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Mystery illness kills dozens in Congo after children ate batAn unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.HealthFeb 26
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What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.WorldFeb 14
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Congolese army tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels in fighting that has killed some 700 peopleThe central African nation’s military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered to the rebels after the fall of Goma.WorldFeb 1
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What is Congo’s mystery flu-like illness? WHO sends experts amid outbreakThe WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, in the southwestern Kwango province, where they'll deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause.HealthDec 6, 2024
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Mystery flu-like outbreak in Congo kills dozens, investigation underwayA flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.HealthDec 4, 2024
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Mpox cases in Congo’s epicentre may be ‘plateauing’: WHOWHO acknowledged that testing for mpox is still not widespread, making it difficult to understand how exactly the virus is spreading.HealthNov 11, 2024
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Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup chargesThe defendants, most of them Congolese but also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that included attempted coup.CanadaSep 13, 2024
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At least 15 dead as anti-UN protests shake east CongoDemonstrations began on Monday in the city of Goma and spread on Tuesday to Butembo, where a UN soldier and two UN police with the mission were shot dead.WorldJul 27, 2022
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Toronto teens say they were accused of witchcraft and abandoned in CongoThree siblings who came to Canada as permanent residents say they were sent back and abandoned in Congo after their grandmother accused the youngest child of being a witch.InvestigationsNov 17, 2021
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Death toll from Congo volcano eruption rises to at least 32The toll Monday increased from 22 to 32, and was likely to continue rising.WeatherMay 24, 2021
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