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M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday.

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  • Africa

5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

January 31, 2025
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  • Emmet Livingstone
UN armoured personnel carriers deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

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  • Africa

International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead. M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma.

January 26, 2025
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A vessel believed to be overcrowded capsized as it made its way along the Fimi River, the latest such tragedy to strike Congo.

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  • World

At least 25 killed after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo

It capsized a few hundred meters into the journey along the Fimi River, the latest such tragedy to strike Congo.

December 18, 2024
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Women grieve at the port of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, after a ferry carrying hundreds capsized on arrival Thursday.

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  • Africa

At least 78 people dead after boat capsizes in eastern Congo, official says

The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further. He said there were 278 people on board, according to local authorities.

October 04, 2024
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Retired Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as his jersey number was retired by the team during halftime of the Nuggets' NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Denver.

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Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58

Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, concentrating on improving the quality of life for people in the Congo.

October 01, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This image made from video shows state security forces outside Makala prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison on Sept. 2, 2024.

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  • Africa

Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak

A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, the government said.

September 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi waves to his supporters after casting his ballot inside a polling station during the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

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  • Africa

Congo's president is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone

The results of the Dec. 20 election were announced amid calls from the opposition and civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to logistical problems they said had undermined the balloting.

December 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A woman looks for her name at a voting station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

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  • Africa

Voting for president in Congo begins as fears persist over safety, credible election

Some 44 million people — almost half the population — were expected to vote, but many, including several million displaced by conflict in the vast country's east, could struggle to cast their ballots.

December 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Two people are seen silhouetted against a night sky turned red by the eruption of Congo's Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday.

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  • Africa

Congo's Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts, Sending Lava For Miles But Sparing A City

The volcano, which had not erupted in nearly two decades, caused thousands to flee, many across the border to Rwanda. But the lava didn't appear to be flowing toward Goma, a city of nearly 2 million.

May 23, 2021
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
The Democratic Republic of Congo saw the end of its second-worst Ebola outbreak in June. More than 2,000 people died in that outbreak. Burial workers, seen above in 2019, follow safe burial practices to mitigate the spread of the virus.

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  • Global Health

2nd Person Dies Of Ebola In Congo, Marking Virus's Return

The Democratic Republic of Congo beat its second-worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in June. The new victims indicate the disease's resurgence in the area.

February 11, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB News NPR

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  • Global Health

Ebola Never Went Away. But Now There's A Drug To Treat It

Regeneron — the pharmaceutical company developing COVID-19 treatments — has received FDA approval for the first drug aimed at another infectious disease that's been in the headlines.

October 20, 2020
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  • Jason Beaubien

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