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Business Day
April 26, 2018
Since it was impossible for leaders in the capital Kinshasa to exercise authority over this vast central African country, "all of the peacekeeping missions, special envoys, interagency processes and diplomatic initiatives that are predicated on the Congo myth — the notion that one sovereign power is presentÃâà...
africanews
April 26, 2018
Activists in Kinshasa hosted the first fashion show for disabled people on Friday (April 19), to promote acceptance and removal of barriers that the disabled face in the country. Under the theme Toza Fier, meaning “We are proud” in the local Lingala language, 15 models living with disability proudly walkedÃâà...
africanews
April 26, 2018
In a city of over 10 million residents, Maguy Washilona stands out as a female taxi driver. ADVERTISING. inRead invented by Teads. For over 5 years now, Maguy has taken on the profession that is dominated by men, winning the admiration of many. Her courage is even more admirable, considering thatÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 13, 2018
"The government takes issue with how organizers have characterized the situation in the country in such a way that deliberately tarnishes the country's image," he said from Kinshasa. "The government's conditions were not met, and the entire basis for the conference, as it has been presented by theÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 11, 2018
Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: The DREF operation initially targeted 9 communes of Kinshasa affected by flooding and cholera, namely Galiema, Bandalungwa, Selembao, Masina, Limete, Kalamu, Bumbu, Kimbaseke and Ndjili. During the first two-months of theÃâà...
La Croix International
April 9, 2018
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa has given his backing to a conference of donors meeting in Geneva on April 13 to discuss aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite a boycott by the Congolese government. “We can't refuse help when we have empty hands,” said CardinalÃâà...
eNCA
March 30, 2018
KINSHASA – Around 230,000 people have been driven from their homes in Democratic Republic of Congo, the government estimated Friday, a vastly different figure from the reports of humanitarian groups in the conflict-torn country. Kinshasa put the figure at "231,241 internally displaced people"Ãâà...
MENAFN.COM
March 11, 2018
(MENAFN - The Conversation) Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is home to 10 million people. With an estimated 400 markets and over 1 million traders , markets are an important supplier of goods and source of livelihood. They are also an important source of revenueÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 10, 2018
The United Nations warns more than two million severely acutely malnourished children in Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk of dying unless they receive urgently needed therapeutic aid. Years of violence and unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo have displaced more than 4.5 million people,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 9, 2018
Kinshasa — MILITANTS have ambushed and robbed humanitarian agencies as well as civilians in the restive eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The robberies are the latest in a series of violations by the rebel groups in the Shabunda territory of the South Kivu province.
AllAfrica.com
March 9, 2018
As Congolese fleeing attacks in the northeastern Ituri province continue to stream into neighbouring Uganda, an outbreak of cholera with a worryingly high mortality rate is hampering efforts to respond to the sudden influx. A lack of adequate funds is frustrating the response not only to the disease outbreak,Ãâà...
News24
March 8, 2018
Kinshasa - Eighteen employees of a gorilla sanctuary in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been abducted by a militia group, sources said on Wednesday. An official with an NGO said the abduction took place on Monday in the area of Nzovu, which lies in the huge Kahuzi-Biega National Park,Ãâà...
World Health Organization
March 2, 2018
From 25 November 2017 through 23 February 2018, 1065 cases including 43 deaths (case fatality rate = 4%) have been reported from 32 out of 35 health zones in Kinshasa province. From 25 November 2017 through 15 February 2018, 177 stool specimens were collected for testing at the Institut NationalÃâà...
BBC News
February 26, 2018
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have used live bullets to disperse demonstrations, killing at least two protesters. The protests against President Joseph Kabila in the capital Kinshasa were organised by Catholic clergy. Fifteen people, three of whom are thought to be members of theÃâà...
gulfnews.com
February 14, 2018
Dubai: Budget carrier flydubai announced it will be starting daily flights to Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, from April 15. The flights will operate with an en route stop in Entebbe, and will be available for booking through the Emirates code-share agreement, flydubai said in a statement on Wednesday.
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
Some 280 billion FCFA was recently raised in Geneva for emergency aid in the country. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has warned of serious consequences if it does not have a say in the management of 528 million US dollars (280 billion FCFA) raised by the UN at a donorÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
Windhoek — The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, says since many African countries will be holding elections this year the AU will review such electoral processes, in particular the elections to take place in the politically unstable Democratic Republic ofÃâà...
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