The Republic of the Congo has declared a monkeypox epidemic, according to health officials. This comes after more than 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. In 2022, the WHO declared an outbreak of monkeypox a global health
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday appointed the country’s first female prime minister, fulfilling a campaign promise and making an important step towards the formation of a new government after being reelected late
Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country, according to a justice ministry statement released on Friday. The statement, dated earlier this week, said the ban
Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Far from the nation’s capital, Kinshasa, eastern Congo has long been
Dozens of Burundian troops have been detained for refusing deployment to eastern Congo against the M23 rebel group’s advance toward a city. The dissenting soldiers are being held in at least four prisons across Burundi. Clashes between M23 and Congolese troops have
The African nation of Congo became the latest exporter of liquified natural gas on Tuesday as it launched production of the first cargo load a year after Italian energy company ENI launched the Congo LNG project with local partners. The first cargo
Authorities in Rwanda on Monday rejected U.S. calls for the withdrawal of troops and missile systems from eastern Congo, saying they are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a “dramatic military build-up” near the border. Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry in a statement
The eastern Congo region faces a potential humanitarian crisis as the armed rebel group M23 advances, threatening to cut off a major city. The region has a history of conflict with over 100 armed groups, including M23, operating in the mineral-rich area
Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured on an eastern Congo base when a mortar exploded on Wednesday. The South African National Defence Force believes the incident resulted from “indirect fire” and is conducting an investigation. South Africa has deployed
Two boats have collided on the Congo River in western Congo, local officials said, giving conflicting accounts on deaths. Alexis Mampa, chief of the Maluku municipality, said no one died in the collision Monday east of Congo’s capital of Kinshasa. Another local