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Measles outbreak in Congo kills 315, with more than 20,000 infected

Measles outbreak in Congo kills 315, with more than 20,000 infected

A measles outbreak in copper-rich Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 315 people and infected at least 20,000, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Hundreds more deaths have likely not been documented because of difficulties accessing remote areas, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a draft […]

Border Police Collect Over 200 Citizens From DRC for Illegal Stay

Border Police Collect Over 200 Citizens From DRC for Illegal Stay

The Angolan Border Police gathered in the past 48 hours, in the province of Lunda Norte, 255 people from DRC for illegal stay in the country under the “intermittent” operation said Commissioner, Aristofanes dos Santos. The spokesperson of the General Command of the National Police, who was speaking to Angop, said that in addition to […]

Hunting in Africa – to Ban or Not to Ban Is the Question

Hunting in Africa – to Ban or Not to Ban Is the Question

Hunting has long been a highly controversial activity, whether as a sport (leisure or recreational), for commercial purposes or if done for cultural reasons. African countries that legalize hunting activities experience scrutiny around their conservation efforts, and how much money they make from it. Trophy hunting, which is offered in 23 sub-Saharan African countries, generates […]

Rwanda, DRC Reduce List of Commonly Traded Goods

Rwanda, DRC Reduce List of Commonly Traded Goods

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have removed Nido, tobacco and timber on a list of commonly traded goods under the Comesa free trade area, making them uncompetitive in pricing in domestic markets. The products were struck off the list during a technical bilateral meeting in Kigali called for the two countries to harmonise […]

Measles Epidemic Ravages Congo’s Katanga Province

Measles Epidemic Ravages Congo’s Katanga Province

Since the beginning of the year, a measles epidemic has been ravaging Katanga Province in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) declared around 16,500 cases of measles and more than 267 deaths in the first six months of the year. Having led the response […]

Tanzania/Congo-Brazzaville Twiga Stars to Camp in Zanzibar for AAG

Tanzania/Congo-Brazzaville Twiga Stars to Camp in Zanzibar for AAG

National women soccer team, Twiga Stars is expected to move into residential training in Zanzibar from Tuesday, in preparations for All Africa Games (AAG) finals in Congo Brazzaville. According to the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) Media Officer, Baraka Kizuguto, the decision to set camp in Zanzibar was reached by the federation’s Executive Committee that met […]

Uganda’s Museveni Slams UN For Failing To Take On Rebels

Uganda’s Museveni Slams UN For Failing To Take On Rebels

Uganda’s president on Friday accused United Nations peacekeepers of failing to disarm rebels in the east of neighbouring Congo and said his army should be allowed to hunt them down instead. In an Eid message, President Yoweri Museveni alleged the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) allowed Ugandan Islamist group the Allied […]

U.S. Appoints New ‘Great Lakes’ Mediator

U.S. Appoints New ‘Great Lakes’ Mediator

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Perriello as the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa. I have high confidence in Tom and am grateful for his recent service as Special Representative for the Department’s successful Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. Tom is a person of deep convictions who is […]

Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony suffering from diabetes

Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony suffering from diabetes

The fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army is sickly and in retreat from an international manhunt that includes U.S. forces, a Ugandan military spokesman said Monday, citing the accounts of recent defectors who are backing up reports that the rebel group is in decline. Joseph Kony is possibly suffering from diabetes, according to defectors […]

Mobile Courts Deliver Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

Mobile Courts Deliver Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence

Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo — The Grand Tribunal of Bunia concludes with 46 convictions After hearing 65 cases of alleged sexual violence, an innovative mobile civilian court system has concluded its proceedings last week in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo. Forty-six men were convicted for committing acts of sexual violence against adults and […]

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