Ebola claims three more lives in DR Congo, raising death toll to 14
September 6th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA, DR CONGO (BNO NEWS) -- An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed three more lives, raising the total ... Read more...
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Adebayor to miss Togo’s World Cup qualifier
June 9th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lome (Togo), June 9 (IANS) Emmanuel Adebayor will once again miss Togo's 2014 World Cup qualifier against DR Congo in Kinshasa Sunday.The striker, who spent this season on loan from ... Read more...
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KEC International bags new orders worth Rs.1,416 crore
April 20th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Infrastructure major KEC International Friday said it has bagged orders worth Rs.1,416 crore across all its divisions.The company won orders worth Rs.320 crore from Power ... Read more...
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500 elephants killed in DR Congo’s national park
February 9th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, Feb 9 (IANS) Over 500 elephants have been killed by poachers at DR Congo's Virunga national park since 2010, a senior government official has revealed.An official of the Congolese ... Read more...
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Over 960 inmates freed in DR Congo prison attack
September 8th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 960 inmates were freed by unidentified gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) by attacking a prison Wednesday, Xinhua reported.Two people were also ... Read more...
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Three-day mourning in Congo for plane crash victims
July 10th, 2011 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, July 10 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a three-day national mourning for the Friday plane crash in which at least 127 people were reportedly killed.Government ... Read more...
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Plane carrying more than 100 people crashes in DR Congo, casualties unknown
July 8th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by BNO News
KISANGANI (BNO NEWS) -- A Hewa Bora Airways passenger plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon, the airline said, but few details were ... Read more...
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More 30 die when UN plane crashes in DR Congo
April 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA, DR CONGO (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations plane carrying more than 30 people crashed in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday afternoon, officials said, killing all ... Read more...
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UN plane carrying 32 people crashes in DR Congo, at least 12 dead
April 5th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA, DR CONGO (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations plane carrying more than 30 people crashed in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday afternoon, officials said, killing at ... Read more...
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26 killed in UN plane crash in Africa (Lead)
April 5th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, April 4 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed Monday as a UN plane crashed in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Xinhua said, ... Read more...
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10 killed as UN plane crashes
April 5th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa (DR Congo), April 4 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 16 others were injured when a plane of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of ... Read more...
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Scores feared dead in DR Congo passenger plane crash
August 25th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA (BNO NEWS) – Scores of people were feared to have been killed after a passenger plane crashed in the western Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo on Wednesday morning, officials said.The 16-seat ... Read more...
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More than 150 women raped in Congolese village, says UN
August 24th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Goma, Aug 24 (DPA) More than 150 women have been raped by rebels in a remote area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an aid agency and the UN said.
A Rwandan rebel ... Read more...
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70 feared dead in boat accident in Uganda
August 2nd, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kampala, Aug 2 (DPA) Over 70 people are feared to have drowned after storms overturned an overloaded boat in Uganda's Lake Albert, reports said Monday.
The accident was the latest in a spate ... Read more...
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At least 130 dead after boat overturns in DR Congo
July 29th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
KINSHASA (BNO NEWS) – At least 130 people were on Thursday killed after a boat carrying 250 passengers overturned in the Bandunu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the ... Read more...
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Ghana’s Serbian coach Rajevac swaps loyalty
June 12th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Samm Audu
Pretoria, June 12 (DPA) Ghana's Serbian head coach Milovan Rajevac hopes to remain a hero in the West African nation by leading the Black Stars to victory over his ... Read more...
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About 160 women raped per week in Congo: UN
February 9th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Goma, Feb 9 (DPA) An estimated 160 women are being raped each week in the Democratic Republic of Congo's unstable North and South Kivu provinces, the UN said Tuesday.
The Office for the ... Read more...
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India announces $263-mn credit for Congo
October 29th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India Thursday said it will offer $263 million line of credit for three projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and also set up an IT ... Read more...
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Congo offensive sparks more killings, sexual violence: UN
October 16th, 2009 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa/Geneva, Oct 16 (DPA) A UN-backed operation to flush out Rwandan and Ugandan rebels from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has sparked a sharp rise in killings and sexual violence since February, ... Read more...
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Over 40 Congolese rebels killed in air raid
February 13th, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Goma, Feb 13 (DPA) More than 40 Hutu rebels have been killed in an air raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwandan and Congolese military said Friday.
The armies, which launched ... Read more...
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DR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda arrested
January 23rd, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kinshasa (DR Congo), Jan 23 (Xinhua) Laurent Nkunda, Tutsi rebel leader of the National Council for the Defence of the People (CNDP) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has been ... Read more...
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Peace talks with Congolese rebels fail
December 11th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, Dec 11 (DPA) UN-brokered peace talks between Congolese rebels and government officials have failed after three days of discussions in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.UN peace envoy and former Nigerian president Olusegun ... Read more...
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UN asks African leaders to defuse crisis in DR Congo
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Even as India expressed concern over attacks on its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged rebels in the war-torn ... Read more...
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India, Democratic Republic of Congo sign pact to transform ties
March 13th, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India Wednesday took a decisive step to transform its ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the resource-rich Central African country, by signing a pact on establishing ... Read more...
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