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Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day
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Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day

(CNN)–The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a grim milestone, with 27 new cases confirmed in…
Egyptian female peacekeeper receives UN Medal
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Egyptian female peacekeeper receives UN Medal

An Egyptian female peacekeeper was granted the UN Medal by Force Commander Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho at a…
Congo’s president pardons hundreds of political prisoners
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Congo’s president pardons hundreds of political prisoners

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has pardoned around 700 political prisoners jailed under his predecessor. Among those to be freed on…
Congo poised to inaugurate new president from opposition
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Congo poised to inaugurate new president from opposition

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Thursday was poised to inaugurate an opposition leader as its unexpected new president in…
President’s inauguration in DR Congo may be postponed: party source
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President’s inauguration in DR Congo may be postponed: party source

  The swearing-in of the newly-elected president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, may be postponed by two days until Thursday,…
DR Congo awaits result after volatile presidential election
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DR Congo awaits result after volatile presidential election

  The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday began a tense wait for the results of a volatile presidential election…
Dozens protest in eastern Congo against election exclusion
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Dozens protest in eastern Congo against election exclusion

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Dozens of people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni marched, barricaded roads and…
Nobel peace prize shines light on rape in conflict
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Nobel peace prize shines light on rape in conflict

  Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the…
Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege
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Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege

  Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege may have won his Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war,…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
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Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns

Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
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