairo and Brazzaville are among the top ten cities to visit in 2018... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 43

HEALTH OF WORLD'S LAST MALE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO IN DECLINE


San Diego's zoo had some northern white rhinos, but the last one died in 2015... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 0

Trending News Headlines : Balabala

SIERRA LEONE: DEATH TOLL FROM LANDSLIDE NEARS 500


READ MORE Sierra Leone mudslide What, where and why?... READ MORE

20th August, 2017 15619

FIVE PARK RANGERS KILLED IN DRC IN TRAGIC WEEKEND FOR WILDLIFE DEFENDERS


Mai Mai Simba describes itself as a self-defence rebel group that operates in the Okapi area... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 7836

PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED UN BOSS 'MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AIRCRAFT ATTACK'


Among Othman's new findings are In February 1961, the French secretly supplied three Fouga warplanes to the Katanga rebels, against the objections of the US government ... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 4965

UN CHIEF CALLS FOR RESTRAINT, URGES KABILA TO STEP DOWN


Catholic protesters rallied in the capital, Kinshasa, and other cities after Sunday mass to demand Kabila, whose second term as president ended in December 2016, step down... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 3623

UN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN DR CONGO


The head of Monusco, Maman Sidikou, said I condemn in the strongest terms this deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers and the FARDC... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 3593

THREE WILDLIFE RANGERS KILLED IN ATTACK BY VIOLENT MILITIA IN DRC


Wildlife rangers at Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were killed in an ambush by Mai Mai rebels... READ MORE

16th August, 2017 3229

DR CONGO CHILDREN FIND REFUGE IN ZAMBIA


Out of the 3,360 refugees who have fled into northern Zambia since August 30, at least 60 percent are children, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR ... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 3116

DR CONGO DISPLACEMENT CRISIS 'WORSE THAN MIDDLE EAST'


The scale of people fleeing violence is off the charts, outpacing Syria, Yemen and Iraq, the Norwegian Refugee Council's DR Congo director, Ulrika Blom, said... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 3085

POPE CALLS WORLDWIDE DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR PEACE FEBRUARY 23


Francis said the prayers and fasting should be offered in a particular way for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 2211

SEVERAL DEAD IN DR CONGO PROTESTS


The widespread marches had been called for by the country's Catholic Church, which appealed for a large but peaceful demonstration... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 2163

REVEALED: HOW BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO EXPLOITED WAR ZONES TO SELL CIGARETTES


As cigarette sales decline around the world, British American Tobacco sees fragile states as one of the few remaining growth markets for its deadly products... READ MORE

18th August, 2017 1991

DR CONGO VIOLENCE DRIVES THOUSANDS INTO ZAMBIA


A full 60 percent of those arriving in Zambia are children, including many showing signs of malnutrition, the UNHCR said... READ MORE

3rd October, 2017 1834

DR CONGO FORCES KILL AT LEAST 18 BURUNDI REFUGEES


Congolese security forces have killed at least 18 Burundian refugees during clashes over plans to send some of them home... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 1757

DRC BLOCKS INTERNET AS ANTI-KABILA PROTESTS PLANNED


Some also posted about access to churches being blocked in certain neighbourhoods of Kinshasa ahead of the demonstration... READ MORE

31st December, 2017 1687

DR CONGO LANDSLIDE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 200


In May 2010, a mudslide swept over the eastern Congo village of Kibiriga and killed 19 people... READ MORE

19th August, 2017 1614

DRC: DEATH TOLL RISES IN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS


A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, meanwhile, expressed concern about reports that security forces had violently dispersed the protests... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 1541

DR CONGO VIOLENCE DISPLACES 3.8 MILLION: UN


The report was based on interviews from 96 refugees who had fled they country's Kasai provinces into neighbouring Angola... READ MORE

27th August, 2017 1403

ISLAMIST ATTACK KILLS AT LEAST 15 UN PEACEKEEPERS AND FIVE SOLDIERS IN DRC


Antonio Guterres, UN secretary general, described the attack by an Islamist extremist group as a 'war crime'... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 1396

IM A CIVILIAN IM INNOCENT WHOS IN CONGOS MASS GRAVES


Many of them are backed by government forces as they try to quash the Kamwina Nsapu militia... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 1230

'IT IS HEART-BREAKING TO SEE 3.2. MILLION PEOPLE SEVERELY FOOD INSECURE,' SAYS UN FOOD CHIEF


Officials say the number of people displaced by conflict has nearly doubled in the past six months to 1.5 million... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 1192

DRC: PROTESTERS KILLED IN ANTI-KABILA PROTESTS


At least five people are killed as authorities crack down on banned demonstrations against President Joseph Kabila... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 1052

DRC VIOLENCE SHOWS KABILA 'DETERMINED TO STAY IN POWER'


Kabila's future Kabila came to power in 2001 after the assassination of his father, Laurent-Desire Kabila, the country's third president... READ MORE

3rd January, 2018 993

DRC: VAST BUSINESS NETWORK OF PRESIDENT WHO WON'T STEP DOWN REVEALED


It describes how the Kabila family, which spent the Mobutu years in exile in Dar es Salaam, living in relative poverty, amassed great wealth... READ MORE

20th July, 2017 985

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FACE ACUTE HUNGER IN DRC


One in 10 people living in rural areas suffers from acute hunger, while chronic malnutrition affects 43 per cent of children under five years, the FAO report said... READ MORE

15th August, 2017 974

'WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MALE RAPE'


But for male rape survivors like Stephen, life there can be tough... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 958

GOLDMAN SAYS CRYPTOCURRENCIES MAY SUCCEED AS FORM OF REAL MONEY


But in developing countries, digital currencies could succeed as a real form of money, Goldman Sachs Group Inc... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 886

GOLDMAN SAYS CRYPTOCURRENCIES MAY SUCCEED AS FORM OF REAL MONEY


But in developing countries, digital currencies could succeed as a real form of money, Goldman Sachs Group Inc... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 886

NTABO NTABERI SHEKA: REBEL LEADER SURRENDERS TO UN


Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, the founder of Nduma Defense of Congo, has been wanted since 2011 on a national warrant for crimes against humanity, including for mass rapes... READ MORE

27th July, 2017 805

EXCLUSIVE MURDERED UN EXPERTS TALKED TRAVEL WITH CONGO MILITIA FAMILY


The video appeared to show Sharp and Catalan walking with a group of men wearing red headbands characteristic of the Kamuina Nsapu militia... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 793

DRC FLOODS LEAVE 45 DEAD THOUSANDS HOMELESS


Days of flooding rains have left parts of central Kinshasa in ruins... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 784


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